Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)

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Sunday of Great Lent liturgical observance moveable feast

The Third Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a liturgical observance dedicated to the veneration of the Holy Cross, marking the midpoint of the Lenten fast and offering spiritual encouragement to the faithful.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Third Sunday of Great Lent	1
Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) canonical	1
third Sunday of Great Lent	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5304690 — 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 Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
Context triple: [Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite), follows, Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)]

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.
B. Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
Target entity description: The Third Sunday of Great Lent in the Byzantine Rite is a liturgical observance dedicated to the veneration of the Holy Cross, marking the midpoint of the Lenten fast and offering spiritual encouragement to the faithful.

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.
B. Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ liturgical observance ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross ⓘ Veneration of the Cross Sunday ⓘ linked to: Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross
associatedWith	intensified remembrance of the Passion ⓘ prostrations during the hymn "Before Your Cross" ⓘ
calendarRelation	occurs three weeks before Palm Sunday in the Byzantine calendar ⓘ
celebratedOn	third Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ linked to: Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
commemorates	Holy Cross ⓘ saving Passion of Christ ⓘ
follows	Second Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) ⓘ linked to: Second Sunday of Great Lent
hasDevotionalPractice	distribution of flowers or basil from around the Cross in some traditions ⓘ kissing of the Cross by the faithful ⓘ
hasFunction	to call believers to renewed ascetic effort ⓘ to encourage the faithful in the middle of the fast ⓘ
hasHymn	Kontakion of the Cross "No longer does the flaming sword guard Eden" ⓘ Troparion of the Cross "O Lord, save Your people" ⓘ special stichera in honor of the Cross ⓘ
hasKeyRite	incensation of the Cross ⓘ placing of the Cross on a tray with flowers ⓘ procession of the Cross to the center of the church ⓘ prostrations before the Cross ⓘ solemn bringing out of the Cross ⓘ veneration of the Cross by clergy and faithful ⓘ
hasLiturgicalBook	Triodion ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	bright vestments in many traditions ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRank	Sunday of Great Lent with special commemoration ⓘ
hasLiturgicalTheme	spiritual encouragement of the faithful ⓘ strengthening for the remainder of the Lenten fast ⓘ veneration of the Holy Cross ⓘ
hasPrincipalService	All-Night Vigil ⓘ linked to: Vigilia Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great ⓘ linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
hasScriptureReading	Epistle reading emphasizing boldness and grace ⓘ Gospel reading about taking up the cross and following Christ ⓘ
marks	midpoint of Great Lent ⓘ
observedBy	Greek Byzantine traditions ⓘ Middle Eastern Byzantine traditions ⓘ Slavic Byzantine traditions ⓘ
partOf	Great Lent ⓘ linked to: Lent Paschal cycle ⓘ
precedes	Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) ⓘ
regulatedBy	Typikon of the Byzantine Rite ⓘ linked to: Typikon
symbolizes	tree of life in the midst of the Lenten journey ⓘ victory of Christ through the Cross ⓘ
usedBy	Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine tradition ⓘ linked to: Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
usedIn	Byzantine Rite ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) → follows → Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) ⓘ

Second Sunday of Great Lent → precedes → Third Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ

linked to: Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)

Third Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) → celebratedOn → third Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ