Forgiveness Sunday
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Forgiveness Sunday is an Eastern Orthodox Christian observance marking the final day before Great Lent, focused on asking and granting forgiveness within the community.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DivineForgiveness | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox Christian observance
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liturgical day ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
Forgiveness Vespers
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asking forgiveness from fellow parishioners ⓘ granting forgiveness to others ⓘ last day eating dairy products before Great Lent in many traditions ⓘ liturgical change to Lenten tones at Vespers ⓘ prostrations during the rite of forgiveness ⓘ |
| associatedScripture | Gospel reading on forgiveness and fasting ⓘ |
| associatedWith | beginning of the Lenten fast ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | moveable date based on the date of Pascha (Easter) ⓘ |
| culturalAspect | often associated with special dairy foods in some cultures ⓘ |
| follows | Meatfare Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cheese-fare Sunday
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Cheesefare Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunday of Forgiveness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | transition from festal to Lenten colors in many local usages ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
mutual asking of forgiveness between clergy and laity
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procession or line of faithful asking forgiveness from each other in some parishes ⓘ |
| liturgicalFocus |
mutual forgiveness
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preparation for Great Lent ⓘ reconciliation within the community ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | Sunday observance in the pre-Lenten period ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Eastern Catholics of the Byzantine tradition
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Eastern Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn | Byzantine Rite liturgical calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursOn | Sunday before Clean Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paschal cycle
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Pre-Lenten period ⓘ |
| precedes |
Clean Monday
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Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preparationFor |
almsgiving during Great Lent
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fasting during Great Lent ⓘ intensified prayer during Great Lent ⓘ |
| purpose |
to emphasize the centrality of forgiveness in Christian life
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to enter Great Lent reconciled with others ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Clean Monday
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Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ Meatfare Sunday ⓘ Pascha (Easter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
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Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
examination of conscience
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humility ⓘ repentance ⓘ restoration of broken relationships ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.