THE EASTER SEASON 2017
96 DAYS
ASH WEDNESDAY to PENTECOST SUNDAY
Wednesday March 1, 2017 to Sunday June 4, 2017
ASH WEDNESDAY to PENTECOST SUNDAY
Wednesday March 1, 2017 to Sunday June 4, 2017
Ash
Wednesday Day 1 Wednesday March
01 2017
1st
Day - Ash
Wednesday
Palm
Sunday Day 40 Wednesday April
09 2017
40th
Day from Ash
Wednesday
Maundy
Thursday Day 44 Thursday April
13 2017
5th Day from Palm Sunday
44th Day from Ash Wednesday
Good
Friday Day 45 Friday April
14 2017
6th Day from Palm Sunday
45th Day from Ash Wednesday
Easter
Vigil Day 46 Saturday April
15 2017
7th Day from Palm Sunday
46th Day from Ash Wednesday
Easter
Sunday Day 47 Sunday April
16 2017
3rd Day from Good Friday
8th Day from Palm Sunday
47th Day from Ash Wednesday
Ascension Day 86 Thursday May
25 2017
40th
Day from Easter
Sunday
86th Day from Ash Wednesday
Pentecost Day 96 Sunday June
04 2017
50th
Day from Easter
Sunday
96th
Day from Ash Wednesday
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THE EASTER SEASON 2017
96 DAYS
ASH WEDNESDAY to PENTECOST SUNDAY
Wednesday March 1, 2017 to Sunday
June 4, 2017
96
DAYS OF THE EASTER SEASON 2017
In 2017, beginning on March 1st and
ending on June 4th, the milestone events leading up to and following
the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ are as follows:
1.
Ash Wednesday Day
1 Wednesday March 01, 2017
2.
Palm Sunday Day 40 Wednesday April 09,
2017
3.
Maundy Thursday Day 44 Thursday April 13, 2017
4.
Good Friday Day 45 Friday April
14, 2017
5.
Easter Vigil Day 46 Saturday April
15, 2017
6.
Easter Sunday Day 47 Sunday April
16, 2017
7.
Ascension Day 86 Thursday May 25, 2017
8.
Pentecost Day 96 Sunday June 04, 2017
On March 1, 2017, we began the Easter Season with the celebration of Ash Wednesday.
Usually, we think of the Easter Season as beginning on Ash Wednesday, extending through the
Palm Sunday Procession into Jerusalem, onto the Good Friday Crucifixion at the
Place of the Skull, and ending with the Easter Sunday Resurrection at the tomb.
That’s a total of 47 days. Lent is the 40 day period (40 always representing
testing) from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday.
Easter Week is the 7 day period from Palm Sunday through Good Friday to
Easter Sunday.
For my purposes in the article, I want to say that
the Easter Season extends from Ash Wednesday on March 1, 2017 to Pentecost on
Sunday on June 4, 2017.
That’s a period
of 96 days. In that period, we have the
47 days described above, plus the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven on the 86th
day, plus 10 more days to Pentecost when Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to fill His
disciples.
Pentecost occurs on the 50th
day from the Resurrection. The number 50
signifies the infilling of the Holy Spirit and Jubilee. In the Old Testament, Jubilee occurred every
50 years. Jubilee deals largely with land, property, and property rights. Slaves and prisoners were freed, debts were forgiven, and the mercies of God were particularly manifested.
Many Christians observe the season of Lent, the 40
day period from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday.
During that season, people do some things differently in recognition of
the Easter Season, including fasting, additional Bible reading and prayer,
attending additional church services, watching movies about the life, death,
and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and generally being, in a sense, more focused
and reverent during this time.
The
culmination of the season is the Resurrection of Christ.
For the 96 day period I am considering, I want to
extend the Lenten sacrifices and adoration beyond the recognition of the
Resurrection onto the recognition of Pentecost.
