Responsories for Holy Week of the Lord", referring to the Last Supper). Thus the first nine responsories for Holy Week can appear under titles such as "Feria V – In Coena Domini". When the naming is according to the preceding day, names like "Les neuf répons du mercredi saint" (The nine responsories of Holy Wednesday) can occur (Charpentier). The lessons of the first nocturn of Maundy Thursday are from Lamentations 1:1-14 (1:1–5, 1:6–9 and 1:10–14 respectively). The first responsory for Maundy Thursday sets the scene at Mount Olivet (in monte Oliveti), the episode referred to as the Agony of Christ at Gethsemane. The text
Holy Week in Spain Holy Week in Spain Holy Week in Spain is the annual tribute of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods (Spanish: cofradía) and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter. Spain is known especially for its Holy Week traditions or Semana Santa. The celebration of Holy Week regarding popular piety relies almost exclusively on the processions of the brotherhoods or fraternities. These associations have their origins in the Middle Age, but a number of them were created during