Sunday of the Last Judgment

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Sunday of the Last Judgment is an Eastern Orthodox Christian feast day that focuses on Christ’s final judgment and the resurrection of the dead, observed on the Sunday before the start of Great Lent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox feast day
liturgical observance
movable feast
associatedWith almsgiving
fear of God
love of neighbor
spiritual vigilance
calendarType movable according to date of Pascha
celebratedIn Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
commemorates Christ as Judge of the living and the dead NERFINISHED
separation of the righteous and the wicked
emphasizes judgment according to deeds
service to Christ in the poor and needy
epistleReading 1 Corinthians 8:8-13
1 Corinthians 9:1-2
fastingRule dairy products still permitted after this day until Sunday of Forgiveness
last day meat is permitted before Pascha in many traditions
gospelReading Matthew 25:31-46
hasAlternativeName Judgment Sunday NERFINISHED
Meatfare Sunday NERFINISHED
Sunday of Meatfare NERFINISHED
hasLiturgicalTexts canons
kontakion
stichera
troparia
languageOfName English
linkedTo Great Lent NERFINISHED
Pascha NERFINISHED
liturgicalBookUsed Lenten Triodion NERFINISHED
liturgicalColor varies by local custom
liturgicalTheme awareness of final judgment
call to charity and almsgiving
preparation for Great Lent
occursAfter Sunday of the Prodigal Son NERFINISHED
occursBefore Clean Monday
Great Lent NERFINISHED
Sunday of Forgiveness NERFINISHED
occursOn Sunday before the Sunday of Forgiveness
second Sunday before Great Lent
partOf Byzantine liturgical year
Pre-Lenten period
Triodion period NERFINISHED
scripturalBasis Matthew 25:31-46
theologicalFocus Last Judgment NERFINISHED
Second Coming of Christ NERFINISHED
divine judgment
repentance
resurrection of the dead
works of mercy
usedFor catechesis on eschatology
preparation of faithful for Lenten asceticism

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Meatfare Sunday hasAlternativeName Sunday of the Last Judgment