Fourth Sunday of Easter
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The Fourth Sunday of Easter is a Christian liturgical celebration within the Easter season, traditionally known as "Good Shepherd Sunday" for its focus on Jesus as the Good Shepherd.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fourth Sunday of Easter canonical | 6 |
| English: Fourth Sunday of Easter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819184 — 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: Fourth Sunday of Easter Context triple: [Great Fifty Days, includesFeast, Fourth 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.
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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C.
Laetare Sunday
Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a lighter, more joyful tone as a mid-Lenten respite from penitential practices.
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D.
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Sunday of the Prodigal Son is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical observance before Great Lent that focuses on repentance and God’s mercy through the Gospel parable of the prodigal son.
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E.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
- 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: Fourth Sunday of Easter Target entity description: The Fourth Sunday of Easter is a Christian liturgical celebration within the Easter season, traditionally known as "Good Shepherd Sunday" for its focus on Jesus as the Good Shepherd.
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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.
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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C.
Laetare Sunday
Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a lighter, more joyful tone as a mid-Lenten respite from penitential practices.
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D.
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Sunday of the Prodigal Son is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical observance before Great Lent that focuses on repentance and God’s mercy through the Gospel parable of the prodigal son.
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E.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
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Sunday observance ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| associatedWith | World Day of Prayer for Vocations ⓘ |
| belongsToCalendar |
General Roman Calendar
ⓘ
Revised Common Lectionary ⓘ
linked to:
Christian lectionaries
|
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ
linked to:
European Lutheran churches
Methodist churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
various Protestant churches ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | churches worldwide ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd
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linked to:
Good Shepherd
|
| emphasizes |
Christ as protector of the flock
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Christ’s sacrificial care for believers ⓘ |
| focusesOn | image of Christ as shepherd ⓘ |
| follows | Easter Sunday by three weeks ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Good Shepherd Sunday ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFocus | Gospel of John chapter 10 ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank |
Sunday of Easter
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linked to:
Octave of Easter
|
| hasLiturgicalSeason | Easter ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalYearCycle |
Year A
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Year B ⓘ Year C ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christ’s pastoral care for the faithful
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listening to the voice of Christ ⓘ relationship between shepherd and sheep ⓘ trust in divine guidance ⓘ vocation and calling ⓘ |
| hasTypicalGospelReading |
John 10:11–18
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John 10:1–10 ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
image of the Good Shepherd in Christian art
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preaching on pastoral ministry ⓘ reflection on priestly and religious vocations ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
English: Fourth Sunday of Easter
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linked to:
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Latin: Dominica IV Paschae ⓘ |
| observedOn | fourth Sunday after Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| occursAfter | Third Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Fifth Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Easter season
ⓘ
linked to:
Easter Week
|
| readingsInclude | Psalm 23 in many lectionaries ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Good Shepherd
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pastoral care in Christianity ⓘ |
| timeWithinEaster | approximately 21 days after Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| typeOf | Sunday in the Octave and season of Easter (broadly understood as Eastertide) ⓘ |
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Subject: Fourth Sunday of Easter Description of subject: The Fourth Sunday of Easter is a Christian liturgical celebration within the Easter season, traditionally known as "Good Shepherd Sunday" for its focus on Jesus as the Good Shepherd.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fourth Sunday of Easter
subject linked to:
“VI Sunday of Easter” (liturgical books abbreviation)