Editing Whit Monday (section)

===Observance in Eastern Orthodoxy and the Eastern Catholic Churches===
In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and the [[Eastern Catholic Churches]] Whit Monday is known as "Monday of the Holy Spirit" or "Day of the Holy Spirit".<ref>{{cite web |last=Gaskill |first=Alonzo L. |date=n.d. |title=What is the Christian Holiday of Pentecost? |url=https://www.patheos.com/answers/what-is-the-christian-holiday-of-pentecost |website=[[Patheos]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref> It is the first day of the [[afterfeast]] of Pentecost, being dedicated specifically to the honour of [[God in Christianity|God]] the [[Holy Spirit]], and particularly in commemoration of His descent upon the apostles at Pentecost.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=n.d. |title=Pentecost: The Descent of the Holy Spirit |url=https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-church-year/pentecost-the-descent-of-the-holy-spirit |website=[[Orthodox Church in America]] |location=Alexandria, Virginia |publisher= |access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref> The day following is known as the [[Whit Tuesday|Third Day of the Trinity]]. In services on the Monday of the Holy Spirit many of the same hymns are sung as on the day of Pentecost itself. During the [[Divine Liturgy]] the [[Deacon]] intones the same [[introit]] as on the day of Pentecost, and the [[dismissal (liturgy)|dismissal]] is the same as on the day of Pentecost. Special [[Canon (hymnography)|canons]] to the Holy Spirit are chanted at [[Compline]] and [[Matins]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Vasilik |first=Vladimir |date=6 August 2014 |title=On the Second Canon for Pentecost |url=https://orthochristian.com/71325.html |website=orthochristian.com |location= |publisher= |access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref>