Laetere Sunday

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Lae`te´re Sun´day


n.1.The fourth Sunday of Lent; - so named from the Latin word Lætare (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Most historians believe that it originated from the 16th century Christian practice of visiting one's mother church annually on Laetere Sunday.
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