Third Sunday of Easter
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The Third Sunday of Easter is a celebration in the Christian liturgical calendar that continues the Easter season’s focus on the risen Christ and his post-resurrection appearances.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Sunday of Easter canonical | 3 |
| Third Sunday after Easter | 1 |
| Third Sunday of Eastertide | 1 |
| Third Sunday of Pascha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819183 — 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: Third Sunday of Easter Context triple: [Great Fifty Days, includesFeast, Third Sunday of Easter]
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A.
Second Sunday of Easter
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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B.
Fourth Sunday of Easter
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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C.
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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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.
Third Sunday of Quadragesima
The Third Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the third Sunday in the season of Lent, marking a stage in the Church’s preparation for 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: Third Sunday of Easter Target entity description: The Third Sunday of Easter is a celebration in the Christian liturgical calendar that continues the Easter season’s focus on the risen Christ and his post-resurrection appearances.
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A.
Second Sunday of Easter
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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B.
Fourth Sunday of Easter
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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C.
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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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.
Third Sunday of Quadragesima
The Third Sunday of Quadragesima is a traditional name in the Western Christian liturgical calendar for the third Sunday in the season of Lent, marking a stage in the Church’s preparation for Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
Sunday observance ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Paschal mystery ⓘ |
| belongsToLiturgicalCycle |
Liturgical Year A
ⓘ
Liturgical Year B ⓘ
linked to:
Year B
Liturgical Year C ⓘ |
| celebratedAfter | Octave of Easter ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran churches ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Methodist churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| celebratedWith |
Eucharist
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Eucharist
Liturgy of the Word ⓘ |
| commemorates | resurrection of Jesus ⓘ |
| dateDeterminedBy | date of Easter ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Scripture fulfillment in Christ
ⓘ
witness of the apostles ⓘ |
| encourages | renewal of baptismal promises ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
post-resurrection appearances of Jesus
ⓘ
risen Christ ⓘ
linked to:
Christ of faith
|
| follows | Second Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Misericordia Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Divine Mercy Sunday
Second Sunday after Easter ⓘ
linked to:
Second Sunday of Easter
Third Sunday after Easter ⓘ
linked to:
Third Sunday of Easter
Third Sunday of Eastertide ⓘ
linked to:
Third Sunday of Easter
|
| hasGospelReadingTradition |
appearance of Jesus to the disciples at Emmaus
ⓘ
appearance of Jesus to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| hasRankInRomanRite |
Sunday in the Octave and Season of Easter
ⓘ
linked to:
Octave of Easter
|
| hasTheme |
encounter with the risen Lord
ⓘ
faith in the resurrection ⓘ joy of the resurrection ⓘ |
| hasVariableDate | true ⓘ |
| isMoveableFeast | true ⓘ |
| isRelativeTo |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Easter
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Pentecost (as part of Eastertide journey)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pentecost
|
| liturgicalSeasonLengthContext | Easter season of fifty days ⓘ |
| namedFrom | Easter ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| occursDuring | Eastertide ⓘ |
| occursOn | Sunday ⓘ |
| partOf |
Easter season
ⓘ
linked to:
Easter Week
|
| precedes | Fourth Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Third Sunday of Easter Description of subject: The Third Sunday of Easter is a celebration in the Christian liturgical calendar that continues the Easter season’s focus on the risen Christ and his post-resurrection appearances.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Third Sunday of Easter
linked to: Third Sunday of Easter
linked to: Third Sunday of Easter
subject linked to:
“VI Sunday of Easter” (liturgical books abbreviation)