Question: When Is Laetare Sunday?
Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, falls on a different date each year. When is Laetare Sunday?
Answer: Laetare Sunday falls 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?)
Because the date of Laetare Sunday depends on the date of Easter, the date of Laetare Sunday changes every year. (See How Is the Date of Easter Calculated? for more details.) You can find the date of Laetare Sunday in this and future years in the following articles:
- When Is Laetare Sunday 2011?
- When Is Laetare Sunday 2012?
- When Is Laetare Sunday 2013?
- When Is Laetare Sunday 2014?
- When Is Laetare Sunday 2015?
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