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As a Priest in this part of the Anglican Communion - Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (and in my humble opinion more generally) - "Passion Sunday" still applies to the fifth Sunday in Lent, and Passiontide begins then, albeit with less intensity than on Palm Sunday. The momentuum of Lent changes, and this is reflected in the liturgy, colour, lectionary, etc of the Church.
I thought that Passion Sunday could only be the fifth Sunday in Lent - surely, the sixth Sunday - at least in Western churches - would be Palm Sunday? Carltonio ( talk) 20:07, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
I am confused by your latest edit. While you do add some useful data, you wipe out information which seems to explain the observance of the day over the past sixty years. I also find your new opening statement about the application of the term somewhat contentious. Do you consider the terminology of the Roman Missal unofficial? Please clarify.
You also wiped out one point I was trying to highlight for readers, viz., the rationale for the term. Daniel the Monk ( talk) 01:17, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Are there any sources which demonstrate that Passiontide was officially abolished, or is it simply implied by the reversion to “Fifth Sunday of Lent”? The continued veiling of statues, and the mandatory use of the Preface of the Passion of the Lord after the Fifth Sunday of Lent demonstrate a change of character in the final two weeks of Lent which suggests Passiontide is still observed. Moreover, even though Passiontide is a more ancient observation than Lent, the oldest extant books of the Roman Rite delineate “Fifth Sunday of Lent.” The name was changed to Passion Sunday in the ninth century. So it is Passiontide which lent its name to Passion Sunday, not Passion Sunday which lent its name to Passiontide. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.153.221.138 ( talk) 14:00, 6 April 2022 (UTC)