When Does Lent 2011 End? (Update)

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Wendel Hall

Good news for all of us struggling with our Lenten vows:  Lent officially ends on April 21, 2011 at the time the Mass of the Lord’s Supper begins.  According to the General Norm 28,

Lent runs from Ash Wednesday until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper exclusive.

Of course, we’ll all be in Mass so it’ll be difficult to take advantage of the timing!

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Update:

The end of Lent does not mean the end of fasting.  We just replace our Lenten vow with a traditional Easter Fast until Easter Sunday:

On Good Friday and, if possible, also on Holy Saturday until the Easter Vigil, the Easter fast is observed everywhere.

General Norm 20.

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  1. When Does Lent 2012 Begin? When Does Lent End in 2012? « St Francis Men of Emmaus, on February 1, 2012 at 10:01 am said:

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  2. Jack, on March 25, 2011 at 11:32 am said:

    Actually, since the Holy Thursday Mass is a vigil Mass that has no dismissal, the fasting contiues though unitl “Saturday”, which starts after Friday’s service. Remember there is no Mass until Saturday evening Easter Vigil. So, does that mean fasting until Easter?

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    • achurchguy, on March 26, 2011 at 9:40 am said:

      Oh, so legalistic! The general norm is that Lent lasts until the beginning of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. So, we only have to get to the start of the Mass. I think that explains why so many people are eating candy bars during that Mass!

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  3. Reed Dunlap, on March 24, 2011 at 10:14 pm said:

    That only is a few hours until the start of Good Friday, a day of fasting.

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