First Sunday of Lent
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The First Sunday of Lent is the opening Sunday of the Christian liturgical season of Lent, marking the beginning of a period of penitence and preparation for Easter.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Sunday of Quadragesima | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
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liturgical observance ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
almsgiving
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fasting ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| belongsToRite |
Byzantine Rite (as First Sunday of Great Lent)
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Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Methodist churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformed churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ many other Western Christian denominations ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness
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beginning of the Lenten fast ⓘ |
| dateDependsOn | date of Easter ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
call to repentance
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spiritual combat against temptation ⓘ |
| follows | Ash Wednesday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeColor |
purple
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rose (optional, in some traditions) ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Kyriake tes Orthodoxy (in some Eastern traditions, though often applied to the First Sunday of Great Lent as Sunday of Orthodoxy) ⓘ |
| hasGregorianDateRange | between early February and late March ⓘ |
| hasLatinName |
Dominica I in Quadragesima (traditional Roman Rite)
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Dominica prima Quadragesimae ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | violet ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeason | Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalGospelTheme | temptation of Jesus in the desert ⓘ |
| hasProperTexts |
collect for the First Sunday of Lent
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proper preface or anaphora in some rites ⓘ proper readings for the First Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conversion
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penitence ⓘ preparation for Easter ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| linkedToPractice |
beginning of Lenten disciplines
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scrutinies of catechumens in some liturgical traditions ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | Sunday of Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obliges | attendance at Mass or Divine Liturgy in many traditions ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Easter Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInCalendar | liturgical year ⓘ |
| occursOn | Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Second Sunday of Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | beginning of forty days of Lenten observance ⓘ |
| usedFor | catechumenal preparation for baptism at Easter (in some churches) ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
First Sunday of Quadragesima