Sundays and Lent

[catholictiger]

the length and days that are a part of Lent has always seemed to be a very unclear question. Most people will say that lent starts on Ash Wendsday and ends with the vigil mass sundays not included in the count making it 40 days of Lent. They may use some Church history to argue their point. But they would actually be incorrect, according to the current tradition of the Church lent is 44 days not 40. It starts on Ash Wednesday and goes to Holy Thursday but doesn’t include the mass of the Lord’s supper. The Church since vatican two sees Sundays as days of lent.

jimmy akin address this issue bellow

ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-lent/

Why i put this in spirituality is because I know its common among Catholics to only do their fasting or lenten practices monday through saturday and not do them on Sunday. While your lenten practices are your decision to make and you can make your own rules about when to fast and when not to fast. I think we should all keep in mind that Sundays are still Lent and not separated from Lent. Now Sunday’s are the days we celebrating the day of resurrection in the Church being the “8th day” So if you decide not to fast on Sunday’s its understandable.

but again Sundays are a part of Lent contrary to popular belief.

God Bless.

 

[catholictiger]

let me clarify something vatican 2 doesn’t say Sunday’s Count it changed the calendar it was Paul the VI who talked about this stuff.

actually discussing wiht some of my friends its not to clear what it is.

HEaring from some experts yes

others no.