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Passion Sunday
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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The fifth in Lent and second before Easter, the beginning of Passiontide. Altar, crucifixes, statues, and pictures are draped in violet. It is a time for special reflection on the Passion and Death of Christ. It is also called Judica (Judge me) Sunday from the first word of the Introit.
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Entry for 'Passion Sunday'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​p/passion-sunday.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Passion Sunday'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​p/passion-sunday.html. 1910.