Primeson, I too had the same doubt long time ago, but I forgot about it. But yesterday while we went for the Holy mass in our Parish, the parish priest said the same explanation during the homily, as ur friend said. The English priest was telling that in olden days Sunday was not counted as a fasting day. So counting the days from Wednesday to the Easter Saturday it comes to 40 days. But Iam not sure of the Ash Monday. love n prayers Joseph / Crawley / U.K ----- Original Message ----- Wrom: AUTFJMVRESKPNKMBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMHVIBGDAD Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 23:50:24 -0600 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [JOYnet] Ash Wednesday & Ash Monday
My friend raised me a question, but I do not know the answer, therefore I seek your answer on this. _____ i have a doubt.. y is tht we SM have Ash Monday and the Latins have Ash Wednesday.... y'day one friend who goes to Latin church asked me y u SM christians have Ash Monday instead of Ash Wednesday.... i said to her that fasting starts with the starting of the week... and i told her sunday is the starting of the week but since it is the Lord's day.. after midnight the fasting starts.... tht was an escape answer for the time being which i gave..... but.. i want to know the exact answer i asked my friend.. if we count the no. days for fasting from Ash Wednesday it comes to 45 days.. to which she said that in olden days sunday was not counted for fasting.. but was feasting day... so if we excluded the 5 sundays.. it comes to 40 days.... and we SM christians have 50 days while the others say 40 days fast... y the difference.... i counted the days from Ash Monday to Good friday and it comes to 47days.. then y it is said ambadh noyambh (50 days fasting)... Biji Thomas / Mumbai _____ love & prayers primeson / dubai =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================================================================== -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Meet Singles http://corp.mail.com/lavalife =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================================================
