Worship renewalists have revived the ancient customs of Holy Week worship. In particular Holy Week worship centers around the re-enactment of the last days of Christ. This article summarizes worship on those days in the early church.
In the church of the first centuries after Christ, every Sunday was a "little Easter. " The Easter season itself was a special event in which the living, dying, and rising of Christ was not only told in words, but acted out in a participatory drama.
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