Laudetur Iesus Christus! Sunday is Quinquagesima Sunday or roughly 50 days before Easter, and the last Sunday before Lent begins. It also begins the 3-day period known as “Shrovetide” which was traditionally a time for people to make their confessions before the holy season of Lent starts. As custom, Dr. Mike Foley provides more background on this mini-liturgical season and the reflection on Sunday’s Collect: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2021/02/the-shrovish-collect-of-quinquagesima.html