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Lent is forty days (to commemorate the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness before commencing his mission, not including Sundays. It begins on Ash Wednesday and finishes at midnight on the Saturday before Easter Sunday. This year (2009) Lent is 46 days long (including 6 Sundays) so it is just over six weeks long.
6 weeks and 2 days
There are 6 full weeks of Lent, plus the 4 days previous to that, from Ash Wednesday to the following Saturday.
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What season starts after Epiphany?
Ordinary Time follows Epiphany, followed a few weeks later by Lent.
When is the greek carnival season?
last for three weeks in February and March, just before the beginning of Lent.
When is greek carnival season?
last for three weeks in February and March, just before the beginning of Lent.
How many weeks of Lent are there in the Roman Catholic Church?
Lent last for 40 days which makes it 6 weeks as per the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the season after Lent?
The season after Lent is the Easter season. It is a season of rejoicing and celebration for Christ's resurrection, and it lasts forty days, until the feast of the Ascension.
What day begins the season of Lent?
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday
What does lent season mean?
The lent season means to sacrifice or to give up something that you don't really need.
What is called the fourth Sunday of lent?
The fourth Sunday in Lent is called "Laetare Sunday". On this Sunday in Lent priests may wear Rose-colored vestments for the liturgy. The purpose of the Sunday is to encourage the Faithful who have come through four weeks of Lent in fastings and prayers. Laetare Sunday therefore is a festive interlude amid the highly penitential season of Lent.
How many weeks in regular season?
30 weeks
What season is represented by purple?
Lent.
What word is omitted from the Liturgical Season of Lent?
"Alleluia" is omitted from the season of Lent in anticipation of the joy of the ressurection where it is a key part of the celebration.
How many days are there in Lent including Sundays?
Catholic AnswerThere are five full weeks of Lent = 35 days, plus four days (Ash Wednesday through Saturday) = 39, plus Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of Holy Week = 44. Lent ends with Evening Prayer on Holy Thursday and the shortest Liturgical Season of the year begins: the Easter Triduum.
