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When is lent in 2012?
The lenten season began on Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 and ends on Easter, Sunday, April 8th 2012
What is Lenten Season?
The Lenten Season includes the 40 days prior to Easter Sunday. It begins on Ash Wednesday and is meant as a period of penance, personal renewal and reflection in preparation for the celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord.
When is the Lenten Time Frame?
Lent is traditionally a period of 40 days that begins on Ash Wednesday and finishes on Easter Sunday morning when Eastertide begins. Sundays that fall within the Lenten period do not count as days of Lent and the lenten fast and personal lenten observances are not binding. The time period of Lent is determined by first determining which Sunday Easter will fall upon and then counting backwards. Easter falls upon the first Sunday after the first full moon of the spring equinox, or, the first Sunday that happens after a full moon after the first day of Spring.
Do catholics still get a day off from lenten fasting on Palm Sunday?
Lent is the forty days from Ash Wednesday to Easter. The Sundays are NOT part of the forty days. Therefore, there is no fasting on Palm Sunday or any Sunday during Lent.
Why is Ash Wednesday on Sunday in 2009 and not Wednesday?
Ash Wednesday is the first day of lent - a period of 40 days before Easter (not including Sundays). Easter is always on a Sunday, and therefore Ash Wednesday is always on a Wednesday. In 2009 Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday 25th February.
What is the color for Palm Sunday?
Good Friday is Red Easter Sunday is white/gold Lenten time is purple
What Church season is Ash Wednesday in?
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent culminating with Easter Sunday.
How do you calculate the date for Ash Wednesday?
Ash Wednesday is always 47 calendar days before Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the Vernal Equinox (March 21). Lets use 2011 as an example. The first full moon after the vernal equinox is Monday April 18th. Easter Sunday is the next Sunday after that (Sunday, April 24th). Now, subtract 47 days: March 9th is Ash Wednesday.
Is Lent season finishes before palm Sunday?
No. Lent is over at Easter. It is a forty day season from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday.
When does spring start and end?
Lent starts every year on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. While Lent is a 40-day period of fasting and prayer, there are 46 days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (inclusive).
Lent continues until?
Lent is from Ash Wednesday until Good Friday. Lent is from Ash Wednesday until Good Friday. Lent is from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday. Lent ends with the beginning of Mass on Holy Thursday however, the Lenten laws concerning fasting and abstinence continue until the Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday.
Is Easter week holy week?
No. The week before Easter Sunday (from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday) is called Holy Week. It is also the last week of the 40 day period of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday. Officially, Easter Week is the week that begins on Easter Sunday. There are also 40 days in the period of Easter, beginning on Easter Sunday, which is actually only the First Sunday of Easter.
