Sixth Sunday of Easter

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The Sixth Sunday of Easter is a Christian liturgical celebration occurring late in the Easter season, focusing on the risen Christ’s teachings on love, joy, and the coming of the Holy Spirit.

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instanceOf Christian liturgical celebration ⓘ
Sunday of the Easter season ⓘ
moveable feast ⓘ
alsoCalled Rogation Sunday ⓘ
linked to: Rogation Days
associatedPractice processions and litanies in Rogation observances ⓘ
associatedWith farewell discourses of Jesus in the Gospel of John ⓘ
calendarRelation falls between the Second and Seventh Sundays after Easter Sunday ⓘ
celebratedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches using the Roman Rite calendar ⓘ
Lutheran churches ⓘ
Methodist churches ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
many other Western Christian denominations ⓘ
celebrationType feast of the Lord ⓘ
commemorates appearances of the risen Christ to the disciples ⓘ
dateDeterminedBy date of Easter Sunday ⓘ
emphasizes indwelling of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
keeping Christ’s commandments ⓘ
unity between Christ and believers ⓘ
focusesOn promise of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
risen Christ’s teachings on joy ⓘ
risen Christ’s teachings on love ⓘ
follows Fifth Sunday of Easter ⓘ
frequency annual observance ⓘ
hasTheme Christian love as commanded by Jesus ⓘ
anticipation of Pentecost ⓘ
coming of the Advocate or Paraclete ⓘ
joy in the resurrection ⓘ
languageVariant “Sixth Sunday of Easter” (English) ⓘ
“VI Sunday of Easter” (liturgical books abbreviation) ⓘ
linkedTo Rogation Days in some traditions ⓘ
liturgicalColor white ⓘ
liturgicalSeason Eastertide ⓘ
observedIn Western Christianity ⓘ
occursAfter Fifth Sunday of Easter ⓘ
Fourth Sunday of Easter ⓘ
occursBefore Ascension of the Lord (in most Western calendars) ⓘ
linked to: Ascension Day
occursDuring late Easter season ⓘ
occursOn Sunday ⓘ
partOf Easter season ⓘ
linked to: Easter Week
precedes Ascension (where Ascension is observed on the following Thursday) ⓘ
linked to: Ascension

Seventh Sunday of Easter ⓘ
readingsOftenInclude Gospel passages from John 14 ⓘ
Gospel passages from John 15 ⓘ
New Testament epistles emphasizing love ⓘ
passages from the Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
traditionallyObservedAs day of prayer for fruitful harvests in some Anglican and Protestant traditions ⓘ

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Great Fifty Days → includesFeast → Sixth Sunday of Easter ⓘ
Fifth Sunday of Easter → precedes → Sixth Sunday of Easter ⓘ
Sixth Sunday of Easter → languageVariant → “Sixth Sunday of Easter” (English) ⓘ
linked to: Sixth Sunday of Easter
Seventh Sunday of Easter → follows → Sixth Sunday of Easter ⓘ
VI Sunday of Easter → hasAlternativeName → Sixth Sunday of Easter ⓘ