Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
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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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sunday observance
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liturgical feast ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ pre-Paschal Sunday ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
desert monasticism
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life of St. Mary of Egypt ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | fifth Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes |
Lazarus Saturday
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Palm Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
St. Mary of Egypt
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ascetic struggle ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| determinedBy | date of Pascha ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
almsgiving
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confession of sins ⓘ fasting ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHymnography |
canon of repentance
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stichera in honor of St. Mary of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasLanguageTraditions |
Church Slavonic
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Greek ⓘ various vernacular languages in Byzantine churches ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalBook | Triodion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | Lenten color (often dark or purple, local usage) ⓘ |
| hasReading |
Epistle reading appointed in the Triodion
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Gospel reading emphasizing repentance ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalContext | final phase of Great Lent ⓘ |
| hasService |
Divine Liturgy
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Great Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ Matins ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
God’s mercy
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conversion of sinners ⓘ humility ⓘ perseverance in fasting and prayer ⓘ preparation for Pascha ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
to encourage intensified repentance near the end of Lent
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to present St. Mary of Egypt as a model of radical conversion ⓘ |
| observedBy |
monastic communities
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parish communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lent
NERFINISHED
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Paschal cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
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Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite)
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