Passiontide

Passiontide
A cross veiled during Passiontide in Lent (Pfarrkirche St. Martin in Tannheim, Baden Württemberg, Germany).
Observed by	Anglicans Eastern Catholics Eastern Orthodox Lutherans Moravians Oriental Orthodox Roman Catholics Methodists
Type	Christian
Begins	Passion Sunday
Ends	Holy Saturday
Date	Last two weeks of Lent
Related to	Holy Week, Paschal Triduum

Passiontide (in the Christian liturgical year) is a name for the last two weeks of Lent, beginning on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, long celebrated as Passion Sunday, and continuing through Lazarus Saturday. It commemorates the suffering of Christ (Latin passio = “suffering”). The second week of Passiontide is Holy Week, ending on Holy Saturday.