Quinquagesima

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Septuagesima, *Sexagesima *and *Quinquagesima *references 70, 60 and 50 days before Easter, a pre-Lenten period in which some early Christian communities began their fasting. These are ancient names that were retained even though the liturgical times and fasting arrangements of Lent were made uniform in 600 by Pope Gregory the Great. At least, that was what I was taught . . . yesterday (Sunday, February 16, 2014) was Dominica in Septuagesima.
 
Thank you to The Reginator!! The website is very informative. It is wonderful that Septuagesima Sunday and Quinquagesima Sunday are still used for the Traditional Latin Mass. :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:
 
The above posts answer the question perfectly. I should also add (I didn’t look at the links so they might address this) that “septem”, “sex”, and “quinque” are the latin numbers for seven, six, and five, respectively.
 
In an attempt to make it also related to Eastern Catholicism (since this is the EC Forum) it is also known as Cheesefare in the Byzantine Churches and is the conclusion of Cheesefare week (if I’m not mistaken). This is when Byzantines begin fasting from cheese/diary in preparation for the Lenten fast. Latin practice used to be the same, to my understanding.
 
MorEphrem said:
In an attempt to make it also related to Eastern Catholicism (since this is the EC Forum) it is also known as Cheesefare in the Byzantine Churches and is the conclusion of Cheesefare week (if I’m not mistaken). This is when Byzantines begin fasting from cheese/diary in preparation for the Lenten fast. Latin practice used to be the same, to my understanding.
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Thanks for adding that!!
I have never heard of Cheesefare week before.
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