Lutheran Church Year
Dates of "Quasimodogeniti" (1^st Sunday after Easter)

The 2^nd Sunday of Easter is also known as Quasimodogeniti Sunday. Quasimodogeniti being Latin for "Like newborn babes," it is the opening phrase of the Introit appointed for the church's worship today - "Like newborn babes desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby." (1 Peter 2: 2-3)

Readings: Epistle: 1 John 5: 4-10; Gospel: John 20: 19-31

Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: Motets & Chorales for Easter Season

Dates in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

All dates are in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD.
Abbreviations of German weekdays: Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag.

1685-04-29 So
1686-04-21 So
1687-04-06 So
1688-04-25 So
1689-04-17 So
1690-04-02 So
1691-04-22 So
1692-04-13 So
1693-03-29 So
1694-04-18 So
1695-04-10 So
1696-04-29 So
1697-04-14 So
1698-04-06 So
1699-04-26 So
1700-04-18 So
1701-04-03 So
1702-04-23 So
1703-04-15 So
1704-03-30 So
1705-04-19 So
1706-04-11 So
1708-04-15 So
1709-04-07 So
1710-04-27 So
1711-04-12 So
1712-04-03 So
1713-04-23 So
1714-04-08 So
1715-04-28 So
1716-04-19 So
1717-04-04 So
1718-04-24 So
1719-04-16 So
1720-04-07 So
1721-04-20 So
1722-04-12 So
1723-04-04 So
1724-04-16 So - Cantata BWV 67 Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1725-04-08 So - Cantata BWV 42 Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1726-04-28 So - J.L. Bach: Cantata Wie lieblich sind auf den Bergen, JLB-6 (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1727-04-20 So
1728-04-04 So
1729-04-24 So
1730-04-16 So
1731-04-01 So - Cantata BWV 42 Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats (2^nd performance, Leipzig)
1732-04-20 So
1733-04-12 So
1734-05-02 So
1735-04-17 So
1736-04-08 So
1737-04-28 So
1738-04-13 So
1739-04-05 So
1740-04-24 So
1741-04-09 So
1742-04-01 So
1743-04-21 So
1744-04-05 So
1745-04-25 So
1746-04-17 So
1747-04-09 So
1748-04-21 So
1749-04-13 So
1750-04-05 So

Vocal works with no definite date

(c1742) - Cantata BWV 42 Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats (3^rd performance, Leipzig)

Sundays and Holidays in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

Prepared by Dr. Georg Fischer (April 2007), Aryeh Oron (March 2010)
Contributed by Dr. Georg Fischer (March 2010)
Please direct any questions or comments to: Dr. Georg Fischer