Daily Archives: February 6, 2008

The Date of Easter

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Darrell Pursiful

On the western/Gregorian calendar, Easter (or Pascha) is March 23 this year, although on the eastern/Jullian calendar, it won’t come until April 27. The discrepancy is the result of a calendrical adjustment made by Pope Gregory XIII in the 16th … Continue reading →

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Settling into Lent

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Darrell Pursiful

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent for those of us who follow the western/Gregorian calendar. Here is a sampling of good introductory reading on Lent and Ash Wednesday that I found in my feed reader this morning: … Continue reading →

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