| Passion Sunday | |
|---|---|
 Crucifix veiled for Passiontide in the Parish Church of St. Martin, Tannheim, Baden Württemberg, Germany. | |
| 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 |
Passion Sunday is the fifth Sunday in Lent, marking the beginning of Passiontide. In 1969, the Roman Catholic Church deleted Passiontide from the liturgical calendar of the Mass of Paul VI, but it is still observed in the Church by those who keep the Extraordinary Form and Personal Ordinariates, and outside it by some Anglicans and Lutherans.
In Scotland, the day is known as Care Sunday.[1]
- ^ "Care Sunday". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)