Passion time

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Symbol of the passion time - the veiled crucifix

Passion time denotes either the time from the 5th Sunday of Lent , which is also called Judica or Passion Sunday , to the end of Lent (in the Catholic Church ) or is a synonym for the term Lent (in the German-speaking Protestant churches).

The liturgy of the Passion time in the Catholic Church is characterized by the fact that it shifts the accent from the thought of repentance to the contemplation of the passion of Jesus Christ . An external characteristic of the Passion time in the Catholic Church is the covering of the crucifixes and crosses, in some places also of statues, with the exception of those showing the suffering Christ, such as the Man of Sorrows , with purple or black cloths. As a rule, winged altars are also closed and the sides designed for the Passion are shown.

In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany it was also customary until the beginning of the 19th century to cover the crosses. This only went out of fashion in the wake of so-called “Prussian Protestantism”. At present, the custom can still be found mainly in individual communities in Bavaria and Saxony.

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