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: I fixed the footnotes. The template on the original WP article didn't work because we don't have that template here. It could get imported or something similar created. But the fix I put in works fine, too. —[[User:ASDamick|<font size="3.5" color="green" face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">Fr. Andrew</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:ASDamick|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]</small> 12:06, March 21, 2007 (PDT)
== Clarify this page ==
When discussing the "Midnight Office for Holy Saturday" - could someone please clarify exactly what is meant?
Are we talking about starting around 23:00 on the *civil* Holy Satuday (midnight to midnight)?
Or are we talking about starting around 23:00 on the *ecclesiastic* Holy Saturday, i.e., starting nominally at 16:00 on the civil Friday and ending at 16:00 on the civil Saturday, and thus, the Office occurring very late on (the civil) Friday?
Also, could someone explain (possibly in conjunction with another page): if the services for Holy Thursday through Pascha are performed 12 hours early (Vespers in the morning, Matins in the evening), then when in the week does this timing commence, and which services are abridged or eliminated to allow for it? Further, when do Vespers and Matins return to their usual times, and what is done with/during the 12-hour pause to allow for this return?
