First Sunday of the Passion
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The First Sunday of the Passion was the traditional name in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar for what is now commonly called the Fifth Sunday of Lent, marking the beginning of Passiontide in older usage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passion Sunday | 2 |
| First Sunday of the Passion canonical | 1 |
| Passion Sunday (in older usage) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3815980 — 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: First Sunday of the Passion Context triple: [Fifth Sunday of Lent, hasFormerName, First Sunday of the Passion]
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A.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
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B.
Holy Wednesday
Holy Wednesday is the midweek day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.
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C.
Holy Week
Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
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D.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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E.
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before 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: First Sunday of the Passion Target entity description: The First Sunday of the Passion was the traditional name in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar for what is now commonly called the Fifth Sunday of Lent, marking the beginning of Passiontide in older usage.
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A.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
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B.
Holy Wednesday
Holy Wednesday is the midweek day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.
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C.
Holy Week
Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
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D.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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E.
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
Sunday observance ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ |
| follows |
Fourth Sunday of Lent
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima
|
| hasAlternativeDesignation |
Passion Sunday (in older usage)
ⓘ
linked to:
First Sunday of the Passion
|
| hasCalendarRole | beginning of the last two weeks of Lent in older usage ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Catholic liturgy
ⓘ
Moveable Christian feast ⓘ |
| hasCurrentCommonName | Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| hasDenomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| hasLatinName | Dominica I Passionis ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | violet ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeason | Lent ⓘ |
| hasStatusAfterReform | name largely replaced by Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anticipation of Holy Week
ⓘ
beginning of the Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalNameFor | Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Passiontide devotions ⓘ |
| isDefinedBy |
traditional Roman Missal
ⓘ
linked to:
pre-1962 Roman Missal
|
| isLinkedTo | older concept of Passiontide distinct from Lent ⓘ |
| isObservedBy | traditionalist Roman Catholics ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Roman Rite
ⓘ
traditional Roman Catholic liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | Passiontide ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Holy Week ⓘ |
| occursDuring | Lenten season ⓘ |
| occursOn | Sunday ⓘ |
| precedes | Palm Sunday ⓘ |
| wasAffectedBy | reform of the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar after the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Sunday of the Passion Description of subject: The First Sunday of the Passion was the traditional name in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar for what is now commonly called the Fifth Sunday of Lent, marking the beginning of Passiontide in older usage.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: First Sunday of the Passion
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linked to: First Sunday of the Passion