Christ the King
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Christ the King is a title of Jesus based on several passages of Scripture. It is used by most Christians. The Roman Catholic Church, together with many Protestant denominations, including the Anglican Churches, Presbyterians, Lutherans and Methodists, celebrate the Feast of Christ the King on the last Sunday of the liturgical year (before a new year begins with the First Sunday of Advent, the earliest date of which is 27 November). The Feast of Christ the King is thus on the Sunday that falls between 20 and 26 November, inclusive. Originally, the liturgical calendar had this feast on the last Sunday of October prior to All Saints Day, where it is still celebrated in the Extraordinary form of the Roman Rite. The title "Christ the King" is also frequently used as a name for churches, schools, seminaries, hospitals and religious institutes.
See also
- Jesus, King of the Jews
- Kingly office of Christ, one of the Threefold offices
- The Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven are theological concepts interpreted variously.
- Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews is the inscription which the gospels report was placed on the cross by the Romans (indicating a misguided sentence of revolutionary sedition) and which is found on many crucifixes.
- The Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church celebrate the Feast of Christ the King on the last Sunday of the liturgical year (Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite) and on the last Sunday in October, immediately before the feast of All Saints (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite). It is a solemnity in the Roman Catholic Calendar. The Feast of Christ the King is followed by the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year. Paola, Malta celebrates it on the third Sunday of July.
- Cristo Rey, the Spanish translation used for several placenames.
- The similar conception of Christ Pantocrator associated with Orthodox Christianity