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<DIV>> Is this because of something in the readings of the day in the
Christian churches,</DIV>
<DIV>> or just to avoid the day coinciding with Easter or one of the
other religious feasts</DIV>
<DIV>> on various Sundays after Easter (Pentecost, Trinity, and in the
Catholic Church,</DIV>
<DIV>> Corpus Christi)?<BR>><BR>><BR>> Allen Thrasher<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Historically, the Fourth Sunday in Lent was treated as a brief `relaxation'
from Lenten discipline. In Mediaeval Europe, apprentices were allowed to
return to their natal homes for that weekend, to visit their parents, etc.; this
is an important part of why it came to be known as `Mothering Sunday'.
It's also known (in e.g. traditional Roman Catholic circles) as `Laetare
Sunday', after the opening of the Proper Introit for the day, which carries
essentially the same upbeat sort of message (`laetare' = rejoice). Even
today, the Propers still show a clear change of focus from the more
discipline-centered readings early in Lent to the expectancy looking towards the
Passion.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best,</DIV>
<DIV>Steven</DIV>
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<DIV>Steven Schaufele, Ph.D.<BR>English Dept., Soochow University<BR>Taipei,
Taiwan<BR>Telephone: (home) 2877-1090<BR>(office) 2881-9471 ext. 6504<BR>(fax)
2881-7609</DIV></BODY></HTML>