On Being Reality-Based About Ourselves
As we are using the traditional Western lectionary for our worship on Sundays and Holy Days, starting today and lasting for the next two Sundays is the period of time known as “Pre-Lent.” And these Sundays have funny names, inherited from the Latin language. Septuagesima is Latin for seventieth—that is, approximately seventy days before Easter. Next Sunday is named Sexagesima, which is Latin for sixtieth—that is, approximately 60 days before Easter. The last of the three, Quinquagesima, is Latin for fiftieth—that is, approximately 50 days before Easter.
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