Second Sunday of Easter
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The Second Sunday of Easter is a Christian liturgical celebration in the Easter season, observed one week after Easter Sunday and often associated with themes of divine mercy and the continuing joy of the Resurrection.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Sunday of Easter canonical | 7 |
| Second Sunday after Easter | 1 |
| Second Sunday of Pascha | 1 |
| Sunday in the Octave of Easter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819182 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Sunday of Easter Context triple: [Great Fifty Days, includesFeast, Second Sunday of Easter]
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A.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Fifth Sunday of Lent is the final Sunday of Lent before Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, marking the beginning of Passiontide in many traditions.
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B.
Second Sunday of Quadragesima
The Second Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the second Sunday in the season of Lent, observed as part of the penitential preparation for Easter.
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C.
Resurrection Sunday
Resurrection Sunday is a Christian holy day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed each year on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
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D.
Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima
The Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima is the mid-Lent Sunday in the traditional Christian liturgical calendar, often marked by a lightening of Lenten austerity and special readings emphasizing joy and hope.
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E.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Sunday of Easter Target entity description: The Second Sunday of Easter is a Christian liturgical celebration in the Easter season, observed one week after Easter Sunday and often associated with themes of divine mercy and the continuing joy of the Resurrection.
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A.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Fifth Sunday of Lent is the final Sunday of Lent before Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, marking the beginning of Passiontide in many traditions.
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B.
Second Sunday of Quadragesima
The Second Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the second Sunday in the season of Lent, observed as part of the penitential preparation for Easter.
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C.
Resurrection Sunday
Resurrection Sunday is a Christian holy day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed each year on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
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D.
Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima
The Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima is the mid-Lent Sunday in the traditional Christian liturgical calendar, often marked by a lightening of Lenten austerity and special readings emphasizing joy and hope.
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E.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
ⓘ
liturgical celebration ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Divine Mercy Sunday
ⓘ
Low Sunday ⓘ
linked to:
New Sunday
Quasimodo Sunday ⓘ Thomas Sunday ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Divine Mercy devotion
ⓘ
linked to:
Divine Mercy
Saint Faustina Kowalska ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Christian liturgical year ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran churches ⓘ
linked to:
European Lutheran churches
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
other Protestant churches ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Byzantine Rite
ⓘ
Latin Church ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| celebratedOn | Sunday ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Resurrection of Jesus Christ
ⓘ
linked to:
resurrection of Jesus Christ
|
| dateDefinedBy |
Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
computation of Easter ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
baptismal grace
ⓘ
forgiveness of sins ⓘ mercy of God ⓘ |
| follows |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Easter
|
| hasGospelReading |
appearance of the risen Jesus to the disciples
ⓘ
doubting Thomas narrative ⓘ |
| hasIntroitName | Quasi modo geniti infantes ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFocus |
Eucharistic celebration
ⓘ
proclamation of the Resurrection ⓘ |
| hasProperTexts |
collect for the Second Sunday of Easter
ⓘ
preface of Easter ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalContext | mystagogy period after Easter ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community of believers
ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ faith in the risen Christ ⓘ joy of the Resurrection ⓘ |
| isSundayOf |
Paschal season
ⓘ
linked to:
Paschal cycle
|
| liturgicalRank | solemnity ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Second Sunday in the Easter Octave ⓘ |
| observedBy | Christians worldwide ⓘ |
| occurs | one week after Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| partOf |
Easter Octave
ⓘ
linked to:
Octave of Easter
Easter season ⓘ
linked to:
Easter Week
|
| precedes | Third Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| rankInRomanRite |
Sunday in the Octave of Easter
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Sunday of Easter
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Sunday of Easter Description of subject: The Second Sunday of Easter is a Christian liturgical celebration in the Easter season, observed one week after Easter Sunday and often associated with themes of divine mercy and the continuing joy of the Resurrection.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Second Sunday of Easter
linked to: Second Sunday of Easter
linked to: Second Sunday of Easter
subject linked to:
“VI Sunday of Easter” (liturgical books abbreviation)