Fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, i.e. third Sunday before Easter, in Western Christianity
Laetare Sunday
Observed by
Western Christianity
Liturgical color
Rose
Type
Christian
Observances
Church services; feasts/parties
Date
Fourth Sunday of Lent (21 days before Easter Sunday)
2023 date
March 19
2024 date
March 10
2025 date
March 30
2026 date
March 15
Laetare Sunday (Church Latin: [leˈta.re]; Classical Latin: [lae̯ˈtaːre]; English: /liːˈtɛəri/) is the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. Traditionally, this Sunday has been a day of celebration within the austere period of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional Latin entrance verse (Introit) for the Mass of the day. "Laetare Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Jerusalem") is Latin from Isaiah 66:10.
LaetareSunday (Church Latin: [leˈta.re]; Classical Latin: [lae̯ˈtaːre]; English: /liːˈtɛəri/) is the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, in the Western...
mothers and motherhood. Mothering Sunday coincides with LaetareSunday, also called Mid-Lent Sunday or Refreshment Sunday, a day of respite from fasting...
Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection...
named the Laetare Medal because the recipient of the award is announced in celebration of LaetareSunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent. The Laetare Medal was...
Sundays are: LaetareSunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday in Advent Of these, the better known is LaetareSunday, and if reference...
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent. Gloomy Sunday Good Shepherd Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Easter. LaetareSunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent...
On the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, rose may be used instead, referencing the rose used on LaetareSunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent.(p 346 ff)...
on Sunday evening, people may make a poklon (bow) before one another and ask forgiveness. Another name for Forgiveness Sunday is "Cheesefare Sunday", because...
used both in Europe and America for spring religious decoration on Palm Sunday, as a replacement for palm branches, which do not grow that far north. Ukrainian...
governments. The rose is blessed on the third Sunday of Lent, LætareSunday (also known as Rose Sunday), when rose-coloured vestments and draperies substitute...
churches. The fourth Sunday in Lent, which marks the halfway point between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, is referred to as LaetareSunday by Catholics, Anglicans...
fourth Sunday in Lent, also known as LaetareSunday, the Refreshment Sunday of Lent (when the 40-day fast would be relaxed), Mothering Sunday, the Sunday of...
a Sunday of Easter. In some traditions, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday of Eastertide and the following Sunday (Low Sunday) is the second Sunday of...
having still been commemorated at Hildesheim on the Saturday after LaetareSunday. The commemoration was reportedly done by planting two poles six feet...
Christmastide, Epiphany Sunday, Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Transfiguration Sunday, Easter Season, Trinity Sunday, and Christ the King Sunday are represented...
The Laetare of Stavelot (French: Laetare de Stavelot) is a traditional carnival that occurs every LaetareSunday (fourth Sunday of Lent) in Stavelot,...
Lent Temptation of Christ First Sunday of Lent Ember days LaetareSunday (Mothering Sunday) Passiontide Passion Sunday (Lenten veil, Lenten shrouds) Friday...
fireworks during the celebration of the service at midnight before Easter Sunday, two rival church congregations in the town perform a "rocket war" by firing...
Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an...
best-known is Stavelot, where the Carnival de la Laetare takes place on LaetareSunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. The participants include the Blancs-Moussis...
right from the start, in both Latin and German, beginning as early as LaetareSunday (three weeks before Easter) and continuing through Holy Week. Luther's...
Lent Temptation of Christ First Sunday of Lent Ember days LaetareSunday (Mothering Sunday) Passiontide Passion Sunday (Lenten veil, Lenten shrouds) Friday...
other sources describe that the Holy Fire appeared in the holy grave on Sunday (Easter day), when the Latin archbishop Daimbert was not in Holy Sepulchre...
the Basilica is located. The Magdalena festival week formally ends on LaetareSunday. Masses are held in the city cathedral and community chapels or churches...
and continuing up to (but not including) the following Sunday, which is known as Thomas Sunday. The entire week following Easter is to be set aside by...
Christians, is the final day of Holy Week, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, when Christians prepare for the latter. The day commemorates the Harrowing...
Season which extends from Pascha (Easter) to the Sunday following All Saints Sunday (i.e., the Second Sunday After Pentecost). The name means the Book of...
Divine Mercy Sunday, the Octave Day of Easter, White Sunday (Latin: Dominica in albis), Quasimodo Sunday, Bright Sunday and Low Sunday. In Eastern Christianity...