Rose Sunday

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English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Rose Sunday

  1. (dated) Synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday in Lent.