Refreshment Sunday

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Refreshment Sunday is a traditional Christian observance in the middle of Lent marked by a lightening of the penitential tone with more celebratory liturgy and customs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian observance
liturgical day
moveable feast
alsoKnownAs Dominica Refectionis NERFINISHED
Laetare Sunday NERFINISHED
Mid-Lent Sunday NERFINISHED
Mothering Sunday NERFINISHED
Rose Sunday NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jerusalem theme in readings
Laetare introit
Mothering Sunday customs in the United Kingdom
honoring mothers in some cultures
relaxed fasting rules in some places
use of flowers on the altar
visiting mother church
celebratedBy Anglican Communion NERFINISHED
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
some Methodist churches
characterizedBy lightening of penitential tone
more celebratory liturgy
relaxation of Lenten discipline in some traditions
dateRule 21 days before Easter Sunday
fourth Sunday of Lent
follows Third Sunday of Lent
hasCustom charitable giving and almsgiving
special family meals in some cultures
use of rose-colored vestments in some churches
hasLatinName Dominica Laetare NERFINISHED
hasLiturgicalColor rose
violet
hasLiturgicalRank Sunday of Lent NERFINISHED
hasTheme joy in the midst of penitence
spiritual refreshment
languageOfName English
linkedTo Easter cycle
namedAfter theme of refreshment during Lent
observedIn Christianity NERFINISHED
Western Christianity NERFINISHED
occursDuring Lenten season
partOf Lent NERFINISHED
positionInLiturgicalSeason fourth Sunday in Lent
precedes Fifth Sunday of Lent NERFINISHED
seasonalContext spring in the Northern Hemisphere
traditionType liturgical tradition

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Laetare Sunday hasAlternativeName Refreshment Sunday