Question: When Is Laetare Sunday 2012?
Laetare Sunday 2012, the Fourth Sunday in Lent 2012, is two weeks before Palm Sunday 2012 and three weeks before Easter 2012. When is Laetare Sunday 2012?
Answer: Laetare Sunday falls on March 18, 2012, just past the midpoint of Lent. For that reason, Laetare Sunday has traditionally been viewed as a day of celebration, on which the austerity of Lent is briefly lessened. (For more details, see What Is Laetare Sunday?) For the date of Laetare Sunday in other years, see When Is Laetare Sunday?
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2012 Holidays FAQ Index
- When Is Epiphany 2012?
- When Is Mardi Gras 2012?
- When Is Ash Wednesday 2012?
- When Is Annunciation 2012?
- When Is Palm Sunday 2012?
- When Is Holy Thursday 2012?
- When Is Good Friday 2012?
- When Is Easter 2012?
- When Is Divine Mercy Sunday 2012?
- When Is Ascension 2012?
- When Is Pentecost 2012?
- When Is Trinity Sunday 2012?
- When Is Corpus Christi 2012?
- When Is the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2012?
- When Is Transfiguration 2012?
- When Is Assumption 2012?
- When Is Halloween 2012?
- When Is All Saints Day 2012?
- When Is All Souls Day 2012?
- When Is Thanksgiving Day 2012?
- When Is the Feast of Christ the King 2012?
- When Is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 2012?
- When Is Christmas Day 2012?
