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In the Roman Catholic Church, the terms for this Sunday ( and the two immediately before it — Sexagesima and Septuagesima Sundays ) were eliminated in the reforms following the Second Vatican Council, and these Sundays are part of Ordinary Time.

The contemporary service books of many Anglican provinces do not use the term but it remains in the Book of Common Prayer.

According to the reformed Roman Rite Roman Catholic calendar, this Sunday is now known by its number within Ordinary Time — fourth through ninth, depending upon the date of Easter — or the fourth through the ninth Sunday after Epiphany in the contemporary Anglican calendars, and that of various Protestant polities.

The earlier form of the Roman Rite, with its references to Quinquagesima Sunday, and to the Sexagesima and Septuagesima Sundays, continues to be observed in some communities.