Septuagesima Sunday:The word “Septuagesima” is Latin for “Seventieth.”It is both the name of the Liturgical Season and the name of the Sunday.Septuagesima Sunday marks the beginning of the shortest Liturgical Season.This Season is seventeen (17) days long and includes the three Sundays before Ash Wednesday.The length of the Season never changes but the start date … Continue reading Septuagesima Sunday, Dedication of the first Church of Our Lady, by St Peter – Tortosa, Italy, St Agatha Virgin Martyr and Memorials of the Saints – 5 February