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| Also called | Cantate Sunday (Roman Rite) |
| Observed by | Christians |
| Observances | Church services |
| Date | Four weeks afterEaster |
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TheFifth Sunday of Easter (orFifth Sunday of Eastertide) is the fifth Sunday of theEaster season, being four weeks after theChristian celebration ofEaster Sunday.[1] InWestern Christianity, this day is also known as theFourth Sunday after Easter[2] orCantate Sunday.[3]Eastern Christianity also calls this day the "Fifth Sunday," but typically using an Eastern synonym for Easter; for example,Fifth Sunday of Holy Pascha (as in theByzantine Rite[4]) orFifth Sunday of the Resurrection (as in theWest Syriac[5] andEast Syriac Rites[6]). In the Byzantine Rite, this day is also known as theSunday of the Samaritan Woman.[4][7]
The name "Fifth Sunday of Easter" is used amongRoman Catholic,[8]Anglican,[9][10]Lutheran,[11]Presbyterian,[12]Methodist,[13] and otherWestern Christianliturgical churches. It is the name given to this day in theRoman Missal[14] (used in theRoman Rite of theCatholic Church) and in theRevised Common Lectionary[15] (widely used amongEnglish-speakingmainline Protestants[16]).Tridentine editions of theRoman Missal called this day theFourth Sunday after Easter,[2] as do traditional versions of theBook of Common Prayer.
This day is also known asCantate Sunday due to theincipit "Cantáte Dómino" (Sing to the Lord) of theintroit assigned to this day in theRoman Rite.[3] The full text of the introit in its originalLatin is: "Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum, allelúia: quia mirabília fecit Dóminus, allelúia: ante conspéctum géntium revelávit iustítiam suam, allelúia, allelúia, allelúia. Salvávit sibi déxtera eius: et bráchium sanctum eius."[2] This introit is based onPsalm 97:1–2 (which is now more commonly calledPsalm 98 in accord with the Hebrew numbering used in modern Bibles).
For a brief period of time (1870–1911), this day was also known as theOctave Day of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. This octave day was the follow-up to the original feast onthe previous Sunday.
In the Byzantine Rite, this day is called theFifth Sunday of Holy Pascha, and is also called theSunday of theSamaritan Woman due to the Gospel passage (John 4:5–42) read on this day.[4][7]
Alston, George Cyprian (1913)."Cantate Sunday". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. RetrievedApril 11, 2021. Holweck, Frederick (1913)."Paschal Tide". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. RetrievedApril 10, 2021.| Sundays of theEaster cycle | ||
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| Preceded by | Fifth Sunday of Easter May 18, 2025 | Succeeded by |
