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Celebration of Candlemas, Maundy Thursday, and Easter in the Roman Catholic Church
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with six depictions of celebrations in the Roman Catholic Church. Top left: Consecrated candles are distributed on Candlemas. Top right: Candle procession on Candlemas. Middle left: The candles on the altar are extinguished during the celebration of Tenebrae on Maundy Thursday. Middle right: The consecrated hosts are carried after communion on Maundy Thursday to a special tabernacle. Bottom left: In the Easter Vigil, the new light is brought into the church. Bottom right: The new Easter candle is blessed in the Easter Vigil. Numbered top right: No. 34.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineViering van Maria-Lichtmis, Witte Donderdag en Pasen in de rooms-katholieke kerk. 1724. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
