Rogation Days
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Rogation Days are traditional Christian days of prayer and fasting, especially for blessings on crops and protection from calamities, observed on specific weekdays in the Easter season.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major Rogation | 0 |
| Minor Rogations | 0 |
| Rogationtide | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian observance
ⓘ
Rogation observance ⓘ Rogation observance ⓘ days of prayer and fasting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Litany
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Litany
Litany ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Litanies
Rogation Days ⓘ
surface form:
Rogationtide
|
| associatedWith |
agricultural cycle
ⓘ
beating the bounds ⓘ rural processions ⓘ |
| category |
Christian holy days
ⓘ
moveable feasts ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 5th century ⓘ |
| date | April 25 ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Roman litanies ⓘ |
| etymology | from Latin ‘rogare’ meaning ‘to ask’ ⓘ |
| geographicalOrigin | Gaul ⓘ |
| historicalUse | marking parish boundaries ⓘ |
| includes |
Major Rogation
ⓘ
Minor Rogations ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Easter season ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
some Methodist churches ⓘ |
| observedOn |
Monday before Ascension Day
ⓘ
Tuesday before Ascension Day ⓘ Wednesday before Ascension Day ⓘ specific weekdays in the Easter season ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| practices |
blessing of fields
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ litanies ⓘ processions ⓘ public supplication ⓘ recitation of penitential psalms ⓘ |
| purpose |
intercession against natural disasters
ⓘ
prayer for blessings on crops ⓘ prayer for protection from calamities ⓘ supplication for good weather ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ascension Day
ⓘ
Litanies ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusAfterSecondVaticanCouncil | optional in Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| theme |
care of creation
ⓘ
dependence on God for harvest ⓘ penitence ⓘ |
| timeInLiturgicalYear | between Easter and Ascension ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rogationtide