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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rogation Days canonical | 1 |
| Rogation Sunday | 1 |
| Rogationtide | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T430784 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rogation Days Context triple: [Eastertide, containsFeast, Rogation Days]
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A.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
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B.
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
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C.
Lent
Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
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D.
Paschal Triduum
The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
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E.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rogation Days Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
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B.
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
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C.
Lent
Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
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D.
Paschal Triduum
The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
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E.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rogation Days Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rogationtide
this entity surface form:
Rogation Sunday