Holy Wednesday
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In Christianity, Holy Wednesday commemorates the Bargain of Judas as a clandestine spy among the disciples.[1] It is also called Spy Wednesday,[2] or Good Wednesday (in Western Christianity),[3] and Great and Holy Wednesday (in Eastern Christianity).
Christian commemoration
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 A confraternity of penitents leads a Holy Wednesday procession in Villarreal, Spain (2015) | |
| Also called | Spy Wednesday Good Wednesday Holy and Great Wednesday |
| Observed by | Christians |
| Type | Christian |
| Significance | commemorates the Bargain of Judas and the Parable of the Two Debtors |
| Observances | Mass; Tenebrae |
| Date | Wednesday before Easter |
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| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | Holy Week |
In Western Christianity many churches of various denominations observe the tenebrae service on Holy Wednesday.[4][5][6]