Laetare Sunday

Laetare (Latin laetare " Rejoice !") Is named after the initial word of the Introit in the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Liturgy 4th Sunday of Lent.

" Laetare Jerusalem: et omnes qui Conventum facite diligitis eam: gaudete cum laetitia, qui in tristitia fuistis: ut exsultetis, et satiemini from uberibus consolationis vestrae. "

" Rejoice with Jerusalem! Rejoice in the city, all you who love her. Rejoice with her, all who were you sad about it. Sucks you enough her consoling breast, drink and feast upon her maternal wealth! "

The Laetare Sunday is in the middle of Lent ( Mid-Lent ) and has a more cheerful, comforting character. This is expressed in the tradition through a different liturgical color of the vestments: the purple of Lent can be lightened on this day to Rosa, the Paschal White shines through to some extent already. This liturgical color is also true for the third Sunday of Advent Gaudete.

In the Roman Catholic Church Laetare is colloquially known as Rose Sunday, because on that day from the 11th to the 19th century, the Golden Rose (virtue Rose) was blessed that gave the Pope a person or institution that is outstanding services to the Church had made. Another name for this Sunday 's Bread Sunday, derived from the Gospel of the miraculous multiplication of the loaves.

Pink flowers as altar decorations

Liturgical texts

Roman Catholic Church

Regional Customs

Regional Laetare is also called Todsonntag, which goes back to the ancient custom of the allegorical Todaustragens of winter and summer, when the gains of the summer.

In the southwest of Germany, the custom of winter burning is celebrated in many places on Laetare Sunday. In the Elz Valley in the Black Forest and adjacent side valleys, the Scheibenschlagen takes place on this day traditionally. In the eastern Swiss community Ermatingen every three years on Laetaresonntag held a combined Fischer, Spring Alemannic carnival procession as the culmination of Carnival Gropp.

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