Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
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Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the first preparatory Sunday before Great Lent in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical year, focusing on the theme of humility through the Gospel parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee canonical | 3 |
| Sunday of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1402697 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Context triple: [Triodion, beginsLiturgicallyOn, Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Target entity description: Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the first preparatory Sunday before Great Lent in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical year, focusing on the theme of humility through the Gospel parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine Rite observance
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Eastern Orthodox feast ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ pre-Lenten Sunday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
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surface form:
Sunday of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee
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| associatedVice | spiritual pride ⓘ |
| associatedVirtue | humility ⓘ |
| basedOn | Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle |
Triodion
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surface form:
Lenten Triodion
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| calendarType | moveable date tied to Pascha ⓘ |
| commemorates | Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee ⓘ |
| contrasts | prayer of the Pharisee ⓘ |
| emphasizes | prayer of the Publican ⓘ |
| fastingRuleEffect | no fast on the following Wednesday and Friday in many traditions ⓘ |
| focusesOn | inner disposition in prayer ⓘ |
| gospelPericope | Luke 18:10–14 ⓘ |
| gospelReadingFrom | Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | Sunday of the Triodion period ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalYearContext |
Byzantine liturgical year
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Byzantine liturgical calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical year
|
| hasTheme |
condemnation of pride
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humility ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| isFirstOf | preparatory Sundays before Great Lent ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalBookUsed |
Triodion
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surface form:
Lenten Triodion
|
| liturgicalColorTypical | varies by local custom ⓘ |
| liturgicalElementsInclude |
aposticha
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canon at Matins ⓘ exapostilarion ⓘ kontakion ⓘ special hymns from the Triodion ⓘ stichera on Lord I have cried ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | pre-Lenten period ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches
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surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| occursBefore |
Cheesefare Sunday
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Meatfare Sunday ⓘ Sunday of the Prodigal Son ⓘ |
| occursOn | Sunday ⓘ |
| occursRelativeTo |
Easter
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surface form:
Pascha
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| originalTermLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| preparesFaithfulFor |
ascetic struggle of Great Lent
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intensified prayer of Great Lent ⓘ |
| preparesFor |
Lent
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surface form:
Great Lent
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| teaches | that God justifies the humble sinner rather than the proud ⓘ |
| usedInCatechesisFor | preparation for confession ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sunday of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee