Meatfare Sunday
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Meatfare Sunday is the Eastern Orthodox Christian feast marking the last day on which meat is eaten before the stricter fasting of Great Lent begins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meatfare Sunday canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical observance
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox feast ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fasting regulations
ⓘ
pre-Lenten period ⓘ |
| calendarType | date determined by Paschalion (date of Pascha/Easter) ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Byzantine Rite parishes worldwide ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Final Judgment
ⓘ
surface form:
Last Judgment
Second Coming of Christ ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cheesefare Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Cheesefare Week
|
| dateRelationToPascha | eight Sundays before Pascha (Easter) ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
eschatological accountability
ⓘ
responsibility for one’s neighbor ⓘ works of mercy ⓘ |
| fastingRuleAfter | no meat eaten from the following Monday until Pascha in traditional practice ⓘ |
| follows | Sunday of the Prodigal Son ⓘ |
| gospelReading | Matthew 25:31-46 ⓘ |
| greekName | Apokreō ⓘ |
| greekNameMeaning | “from the meat” or “farewell to meat” ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Apokreo Sunday
ⓘ
Apokreo Sunday ⓘ
surface form:
Apokreos Sunday
Carnival Sunday ⓘ Meatfare ⓘ Sunday of the Last Judgment ⓘ |
| hasHymnography | stichera and canons on the theme of Judgment ⓘ |
| hasIconographicTheme | icon of the Last Judgment ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | varies by local custom ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalTheme |
Final Judgment
ⓘ
surface form:
Last Judgment
|
| involves | special troparia and kontakia ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | English term derived from “meat” and “fare” (to go away) ⓘ |
| linkedToPractice |
abstinence from meat after this day
ⓘ
almsgiving ⓘ preparation for Great Lent ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| liturgicalBookUsed |
Triodion
ⓘ
surface form:
Lenten Triodion
|
| liturgicalRank | Sunday with special commemorations in the Triodion ⓘ |
| marks | last day meat is eaten before Great Lent fast ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox faithful in some traditions ⓘ |
| occurs | two Sundays before the start of Great Lent ⓘ |
| occursBefore |
Lent
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lent
|
| occursDuring | Pre-Lenten Triodion period ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine liturgical calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical year
|
| precedes | Cheesefare Sunday ⓘ |
| preparatoryRole | moral preparation for Lenten asceticism ⓘ |
| usedInCatechesis | teaching about judgment and mercy ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.