tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post3633728400324407924..comments2024-03-24T15:19:06.377-04:00Comments on The Continuum: The Collect - SeptuagesimaFr. Robert Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892141425033196616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-74679730860083233092007-02-04T07:38:00.000-05:002007-02-04T07:38:00.000-05:00A link worth reading:
http://occidentalis.blogspo...A link worth reading:<br /><br />http://occidentalis.blogspot.com/2007/02/farewell-to-alleluia.htmlAlbion Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423168351697120421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-48274539922629583612007-02-03T14:47:00.000-05:002007-02-03T14:47:00.000-05:00Actually there's no great mystery about the peculi...Actually there's no great mystery about the peculiar numbering of these Sundays. They just come from a very medieval use of approximate numbers, like this:<br /><br />Quadrigesima, the First Sunday in Lent, is 42 calendar days before Easter = approximately 40<br /><br />Ash Wednesday is 40 fast days (not including Sundays) before Easter.<br /><br />Quinquagesima is 49 calendar days before Easter = approximately 50<br /><br />Sexagesima is 56 calendar days before Easter = approxiamtely 60<br /><br />Septuagesima is 63 calendar days before Easter = approximately 70 days before Easter (a bit short, but, hey, it fits the pattern.)poetreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613032927883843078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-24852970604510452102007-02-03T11:19:00.000-05:002007-02-03T11:19:00.000-05:00Uggh...I've been experiencing all the weakness and...Uggh...I've been experiencing all the weakness and frailty. Had a feeling it was leading to some serious confession. Double uggh.<br /><br />The calendar is a powerful spiritual tool as it moves us through the fulness of the Gospel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-48090954854975710362007-02-03T08:38:00.000-05:002007-02-03T08:38:00.000-05:00Septuagesima is the Anglican equivalent of Orthodo...Septuagesima is the Anglican equivalent of Orthodox Triodium. The traditional Anglican Way is a great treasure. I'm glad there are still those who value it.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.com