THE EASTER SEASON 2017 - 96 DAYS

THE EASTER SEASON 2017
96 DAYS
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 SundayEaster 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.
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THE EASTER SEASON 2017
96 DAYS
THE CALENDAR
ASH WEDNESDAY to PENTECOST SUNDAY
Wednesday March 1, 2017 to Sunday June 4, 2017

Wednesday, March 01, 2017 Ash Wednesday  1 1st Day - Ash Wednesday
Thursday, March 02, 2017  2  2nd Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, March 03, 2017  3 3rd Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, March 04, 2017  4 4th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, March 05, 2017  5 5th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, March 06, 2017  6 6th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, March 07, 2017  7 7th Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 08, 2017  8 8th Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, March 09, 2017  9 9th Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, March 10, 2017 10 10th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, March 11, 2017 11 11th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, March 12, 2017 12 12th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, March 13, 2017 13 13th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 14 14th Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 15 15th Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, March 16, 2017 16 16th Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, March 17, 2017 17 17th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, March 18, 2017 18 18th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, March 19, 2017 19 19th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, March 20, 2017 20 20th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 21 21st Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 22 22nd Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, March 23, 2017 23 23rd Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, March 24, 2017 24 24th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, March 25, 2017 25 25th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, March 26, 2017 26 26th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, March 27, 2017 27 27th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 28 28th Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 29 29th Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, March 30, 2017 30 30th Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, March 31, 2017 31 31st Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, April 01, 2017 32 32nd Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, April 02, 2017 33 33rd Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, April 03, 2017 34 34th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, April 04, 2017 35 35th Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, April 05, 2017 36 36th Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, April 06, 2017 37 37th Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, April 07, 2017 38 38th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, April 08, 2017 39 39th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, April 09, 2017 Palm Sunday 40 40th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, April 10, 2017 41 41st Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 42 42nd Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 43 43rd Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, April 13, 2017 Maundy Thursday 44 44th Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, April 14, 2017 Good Friday 45 45th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, April 15, 2017 Easter Vigil 46 46th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, April 16, 2017 Easter Sunday 47 47th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, April 17, 2017 48 48th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 49 49th Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 50 50th Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, April 20, 2017 51 51st Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, April 21, 2017 52 52nd Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, April 22, 2017 53 53rd Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, April 23, 2017 54 54th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, April 24, 2017 55 55th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 56 56th Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 57 57th Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, April 27, 2017 58 58th Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, April 28, 2017 59 59th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, April 29, 2017 60 60th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, April 30, 2017 61 61st Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, May 01, 2017 62 62nd Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, May 02, 2017 63 63rd Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, May 03, 2017 64 64th Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, May 04, 2017 65 65th Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, May 05, 2017 66 66th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, May 06, 2017 67 67th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, May 07, 2017 68 68th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, May 08, 2017 69 69th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, May 09, 2017 70 70th Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 71 71st Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, May 11, 2017 72 72nd Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, May 12, 2017 73 73rd Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, May 13, 2017 74 74th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, May 14, 2017 75 75th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, May 15, 2017 76 76th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 77 77th Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 78 78th Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, May 18, 2017 79 79th Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, May 19, 2017 80 80th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, May 20, 2017 81 81st Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, May 21, 2017 82 82nd Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, May 22, 2017 83 83rd Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 84 84th Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 85 85th Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, May 25, 2017 Ascension 86 86th Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, May 26, 2017 87 87th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, May 27, 2017 88 88th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, May 28, 2017 89 89th Day from Ash Wednesday
Monday, May 29, 2017 90 90th Day from Ash Wednesday
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 91 91st Day from Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 92 92nd Day from Ash Wednesday
Thursday, June 01, 2017 93 93rd Day from Ash Wednesday
Friday, June 02, 2017 94 94th Day from Ash Wednesday
Saturday, June 03, 2017 95 95th Day from Ash Wednesday
Sunday, June 04, 2017 Pentecost 96 96th Day from Ash Wednesday


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