This Sunday, is known as Laetare Sunday, taken from the Latin Introit that says Rejoice, O Jerusalem! This is one of the two Sundays of the year when there are rose colored vestments adorning the altar and worn by the priest. So, if someone asks you “why is Father wearing pink?”, you can correct them and say “it’s not pink, it’s rose and today is a day to rejoice!” Flowers are also allowed on the altar on this Sunday, having been usually forbidden for Lent, and in Commonwealth Countries, it is also known as Mothering Sunday, not for mothers, but for the custom of returning to your “mother-church,” that Church in which you were baptized, and worshipping there.
This Sunday, is known as Laetare Sunday, taken from the Latin Introit that says Rejoice, O Jerusalem! This is one of the two Sundays of the year when there are rose colored vestments adorning the altar and worn by the priest. So, if someone asks you “why is Father wearing pink?”, you can correct them and say “it’s not pink, it’s rose and today is a day to rejoice!” Flowers are also allowed on the altar on this Sunday, having been usually forbidden for Lent, and in Commonwealth Countries, it is also known as Mothering Sunday, not for mother’s, but for the custom of returning to your “mother-church,” that Church in which you were baptized and worshipping there.
