[DOC] [TLE] Lent - Wikipedia [PAR] In languages spoken where Christianity was earlier established, such as Greek 
and Latin, the term signifies the period dating from the 40th day before Easter. [DOC] [TLE] FAQs About Lent - Easter / Lent - Catholic Life - Catholic Online [PAR] So Lent is a 40 period prior to Easter Day. .... after the celebration of the Rite of 
Election on the First Sunday of Lent) in this conversion process during Lent is .... 
The Ascension occurred on the 40th day of Easter, a Thursday... continue 
reading... [DOC] [TLE] When is Lent 2017 & 2018? Dates of Lent - Calendarpedia [PAR] Lent is the annual period of Christian observance that precedes Easter. The 
dates of Lent are defined by the date of Easter, which is a moveable feast, ... 40 
days that Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness before starting his ministry. ... Lent 
lasts for 40 days and the first day is always Ash Wednesday (the day after 
Pancake... [DOC] [TLE] Lent: 40 Days of Prayer & Fasting (The Prayer Foundation) [PAR] Our Lord expected that His followers would fast after His Resurrection. ... exempt 
"feast" or "festival" days, the period of Lent is the eight weeks before Easter. [DOC] [TLE] Dates for the Beginning and End of Lent 2016 [PAR] Lent is the season of penance and prayer before Easter. ... A woman prays after 
receiving ashes on her forehead in observance of Ash ... While Lent is a 40-day 
period of fasting and prayer, there are 46 days from Ash ... For the dates of Holy 
Days of Obligation and moveable feasts associated with Lent 2016, see the... [DOC] [TLE] When Does Lent End? (The Answer Might Surprise You) - Catholicism [PAR] The answer to that question is Holy Saturday (the day before Easter Sunday), 
which ... (if you include Ash Wednesday) but the 40th day of the 40-day Lenten 
fast. ... the revised Roman calendar used in the celebration of the Novus Ordo 
Mass,... [DOC] [TLE] The Easter Season - CRI/Voice [PAR] Mar 27, 2016 ... Information on the Christian Season of Easter or Resurrection Day from a ... Even 
before theologians explained the death of Jesus in terms of various ... This is 
often celebrated as Ascension Day (actually the 40th day after Easter Sunday, 
which ... (Lent; Advent for Christmas) as well as a following period of... [DOC] [TLE] Lent/Holy Week/Easter - Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish - Auburn ... [PAR] Lent, which begins Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday, is a 40-day 
period of spiritual renewal that helps us prepare for the celebration of the Paschal 
... he was welcomed by crowds worshiping him and laying down palm leaves 
before him. ... Pentecost: Pentecost Sunday, or Whitsunday, is the 50th day after 
Easter... [DOC] [TLE] church year | Christianity | Britannica.com [PAR] Feb 23, 2015 ... Annual cycle of seasons and days observed in the Christian ... Lord's Passover (
Easter) always on a Sunday, after the Jewish feast was over. ... (Lent) for the 
many new candidates for baptism at the Easter .... The first day of Lent is Ash 
Wednesday, being the 40th day (exclusive of Sundays) before Easter. [DOC] [TLE] What is the Liturgical Calendar? - St. Jude - National Shrine of St. Jude [PAR] The Liturgical Calendar follows a three-year cycle, each year being represented 
... Lent is a 40-day Liturgical Season that initiates the most sacred part of the ... 
Palm Sunday is celebrated on the Sunday before Easter. ... The feast celebrates 
the presentation of Christ in the temple at Jerusalem on the 40th day after His 
birth. [DOC] [TLE] History of Lent - Catholic Education Resource Center [PAR] Did the Church always have this time before Easter? ... Lent is a special time of 
prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation of the celebration of 
Easter. ... expression for the apostles -- a 40-day period of Lenten preparation 
existed. ... Lent becomes more regularized after the legalization of Christianity in 
A.D.... [DOC] [TLE] Bible Time - Day 40 -- Presenting Jesus in

Question: The 40-day period before Easter is Lent; the 40th day after Easter is the feast of this
Answer: Ascension