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A friend of mine just referred to this week as Holy Week. Is that a thing?

Posted by sycor Apr 12 '22, 11:32

Is it a catholic thing? I grew up Presbyterian and have never heard it called that.

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I knew of it but learned this week that it means a much more party atmosphere south of the U.S. border than the somber atmosphere in Europe. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 12:36
Damn straight! -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 11:52
Yep. Common in the Catholic and Anglican churches I've attended, but I've heard it used among some Lutherans, too. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 11:40 5
- I'm Lutheran, but I sing in a Baptist church. We all call this week Holy Week. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 11:41 4
  - Interesting. The non-dom and Churches of Christ we've attended don't use that verbiage and just celebrate Friday and Sunday. - spamlet Apr 12, 11:56 2
    - This past Sunday we were waving palms and singing many hosannas. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 12:00 1
      - I do kind of miss the pageantry of Palm Sunday. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 12:04
  - That's kind of interesting. - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 11:43
Pretty sure that's the opening week of March Madness. -- nm - David Apr 12, 11:39 2
- and Wrestlemania Week! -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 12:00
- 👍 -- nm - JD Apr 12, 11:44
Yes, I know it as a thing. :) -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 12, 11:39
Absolutely. I'm not Catholic - I'm a Protestant and we call it that as well. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 11:39
Yes, that's how Catholics refer to this week. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 11:38 7
- We refer to it that way in our church also (Lutheran) -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 11:39 6
  - Makes sense since Lutherans are just Catholic-lite - spamlet Apr 12, 11:40 5
    - What does that make Episcopalian? Caffeine-free Catholic? -- nm - Baruno Apr 12, 11:45 3
      - "Vatican's Loyal Opposition" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 12:34
      - No wine in the communion cup, if you have enough faith it will turn itself into wine -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 11:49 1
        
        And they allow divorce. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 11:53
    - Effin' posers. - ReluctantCynic Apr 12, 11:44
Very much a thing. Goes Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:38
Yes. Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Maundy Thursday get all the attention but each day has a designation -- nm - Baruno Apr 12, 11:38
Speaking of that, I made my wife laugh pretty hard a couple weeks ago when she asked when Easter was... - Shaun Apr 12, 11:34 1
- L4 nice. -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 11:36

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A friend of mine just referred to this week as Holy Week. Is that a thing?

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