Septuagesima Sunday And The 70 Days Until Easter!
Mandeville, LA - Today is Septuagesima Sunday, septuagesima means "70" and as such marks the 70 days between today and Easter Sunday. This season begins with the priest wearing the somber color of The Passion, purple. Dom Prosper Gueranger says of the history of Septuagesima Sunday. The Season of Septuagesima comprises the three weeks immediately preceding Lent. It forms one of the principal divisions of the Liturgical Year, and is […]
