Passion Sunday
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Passion Sunday is the fifth Sunday in Lent, marking the beginning of Passiontide. In 1969, the Roman Catholic Church removed Passiontide from the liturgical year of the Novus Ordo, but it is still observed in the Extraordinary Form, the Personal Ordinariates, and by some Anglicans and Lutherans.
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Passion Sunday | |
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Also called | Care Sunday (Scotland) |
Observed by | Anglicans Lutherans Roman Catholics (Extraordinary Form) Methodists |
Liturgical color | Violet |
Observances | Veiling of crucifixes and images |
Date | Fifth Sunday in Lent; Second Sunday before Easter, or the Sunday following this (Roman Rite) |
2023 date | March 26 |
2024 date | March 17 |
2025 date | April 6 |
2026 date | March 22 |
Related to | Passiontide, Palm Sunday |
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