Fifth Sunday of Lent

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Sunday observance day in the Christian liturgical year liturgical observance moveable feast

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Fifth Sunday of Lent canonical	4
Fifth Sunday of Quadragesima	2
Sunday of the Lord in Lent	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T707434 — 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: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Context triple: [Holy Week, follows, Fifth Sunday of Lent]

A. Lent
Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
B. Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
C. 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.
D. Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, observed with fasting, prayer, and the imposition of ashes on the forehead.
E. Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
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: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Target entity description: 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.

A. Lent
Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
B. Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
C. 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.
D. Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, observed with fasting, prayer, and the imposition of ashes on the forehead.
E. Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sunday observance ⓘ day in the Christian liturgical year ⓘ liturgical observance ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ
associatedWith	Passion of Christ ⓘ approach of Holy Week ⓘ suffering of Jesus ⓘ
calendarType	moveable date based on date of Easter ⓘ
commemoratedIn	Anglican liturgy ⓘ linked to: Anglican rite Lutheran liturgy ⓘ Methodist liturgy ⓘ Roman Rite ⓘ
emphasizes	conversion ⓘ intensified Lenten discipline ⓘ penitence ⓘ preparation for the Paschal Triduum ⓘ
follows	Fourth Sunday of Lent ⓘ linked to: Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima
hasAlternativeLiturgicalColor	purple ⓘ red ⓘ rose ⓘ
hasApproximateDateRange	mid‑March to mid‑April ⓘ
hasFormerName	Dominica de Passione ⓘ First Sunday of the Passion ⓘ Passion Sunday ⓘ linked to: First Sunday of the Passion
hasGospelThemes	Jesus’ conflict with authorities ⓘ impending death of Jesus ⓘ promise of resurrection ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	violet ⓘ
hasLiturgicalRank	Sunday in Lent ⓘ linked to: Lent Sunday of the Lord in Lent ⓘ linked to: Fifth Sunday of Lent
hasNameInRomanRite	Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ
marksBeginningOf	Passiontide ⓘ linked to: Lent
observedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism some Old Catholic churches ⓘ some Western Rite Orthodox communities ⓘ
occursBefore	Easter Sunday ⓘ linked to: Resurrection Sunday
occursDuring	Lent ⓘ
occursOn	Sunday ⓘ
partOf	Christian liturgical calendar ⓘ linked to: Christian liturgical year Season of Lent ⓘ linked to: Lent
precedes	Holy Week ⓘ Palm Sunday ⓘ
relatedTo	Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion ⓘ linked to: Palm Sunday Passion Sunday in the modern Roman Rite (Palm Sunday) ⓘ linked to: Palm Sunday
usedToMarkBeginningOf	two‑week Passiontide period ⓘ

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

Holy Week → follows → Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ

Quadragesima → hasWeekName → Fifth Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ

linked to: Fifth Sunday of Lent

Fifth Sunday of Lent → hasLiturgicalRank → Sunday of the Lord in Lent ⓘ

linked to: Fifth Sunday of Lent

Fourth Sunday of Quadragesima → precedes → Fifth Sunday of Quadragesima ⓘ

linked to: Fifth Sunday of Lent

First Sunday of the Passion → hasTraditionalNameFor → Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ

Refreshment Sunday → precedes → Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ

Sunday of Lent → includes → Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ

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