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Paschal Hours
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The Paschal Hours are the form in which the Little Hours are chanted on Pascha (Easter) and throughout Bright Week in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches.
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Specifically, the Paschal Hours replace:
- Compline
- The Midnight Office
- The First Hour
- The Third and Sixth Hours
- The Ninth Hour
The Paschal Hours may also be chanted in place of the usual Thanksgiving after Communion.[1] In addition, it is a pious tradition to substitute the Paschal Hours for Morning Prayers and Evening Prayers during all of Bright week.
In this way, the faithful take a little rest from the long prayer services, but do not neglect to give joyous thanks to God, so as not to fall into despondency and gluttony, as they partake of festive foods.