Septuagesima

Septuagesima ( Latin : seventieth) is the first Sunday of Easter Circle, 70 days before Easter. This Sunday will be followed by the other two Sundays of Lent for : Sexagesima , Sunday before Lent . They are a preparation for the forty-day Lent ( Quadragesima ). Hence, the liturgical color purple and the songs of joy ( Te Deum , Gloria and Alleluia ) be omitted except sacred festivals that occur during this period.

In adapting the liturgical calendar after Vatican II, the three Sundays of Lent for (Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Sunday before Lent) derecognized and replaced by ordinary Sundays throughout the year. However, there are also Catholics that the Tridentine liturgy celebrate and follow the corresponding liturgical calendar.