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Quinquagesima. Quinquagesima (/ ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪmə /), in the Western Christian Churches, is the last pre-Lenten Sunday, being the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and the first day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide). It is also called Quinquagesima Sunday, Quinquagesimae, Estomihi, Shrove Sunday, Pork Sunday, or the Sunday next before Lent.
Roman Catholic Gaudete Sunday Mass in which the priest is wearing the customary rose vestments. The season of Advent originated as a fast of 40 days in preparation for Christmas, commencing on the day after the feast of Saint Martin (11 November), whence it was often called Saint Martin's Lent, a name by which it was known as early as the fifth century.
The Paschal Triduum or Easter Triduum (Latin: Triduum Paschale), [1] Holy Triduum (Latin: Triduum Sacrum), or the Three Days, [2] is the period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday, [3] reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday. [4]
The three Sundays of Commemoration are a gradual entry into Lent, allowing for gradual asceticism and spiritual preparation. The three Sundays put an end to the season of the Epiphany as can be seen from the change of response in the Qadishat and wear different liturgical colours from white and gold to purple and black.
The Refreshment Sundays are: Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent. Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday in Advent. Of these, the better known is Laetare Sunday, and if reference is made to a single "Refreshment Sunday" or "Rose Sunday" it is usually this Sunday that is meant. [1] It is also called Mid-Lent Sunday, Mothering Sunday, Mother's ...
Laetare Sunday (Church Latin: [leˈta.re]; Classical Latin: [lae̯ˈtaːre]; English: / liːˈtɛəri /) is the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. Traditionally, this Sunday has been a day of celebration within the austere period of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit ...
April 2 (Western) April 9 (Eastern) Frequency. annual. Related to. Holy Week and Easter. Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, among other names, [ note 1 ] is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels.
Shrovetide is the Christian liturgical period prior to the start of Lent that begins on Shrove Saturday and ends at the close of Shrove Tuesday. [1][2] The season focuses on examination of conscience and repentance before the Lenten fast. [3][4] It includes Shrove Saturday, Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday. [1][2]