Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
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The Fifth Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a pre-Paschal Sunday commemorating St. Mary of Egypt and emphasizing repentance and ascetic struggle as Lent nears its conclusion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) Context triple: [Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite), precedes, Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)]
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Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a Lenten Sunday dedicated to commemorating St. John Climacus, renowned for his spiritual classic "The Ladder of Divine Ascent" and his teaching on ascetic struggle.
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B.
Second Sunday of Great Lent
The Second Sunday of Great Lent is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebration dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas and his teachings on hesychasm and the experience of divine grace.
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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.
Lenten Matins
Lenten Matins is a penitential morning worship service in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic traditions, characterized by special hymns, readings, and prayers appointed for the Lenten season.
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E.
Sunday of the Ladder
Sunday of the Ladder is a Byzantine Rite Lenten observance dedicated to the spiritual teachings of St. John Climacus and his work "The Ladder of Divine Ascent."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) Target entity description: The Fifth Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a pre-Paschal Sunday commemorating St. Mary of Egypt and emphasizing repentance and ascetic struggle as Lent nears its conclusion.
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A.
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a Lenten Sunday dedicated to commemorating St. John Climacus, renowned for his spiritual classic "The Ladder of Divine Ascent" and his teaching on ascetic struggle.
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B.
Second Sunday of Great Lent
The Second Sunday of Great Lent is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebration dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas and his teachings on hesychasm and the experience of divine grace.
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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.
Lenten Matins
Lenten Matins is a penitential morning worship service in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic traditions, characterized by special hymns, readings, and prayers appointed for the Lenten season.
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E.
Sunday of the Ladder
Sunday of the Ladder is a Byzantine Rite Lenten observance dedicated to the spiritual teachings of St. John Climacus and his work "The Ladder of Divine Ascent."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sunday observance
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liturgical feast ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ pre-Paschal Sunday ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
desert monasticism
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life of St. Mary of Egypt ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | fifth Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes |
Lazarus Saturday
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Palm Sunday ⓘ |
| commemorates |
St. Mary of Egypt
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ascetic struggle ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| determinedBy | date of Pascha ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
almsgiving
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confession of sins ⓘ fasting ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasHymnography |
canon of repentance
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stichera in honor of St. Mary of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasLanguageTraditions |
Church Slavonic
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Greek ⓘ various vernacular languages in Byzantine churches ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalBook | Triodion ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | Lenten color (often dark or purple, local usage) ⓘ |
| hasReading |
Epistle reading appointed in the Triodion
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Gospel reading emphasizing repentance ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalContext | final phase of Great Lent ⓘ |
| hasService |
Divine Liturgy
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Great Vespers ⓘ Matins ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
God’s mercy
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conversion of sinners ⓘ humility ⓘ perseverance in fasting and prayer ⓘ preparation for Pascha ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
to encourage intensified repentance near the end of Lent
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to present St. Mary of Egypt as a model of radical conversion ⓘ |
| observedBy |
monastic communities
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parish communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lent
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linked to:
Lent
Paschal cycle ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine Rite
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Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
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precedes
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Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
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