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==La Semaine Sainte==
Le [[(Le samedi de Lazare]] met fin au [[Grand Carême]]. Cette célébration fait mémoire du réveil d'entre les morts de Lazare et de la promesse de la résurrection universelle pour tousl. Lazarus Saturday provides a bridge to Holy Week during which the Church services remember Christ's last week before his crucifixion and resurrection, his [[passion]]. During this week the [[Matins]] services for the upcoming day are celebrated the evening before, and Vespers is celebrated in the morning. This anticipation of the Church's services gives the faithful a sense that the world is in travail, upside-down, because of the passion our Lord endured for our salvation. Although this practice is unusual, it is canonical in accordance with the ancient definition that the day is from sunset to sunset. [[Image:Palm_Sunday.jpg|left|thumb|Icon of Christ's entry into Jerusalem]][[Image:extremehumility.jpg|right|thumb|Christ the Bridegroom]]
===Palm SundayDimanche des Rameaux===
The first day of Holy Week begins with [[Vespers]] of Saturday evening leading to the celebration of the services of ''Our Lord's Entry into Jerusalem'' the next morning, Sunday. In the western world this day is usually called ''[[Palm Sunday]]''. As Christ makes his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, his divine kingdom on Earth is proclaimed under the branches of the palm tree.
The services appointed by the [[Typikon]] for the evening of Holy Wednesday recall that on this day Judas betrayed Christ, which led to the tradition from [[Apostle|Apostolic]] times of [[fasting]] on Wednesday throughout the year. It also focuses on the Mystical Supper, which is celebrated in the liturgy of the following day.
[[Image:mysticalsupper.jpg|left|thumb|The Mystical SupperLa Sainte Cène]]
===Holy Thursday===
'''Holy Thursday''' begins with the celebration of vespers and the [[Divine Liturgy]] of St. Basil with a Reserved [[Eucharist]] in representation of the earthly presence of Christ realized at the [[Last Supper]]. In the evening, anticipating the Matins of Friday morning, the Holy Passion service of the reading of the '''Twelve Gospels''' is conducted. In these readings Christ's last instructions to his disciples are presented, as well as the prophecy of the drama of the Cross, Christ's prayer, and his new commandment. The twelve readings are:
==External linksLiens==
* [http://members.aol.com/stgeoworc/holyweek.htm A Liturgical Explanation for the Days of Holy Week], by Fr. [[Alexander Schmemann]]
* [http://www.antiochian.org/midwest/Articles/Development_of_Holy_Week_Services.htm The Historical Development of Holy Week Services In the Orthodox/Byzantine Rite], by Fr. Nabil L. Hanna
