Rose Sunday

Meaning

Proper Noun

Synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday in Lent.

Origin

From the customary use of this Sunday by the popes to bless the golden rose offered as thanks to important friends of the Roman Catholic Church. Presumably a calque of an informal Latin or Italian name for the day.

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