Fifth Sunday of Lent

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Sunday observance day in the Christian liturgical year liturgical observance moveable feast

The Fifth Sunday of Lent is the final Sunday of Lent before Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, marking the beginning of Passiontide in many traditions.

Aliases (2)

Fifth Sunday of Quadragesima ×1
Sunday of the Lord in Lent ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sunday observance → day in the Christian liturgical year → liturgical observance → moveable feast →
associatedWith	Passion of Christ → approach of Holy Week → suffering of Jesus →
calendarType	moveable date based on date of Easter →
commemoratedIn	Anglican liturgy → Lutheran liturgy → Methodist liturgy → Roman Rite →
emphasizes	conversion → intensified Lenten discipline → penitence → preparation for the Paschal Triduum →
follows	Fourth Sunday of Lent →
hasAlternativeLiturgicalColor	purple → red → rose →
hasApproximateDateRange	mid‑March to mid‑April →
hasFormerName	Dominica de Passione → First Sunday of the Passion → Passion Sunday →
hasGospelThemes	Jesus’ conflict with authorities → impending death of Jesus → promise of resurrection →
hasLiturgicalColor	violet →
hasLiturgicalRank	Sunday in Lent → Sunday of the Lord in Lent →
hasNameInRomanRite	Fifth Sunday of Lent →
marksBeginningOf	Passiontide →
observedBy	Anglican Communion → Lutheran churches → Methodist churches → Reformed churches → Roman Catholic Church → some Old Catholic churches → some Western Rite Orthodox communities →
occursBefore	Easter Sunday →
occursDuring	Lent →
occursOn	Sunday →
partOf	Christian liturgical calendar → Season of Lent →
precedes	Holy Week → Palm Sunday →
relatedTo	Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion → Passion Sunday in the modern Roman Rite (Palm Sunday) →
usedToMarkBeginningOf	two‑week Passiontide period →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Holy Week →	follows
Fifth Sunday of Lent ("Sunday of the Lord in Lent") →	hasLiturgicalRank
Quadragesima ("Fifth Sunday of Quadragesima") →	hasWeekName