Responsories for Holy Week nocturn of Maundy Thursday are from Saint Augustines "Enarrationes in Psalmos" Second of Poulenc's "Sept répons des ténèbres". The lessons for the third nocturn of Maundy Thursday are from 1 Corinthians II: 17-34 First of Poulenc's "Sept répons des ténèbres". Good Friday is the sixth day (Latin: Feria VI or Feria Sexta) of the Holy Week. In Latin the occasion is also indicated as "In Parasceve" (Parasceve being Latin for Friday). Thus the second set of nine responsories for Holy Week can appear under titles such as "Feria VI – In Parasceve". The lessons of the first nocturn of Good
Holy Week During the Eucharist, the newly baptised receive Holy Communion for the first time. According to the rubrics of the Missal, the Eucharist should finish before dawn. Easter Sunday, which immediately follows Holy Week and begins with the Easter Vigil, is the great feast day and apogee of the Christian liturgical year: on this day the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. It is the first day of the new season of the Great Fifty Days, or Eastertide, which runs from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. The Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday is the main reason why Christians keep Sunday