Good Wednesday

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Good Wednesday, also known as Spy Wednesday, is the Christian Holy Week day commemorating Judas Iscariot’s agreement to betray Jesus.

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Good Wednesday canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian holy day
Holy Week observance
liturgical observance
associatedWithPerson Jesus Christ
Judas Iscariot
calendar liturgical year
category Christian holy days
Holy Week
celebratedIn churches worldwide
commemorates Judas Iscariot’s agreement to betray Jesus
betrayal of Jesus Christ
follows Holy Tuesday
hasAlternativeName Great and Holy Wednesday
linked to: Holy Wednesday

Holy Wednesday
Spy Wednesday
Wednesday of Holy Week
linked to: Holy Wednesday
hasDevotionalPractices meditation on the betrayal of Christ
special church services
hasLiturgicalFocus Gospel accounts of Judas’s betrayal
hasNameOrigin called Spy Wednesday because Judas acted as a spy among the disciples
hasTheme betrayal of Christ
preparation for the Passion of Jesus
liturgicalColor violet
observedBy Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

other Western Christian churches
occursDuring Lent
occursIn week before Easter Sunday
partOf Holy Week
precedes Maundy Thursday
relatedTo Easter Triduum
linked to: Paschal Triduum

Good Friday
Passion of Jesus
religion Christianity

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Spy Wednesday alsoKnownAs Good Wednesday