Three Sundays of Commemoration
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The Three Sundays of Commemoration are three consecutive Sundays before Lent during which the Maronite rite remembers the departed. It does not replace but supplement the commemoration of Feast of All Saints and the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed in November.
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Observed by | Maronite Church |
Liturgical color | Black, where it is tradition[1] (otherwise violet or purple)[1] |
Type | Christian |
Significance | For the souls of all the faithful departed |
Observances | Prayer for the departed, visits to cemeteries, decking of graves, special pastries and food, farewell to meat |
Date | Three Sundays before Ash Monday |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | Pre-Lent |
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