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.

All labels observed (1)

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 ⓘ