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The first Sunday in the season of Lent
Quadragesima Sunday
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Observed by
| Western Christianity
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Liturgical color
| Violet
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Observances
| Church services
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Date
| First Sunday of
Lent
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2023 date
| February 26
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2024 date
| February 18
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2025 date
| March 9
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2026 date
| February 22
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Quadragesima Sunday
(also known as
Invocabit Sunday
) is the first Sunday in
Lent
, occurring after
Ash Wednesday
.
The term
Quadragesima
is derived from the
Latin
word for "fortieth", as there are exactly forty days from Quadragesima Sunday until
Good Friday
. However, like
Quinquagesima
,
Sexagesima
and
Septuagesima
, the numeral is more likely an approximation of how many days there are until
Easter Sunday
, in this case 42. While Quadragesima includes both Sundays and weekdays, the beginning of Lent was later changed to the preceding Wednesday, "
Ash Wednesday
", to get in forty weekdays.
'Invocabit' is the opening word of the
introit
for the day.
Quadragesima Sunday may occur as early as February 8 or as late as March 14.
In both the ordinary form of the Roman rite and common English parlance it is known as the First Sunday of Lent.
The
buergbrennen
festivities centred on a large bonfire are celebrated in the towns and villages of
Luxembourg
on the first Sunday of Lent to herald the coming of spring.
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References
[
edit
]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain
:
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "
Quadragesima
".
Catholic Encyclopedia
. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Sundays of the
Easter cycle
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Preceded by
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First Sunday of Lent
February 18, 2024
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Succeeded by
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