Etymology

Passion Sunday

Today it means: The fifth Sunday in Lent, the second Sunday before Easter, the first day in Passiontide. Full definition →

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The story

From the Passion of Christ, the suffering of Jesus preceding and during his crucifixion, from passio (“suffering”).

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