Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Painting of Christ in Majesty from the Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck (AD 1427)
Observed by
Catholic Church Lutheranism Anglican Communion[1] Methodist churches Moravian Church Church of the Nazarene Reformed churches Western Rite Orthodoxy Other Christian denominations
Liturgical color
White
Observances
Church services Eucharistic adoration for a full day
Date
Last Sunday of the liturgical year; from 20–26 November, inclusive (in Ordinary Form),[2] or final Sunday of October (in Extraordinary Form)
2023 date
26 November (ordinary form)
29 October (extraordinary form)
2024 date
24 November (ordinary form)
27 October (extraordinary form)
2025 date
23 November (ordinary form)
26 October (extraordinary form)
2026 date
22 November (ordinary form)
25 October (extraordinary form)
First time
31 October 1926
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly referred to as the Feast of Christ the King, Christ the King Sunday or Reign of Christ Sunday,[3] is a feast in the liturgical year which emphasises the true kingship of Christ. The feast is a relatively recent addition to the liturgical calendar, instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI for the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. In 1970, its Roman Rite observance was moved from October to the last Sunday of Ordinary Time and thus to the end of the liturgical year. The earliest date on which the Feast of Christ the King can occur is 20 November and the latest is 26 November.
An image of Christ the King at the Antipolo Cathedral, Philippines.Enthroned Christ the King antique patronal festival statue
The Lutheran, Anglican, Moravian, Methodist, Nazarene, Reformed and United Protestant churches also celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, which is contained in the Revised Common Lectionary;[4] the Methodist, Anglican and Presbyterian Churches often observe this as part of the liturgical season of Kingdomtide, which runs between the Fourth Sunday before Advent and the Feast of Christ the King. It is also observed on the same computed date as the final Sunday of the ecclesiastical year, the Sunday before the First Sunday of Advent, by Western Rite parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.[5] Roman Catholics adhering to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite use the General Roman Calendar of 1960 and continue to observe the Solemnity on the date established in 1925, the final Sunday of October.
^The Feast of Christ the King, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, anglicanchaurchsa, 21 November 2011
^Richert, Scott P. (29 July 2018). "When Is the Feast of Christ the King?". Learn Religions. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference Moravian2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings Proposed by the Consultation on Common Texts, Augsburg Fortress, 2005, pp. 304–305, ISBN 0806649305
^Fraternity of St. Gregory the Great calendar
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