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> I am interested in the notion of Easter falling on its own day. What
> does
> this mean and what is its signficance?
It was believed that, as a historical fact, the Crucifixion took place
on 25th March, and that consequently Christ rose from the dead on 27th
March. Hence the liturgical reminiscences of the crucifixion in the
liturgy for the Annunciation, particularly in the post-communion
collect for that day - I refer the curious to my posting in the series
about collects; for those who missed it I shall dig it out and re-post
it. I would refer you also to the exceedingly brilliant article by
Eamonn O Carragain, "Liturgical Innovations associated with Pope
Sergius and the Iconography of the Ruthwell and Newcastle Crosses" in
"Bede and Anglo-Saxon England: Papers in honour of the 1300th
anniversary of the birth of Bede, given at Cornell University in 1973
and 1974" edited by Robert T. Farrell, Brithish Archaeological Reports
46 (1978). Eamonn argues: "Firstly, I argue that the panels at the
foot of the south face of the Ruthwell cross . . . are best understood
in relation to the introduction into Northumbrian liturgical practice
of the feast of the annunciation on 25 March, the anniversary of the
Crucifixion . . ."
Oriens.
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