Rose Sunday

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Rose Sunday is a traditional Christian mid-Lent celebration, also known as Laetare Sunday, marked by a lighter, more joyful tone within the penitential Lenten season.

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Label Occurrences
Rose Sunday canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical observance
mid-Lent celebration
moveable feast
associatedWith Anglican Communion
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

some other Western Christian denominations
calendar Western Christian liturgical calendar
category Christian holy days
Lenten observances
celebratedBy Western Christians
contrastsWith penitential character of the rest of Lent
dateRule 21 days before Easter Sunday
fourth Sunday in Lent
etymology named from the Latin word "Laetare" meaning "rejoice"
hasAlternativeName Fourth Sunday of Lent
Laetare Sunday
hasIntroit "Laetare Jerusalem"
historicalDevelopment arose in the Western Church
liturgicalColor rose
liturgicalPractice relaxation of Lenten austerity in some customs
use of rose-colored vestments in some churches
liturgicalTone joyful
lighter than other Sundays in Lent
occursDuring penitential season of Lent
originOfName from the opening words of the Introit "Laetare Jerusalem"
partOfSeason Lent
positionInLent fourth Sunday
relatedTo Gaudete Sunday
religion Christianity
sharesFeatureWith Gaudete Sunday as a joyful break in a penitential season
theme anticipation of Easter
rejoicing in the midst of penitence

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laetare Sunday hasAlternativeName Rose Sunday
Refreshment Sunday alsoKnownAs Rose Sunday