Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
the Sixth Week after Easter
the Sixth Week after Easter
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Wednesday
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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In the earliest ages of the Christian Church its devotions were always characterized by both weekly and annual fasts. During the week the first Christians always kept two fasts; one on Wednesday, the day on which our Lord was betrayed, and the other on Friday, the day on which He was crucified. Both the English and American Churches have perpetuated this custom by appointing Wednesday and Friday of each week as Litany Days.
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Miller, William James. Entry for 'Wednesday'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/w/wednesday.html. 1901.
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Wednesday'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/w/wednesday.html. 1901.
