Sixth Sunday of Easter
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The Sixth Sunday of Easter is a Christian liturgical celebration occurring late in the Easter season, focusing on the risen Christ’s teachings on love, joy, and the coming of the Holy Spirit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sixth Sunday of Easter canonical | 3 |
| “Sixth Sunday of Easter” (English) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical celebration
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Sunday of the Easter season ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
Rogation Days
ⓘ
surface form:
Rogation Sunday
|
| associatedPractice | processions and litanies in Rogation observances ⓘ |
| associatedWith | farewell discourses of Jesus in the Gospel of John ⓘ |
| calendarRelation | falls between the Second and Seventh Sundays after Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches using the Roman Rite calendar ⓘ European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches ⓘ Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
many other Western Christian denominations ⓘ |
| celebrationType | feast of the Lord ⓘ |
| commemorates | appearances of the risen Christ to the disciples ⓘ |
| dateDeterminedBy | date of Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
indwelling of the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
keeping Christ’s commandments ⓘ unity between Christ and believers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
promise of the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
risen Christ’s teachings on joy ⓘ risen Christ’s teachings on love ⓘ |
| follows | Fifth Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| frequency | annual observance ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian love as commanded by Jesus
ⓘ
anticipation of Pentecost ⓘ coming of the Advocate or Paraclete ⓘ joy in the resurrection ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Sixth Sunday of Easter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
“Sixth Sunday of Easter” (English)
“VI Sunday of Easter” (liturgical books abbreviation) ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Rogation Days in some traditions ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Eastertide ⓘ |
| observedIn | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| occursAfter |
Fifth Sunday of Easter
ⓘ
Fourth Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| occursBefore |
Ascension Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Ascension of the Lord (in most Western calendars)
|
| occursDuring | late Easter season ⓘ |
| occursOn | Sunday ⓘ |
| partOf |
Easter Week
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter season
|
| precedes |
Ascension
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surface form:
Ascension (where Ascension is observed on the following Thursday)
Seventh Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| readingsOftenInclude |
Gospel passages from John 14
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Gospel passages from John 15 ⓘ New Testament epistles emphasizing love ⓘ passages from the Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| traditionallyObservedAs | day of prayer for fruitful harvests in some Anglican and Protestant traditions ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“Sixth Sunday of Easter” (English)