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February 06, 2023. Diocese of Lansing. Yesterday was Septuagesima, which is a Latin word for seventieth. In the traditional Catholic calendar, Septuagesima, roughly 70 days before Easter, marks the beginning of pre-Lent, a brief liturgical season that prepares the faithful for Lent. Following Septuagesima, the next Sundays are Sexagesima, 60

Septuagesima Sunday is the ninth Sunday before Lent, and it is the day that begins the Septuagesima season, which is made up of three Sundays: Septuagesima (which means seventieth), Sexagesima (which means sixtieth), and Quinquagesima (which means fiftieth), and then it extends until Ash Wednesday. Quadragesima is the name given in most

Pre-Lent Sundays. Septuagesima is the ninth Sunday before Easter, or the third Sunday before Lent. ... These days were also practical for Christians in pre-refrigeration days — they would use the pre-Lenten season to use up the rich, perishable foods such as meat and cheese that they had in their house before Lent began, and the unused foods