EVEN ANGLICANS AND LUTHERANS CELEBRATE SEPTUAGESIMA (THEY ALSO HAVE AD ORIENTEM AND ALTAR RAILINGS) BUT ONE FORM OF THE TWO FORMS OF THE ONE ROMAN RITE DOES NOT! YOU GUESSED IT, THE BUGNINI RITE!

 

From AI:

Septuagesima is 

the pre-Lenten season in the traditional Catholic liturgical calendar, comprising the three Sundays before Ash Wednesday (Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima). Beginning on Feb 1, 2026, it serves as a 17-day transition from the joy of Epiphany to thepenitence of Lent, marked by purple vestments and the omission of "Alleluia". 

Key aspects of the Septuagesima season include:

• Purpose: It acts as a "spiritual warm-up" or preparation period for the rigorous fasting and prayer of the Lenten season.
• Liturgical Changes: In the traditional Latin Mass, the Gloria and Alleluia are omitted, and the color violet is used to signify a shift to a more sober, penitential tone.
• Significance: The term, meaning "seventieth" in Latin, symbolizes the70-year Babylonian exile, representing a time of reflection on human sinfulness and the need for redemption before the 40 days of Lent.
• Tradition: While removed from the modern (Novus Ordo) calendar, it is still observed in traditional Catholic, Saint Aelred Catholic Church, and Ordinariate liturgies and also some Anglicans and Lutherans. 

This period acts as a bridge, allowing the faithful to gradually move from festive time into a season of fasting, often linked with the start of Carnival or the "farewell to meat" before the Lenten fast.