Season of Lent Discrepancy

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My understanding is that the season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends when we begin the Mass of the Lord’s Supper Holy Thursday Evening. At least that is what the ORDO states year after year and so says the letters from our Bishop. However, if you go to the USCCB site, it clearly states that Lent continues through Easter Day. Why?
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Can you post a link to the USCCB webpage that says that, please.

There might be a very simple explanation here if we read the actual text that’s causing the confusion.
 
I agree to a point. I understand the symbolic 40 days, but I am talking about liturgical seasons. I answered this already…we know well in advance each year the days and or weeks of each liturgical season…precision, and we stick to that. And once again, I started this only because of what my local bishop, pastor, ORDO states vs. the USCCB site. They are not in sync.
 
Wow!

That’s easy.

It’s simply saying that Easter Sunday is on April 1.

Nothing more than that. Just a helpful little note to say “mark your calendar, Easter is on April 1 this year.”
The 2018 Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, February 14, for Latin-rite Catholics with Easter Sunday on April 1.
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rondirect:
Each liturgical season has its precise beginning and ending; period.
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Actually, no, they don’t. That’s a very American logic to apply to the European and Jewish heritage of our Church which has significant overlap and “bleed” of one thing into another. Precision isn’t there like you’d prefer.
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If you are “into” gradual transitions this is the first year I realized the “pre-lent” semi-season had been eliminated, at least in the Ordinary Form, Latin Rite. There used to be Septuagesima, Sexagesmia, Quinquagesima Sundays which were a precursor leading up to Lent. They are now deemed to be just “Ordinary Time” Sundays.

They are preserved in the Anglican Ordinariate, Extraordinary Form, and in some what different fashion in Eastern Orthodox. Anglican bodies that use older versions of Book of Common Prayer also. The PNCC apparently had dropped them at some point in the past, but reinstated them in 2014.
 
Uh, not so fast. For a novice, not knowing and looking for an answer would read the title first that states:
Lent 2018 - February 14 - April 1
Furthermore, if you click on April 1, or any date on the calendar for that matter, which are all in purple, the title of the page is LENT!
If I didn’t know better, I would then think that the season of Lent is from 2/14 - 4/1, and that Easter Sunday falls within the Lenten Season, and that is what exactly happened to someone this weekend.
Sorry, but this page is not very clear to anyone not in the know.
 
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Uh, not so fast. For a novice, not knowing and looking for an answer would read the title first that states:
Lent 2018 - February 14 - April 1
Furthermore, if you click on April 1, or any date on the calendar for that matter, which are all in purple, the title of the page is LENT!
If I didn’t know better, I would then think that the season of Lent is from 2/14 - 4/1, and that Easter Sunday falls within the Lenten Season, and that is what exactly happened to someone this weekend.
Sorry, but this page is not very clear to anyone not in the know.
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You’re reading too much into it. Way too much.

You’re looking for something that just isn’t there.
 
It is there: LENT: FEBRUARY 14 - APRIL 1 and a complete purple calendar with all dates within say LENT.
Show this to someone who does not know when Lent begins or ends and ask them, “according to this title, and this calendar, what are the dates of Lent?” I think you will be surprised.

Let’s just say that the USCCB did a bad job creating this page.
 
rondirect said:
It is there: LENT: FEBRUARY 14 - APRIL 1 and a complete purple calendar with all dates within say LENT.
Show this to someone who does not know when Lent begins or ends and ask them, “according to this title, and this calendar, what are the dates of Lent?” I think you will be surprised.

Let’s just say that the USCCB did a bad job creating this page.
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You’re looking for something that just isn’t there.

Let it go. Get on with life.
 
I am not looking for something that isn’t there. It is, and the title and calendar there says so. To your knowing eyes it’s apparent. To the unknowing, it is not.

Let’s agree to disagree respectfully. On with life!
 
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