So what comes after Advent & Christmas?

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What “season” comes next? Someone told me that it was the season of Epiphany (sp?) but I thought that was only one day? What do we call the time between now & Lent?

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Ordinary Time.

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Hi Jimmy ~ What does ordinary time mean? Does it sort of mean that we’re not in any special season… ?
 
Ordinary is derived from the word “ordinal” which just means counting weeks. So when we are in ordinary time, the vestments are green for hope, and we count weeks Mon.Jan.9th we begin counting, the first weekday in ordinary time. Sun the 15th is the Second Sunday of Ordinary time.
 
In the old calendar (Tridentine) it was called the season of “Time after Epiphany”. After the calendar change it became known as Ordinary Time.
 
But, if you want to have something to look forward to, the biggest event of the Church is coming up soon. Lent begins March 8.
 
carol marie:
What “season” comes next? Someone told me that it was the season of Epiphany (sp?) but I thought that was only one day? What do we call the time between now & Lent?

Thanks,
CM
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In the Tridentine Calendar (Pre-Vatican II) the season between January 6th and February 2nd was know as Epiphany. Epiphany began on January 6th with the commeration of the adoration by the magi it also began the octave of Epiphany. The following Sunday (with in the octave) was in honor of the Holy Family. Now the Holy Family is commemorated on the Sunday durring the Christmas Octave and the Epiphany octave has been removed. The Sundays following the Feast of the Holy Family in the old Calendar emphasised Christ’s manifestation (Epiphany) his baptism in the river Jordan, his turning water into wine, etc etc. Epiphany ended on Candlemas day (Feb. 2nd) which is 40 days after Christmas day, this Feast commemorates Christ’s presentation in the Temple, Mary’s purification, and the encounter with Simeon and Anna who praised God for revealing to them the Messiah. After Candlemas, Septugisma Sunday would soon follow (Sometimes it preceded Candlemas, depending on when Easter fell.) the name for the Sunday is derived from the Greek work for 70. Septugisma and the following two Sundays prepared the faithful for Lent.

In the Current calendar we begin with Advent, which has 4 Sundays in it. Christmas begins at sunset on December 24th and continues until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord which is the Sunday or Monday(depending on which country you are in) following January 6th.
 
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the name for the Sunday is derived from the Greek work for 70. Septugisma and the following two Sundays prepared the faithful for Lent.
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I should clarify more, Septuagesima (I spelled it wrong before) Sunday literally marks 70 days until Easter Sunday. The following Sunday is Sexagisima Sunday derived from the Greek word for 60. The last Sunday before Ash Wedensday begins the three day period known then as Shrove Time and was called Quinquagesima Sunday, marking 50 days until Easter Sunday. (Lent was technically 46 days, but since the fast is lifted on Sunday there are 40 days of fasting). The Last day before Ash Wednesday is called Shrove Tuesday, our French brothers and sisters have given it the name, “Mardi Gras” meaning, “Fat Tuesday.” The reason for this is because along time ago Meats, animal products, fats, and alcohol were forbidden to be consumed durring the 40 fasting days. So everyone emptied out their pantries and partied on that day. Since the change in the Calendar, the three Sundays I mentioned no longer hold those titles and green is worn by the priest on those Sundays instead of the purple of the pre-Vatican II days. Also the fasting requirements of Lent have laxed since those days.
 
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Septuagesima Sunday literally marks 70 days until Easter Sunday. The following Sunday is Sexagisima Sunday derived from the Greek word for 60. The last Sunday before Ash Wedensday begins the three day period known then as Shrove Time and was called Quinquagesima Sunday, marking 50 days until Easter Sunday.
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Now I’m confused. If there are 7 days in a week, then Septuagesima Sunday is presumably 10 weeks before Easter, or 70 days. That makes sense.

Is Sexagisima Sunday actually 63 days before Easter, and Quinquagesima Sunday 56?
 
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Now I’m confused. If there are 7 days in a week, then Septuagesima Sunday is presumably 10 weeks before Easter, or 70 days. That makes sense.

Is Sexagisima Sunday actually 63 days before Easter, and Quinquagesima Sunday 56?
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Yes, you’re right, the numbers are rounded. Some speculate that Septuagesima tide commemorated the 70 years of the Babylonian captivity. For more info, including the point you brought up, go here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagesima
 
Coyote, doesn’t Lent begin this year on March 1st–Ash Wednesday?
 
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Coyote, doesn’t Lent begin this year on March 1st–Ash Wednesday?
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Yes it does, Easter is toward the end of April this year.
 
carol marie:
What “season” comes next? Someone told me that it was the season of Epiphany (sp?) but I thought that was only one day? What do we call the time between now & Lent?

Carol Marie,

According to my 5 yr old, the time between Christmas and Easter is called “New Year” and he’d like to know “when does the groundhog bring our New Year presents?” :rolleyes:

Many years,

Neil
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