119 Easter Part VIII: Corrections? Inside Story --- Our Investigation on When Lent Ends 　(040411)

To our readers from S (a Japanese who is interested in Christianity): We’ll wait for G’s study result. In the meantime, please let us < info@exploreamerica.info > know if you know the answer to “When Lent ends.” We’ll sure post it here once G gives his answer or anyone gives the answer.

S:
Hi G, I've a Q. Lent may ends on Easter if it lasts 40 days? In fact, I counted the days from Ash Wed. through Easter without counting Sundays, and the days are 40. Thx. S
We wrote the following in part Letter 51: “Lent is considered the forty days, not counting Sundays, before Easter. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter). “

G:
HI S,
Yes, I counted the days and you are correct. I will have to investigate this. Maybe I was wrong.
I'll have to ask my mom, she seems to know a lot about this. :-)
I'll get back to you,
G

S:
Hi G, Thanks for the info. This is not a big deal (for me, but not for some of our readers), but it's interesting. Please ask your Mom to confirm this when you get a chance.

G:
OK, I found your answer at an Internet site.
It looks like the Catholic church officially ends Lent on Holy Thursday. Other religions may end it at Easter.
So I guess for Catholics, Lent may only last 37 or 38 days.

G:
Hi S,
OK, my mom disagrees with what the article says. She says Lent ends on Easter and the article I read on the Internet is a bunch of "who-eee" (translation: article is wrong)
So, now I don't know what to believe. My mom seems very sure of herself and she does know the Catholic religion well so she probably is right. I may need to check other sites.
I think there are a few Catholic sites I can check.

K (Another Catholic): I (S) asked K about the ending date of Lent today, March 31, 2004. She answered to me, “I’m sure that Lent ends on Easter Sunday. I’m a Catholic so I know this well.”

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