Significance of Days of the Week?

[thewanderer]

I’m trying to become better about using the week as an opportunity to focus each day on a different aspect of salvation history. So far as I am aware Thursday is a remembrance of the Institution of the Eucharist, Friday of the Passion, Saturday of Mary, and Sunday of the Resurrection. Does anyone know what the other days symbolize? Or is there no symbol for them?

 

[Splagchnizomai]

Wednesday is the day that Judas betrayed Christ. It used to be a penitential day like Friday, though Ash Wednesday still reflects its penitential nature.

Though this may not be what you’re looking for, I thought I’d post something about commemortating days of the week in the Eastern Catholic Church, particularly the UGCC:

• Monday – The Holy Incorporeal Powers
• Tuesday – The Forerunners
• Wednesday – The Cross and Mother of God
• Thursday – The Apostles and St Nicholas
• Friday – The Cross
• Saturday – All the Saints and the Deceased

 

[Nimzovik]

Methinks we should develop our Catholic Culture and rename certain days to our culture since some days are actualy the result of Pagan gods (Thursday is Thor’s Day, Friday is from the Norse as well -from freya then there is Saturday…)
We b starting our own brand of Catholic Political Correctness.

 

[domandcarols]

Methinks we should develop our Catholic Culture and rename certain days to our culture since some days are actualy the result of Pagan gods (Thursday is Thor’s Day, Friday is from the Norse as well -from freya then there is Saturday…)
We b starting our own brand of Catholic Political Correctness.

That would be awesome, lets do it.

 

[Splagchnizomai]

Methinks we should develop our Catholic Culture and rename certain days to our culture since some days are actualy the result of Pagan gods (Thursday is Thor’s Day, Friday is from the Norse as well -from freya then there is Saturday…)
We b starting our own brand of Catholic Political Correctness.

We already do that!

Sunday was the 5th Sunday in Lent. Monday was the Annunciation. Today is the Memorial of St. John of Egypt, 2012 A.D.

 

[Verbum_Caro]

That would be awesome, lets do it.

Yes, let’s!

Here is a good summary of the devotions for each day:

Sunday
Resurrection & the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Monday
The Holy Ghost & the Souls in Purgatory

Tuesday
The Holy Angels

Wednesday
St. Joseph

Thursday
The Blessed Sacrament

Friday
Christ’s Passion and His Sacred Heart

Saturday
The Blessed Virgin and her Immaculate Heart.

Now all we need to do is decide on how to call them in conversation. Prehaps “lady day” or “mary day” for Saturday. “Ressurection day” for Sunday? What else?

VC

 

[AlexPetrosPio]

We already do that!

Sunday was the 5th Sunday in Lent. Monday was the Annunciation. Today is the Memorial of St. John of Egypt, 2012 A.D.

Win

 

[CDB1718]

Wednesday is the day that Judas betrayed Christ. It used to be a penitential day like Friday, though Ash Wednesday still reflects its penitential nature.

Though this may not be what you’re looking for, I thought I’d post something about commemortating days of the week in the Eastern Catholic Church, particularly the UGCC:

• Monday – The Holy Incorporeal Powers
• Tuesday – The Forerunners
• Wednesday – The Cross and Mother of God
• Thursday – The Apostles and St Nicholas
• Friday – The Cross
• Saturday – All the Saints and the Deceased

That’s close!

Sunday: The Resurrection
Monday: All the angels (ie incorporeal powers)
Tuesday: The glorious Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist
Wednesday: The Betrayal by Judas
Thursday: The Holy Apostles and St. Nicholas
Friday: The cross
Saturday: The martyrs, the ascetics, and all those who have fallen asleep in the Lord

According to Jewish custom, based on the Old Testament narrative of creation, the first six days of the week were simply numbered, while the last was called the Sabbath, the day of rest. In time, the sixth day also received a special name. Because of its proximity to the Sabbath, it became known as the day of Preparation (Paraskeve). In the tradition of the Orthodox Church the names of the days of the week have retained these biblical names, except for the First Day, which the Church renamed Kyriake Hemera - or the Day of the Lord.
goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith7118

 

[Nimzovik]

Soooooooo…

Sn =Ressurection Day
M = Joyful Day
T = Sorrowful Day
W = Glorius Day
TH = Luminous Day
F = Cross day
S =Holy Mary Day

Perhaps? Any other Ideas? Let’s Do this! :clapping: :extrahappy: :bounce: :heaven: :dancing:

Methinks we are going to need short terms for the days.

 

[Rich_C]

Yes, let’s!

Here is a good summary of the devotions for each day:

Now all we need to do is decide on how to call them in conversation. Prehaps “lady day” or “mary day” for Saturday. “Ressurection day” for Sunday? What else?

VC

We already have some great traditional options, this being one.

 

[floresco]

Now all we need to do is decide on how to call them in conversation. Prehaps “lady day” or “mary day” for Saturday. “Ressurection day” for Sunday? What else?

In Ecclesiastical Latin the days are named: (Sunday to Saturday)
Dominica, feria secunda, feria tertia, feria quarta, feria quinta, feria sexta, sabbatum.

 

[Nimzovik]

In Ecclesiastical Latin the days are named: (Sunday to Saturday)
Dominica, feria secunda, feria tertia, feria quarta, feria quinta, feria sexta, sabbatum.

Hmmmmmmmm… How ‘Catchy’ is this tho? Perhaps we need something that if the media were to ever inquire the Public would ‘get it.’

More suggestions anyone?

 

[Splagchnizomai]

That’s close!

I was quoting The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology For Worship. Perhaps you need to contact the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute and let them know that they are close.

 

[Verbum_Caro]

In Ecclesiastical Latin the days are named: (Sunday to Saturday)
Dominica, feria secunda, feria tertia, feria quarta, feria quinta, feria sexta, sabbatum.

Hmmm. “I have a dentist appointment on feria tertia” . Does that work for you?

VC

 

[AlexPetrosPio]

Hmmm. “I have a dentist appointment on feria tertia” . Does that work for you?

VC

I’d do it

 

[Splagchnizomai]

Hmmm. “I have a dentist appointment on feria tertia” . Does that work for you?

VC

On feria tertia I’m booked until Sext, but then I’m free up to Vespers.

 

[floresco]

Hmmm. “I have a dentist appointment on feria tertia” . Does that work for you?

If it was good enough for medieval monks, it’s good enough for me. Although I suppose they did not have dentists then.

 

[Verbum_Caro]

Right, we’ve settled it then!

VC

 

[CDB1718]

I was quoting The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology For Worship. Perhaps you need to contact the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute and let them know that they are close.

Not very many people have that book. It’s a large book and I could have easily missed it, but the only reference I found was to alternate ambo prayers. If you were referring to that, it would explain the discrepancy. Your list omits Sunday, refers to forerunners instead of John the Forerunner, and recalls the Cross on both Wed and Friday.

My list includes Sunday, corrects Tuesday to be for John the Baptist, and lists the day’s memorial as the betrayal of Judas and the Cross for Wed and Friday, respectively. Those Wed and Fri memorials both call to mind the cross and the Mother of God, which is why they are mentioned in the alternate ambo prayers for the day. I linked the goarch list that discusses the days of the week directly and the same text can be found on almost any traditional Eastern Christian website. The alternate ambo prayers in the Anthology sync with the commemorations nicely when viewed through the larger eastern context.

Another UGCC source that says the same thing is an eparchial newspaper from last year, and it says, “Wednesday as a fast day to commemorate Christ’s betrayal by Judas and on Fridays to commemorate Christ’s Crucifixion.”

scribd.com/doc/77031134/NEW-STAR-НОВА-ЗОРЯ-July-2010

I see the consensus already decided to go with the numbered days I quoted as tradition in most other cultures, which I heartily throw my weight behind! I like the idea of Saturday being recalled as the day of preparation, too.

 

[thewanderer]

Thanks for the information!