Ink drawing by Gloria Tuccio
On both Laetare Sunday and Gaudete Sunday (the Third Sunday of Advent), clergy may wear rose vestments. The color rose is used as a sign of the joy which characterizes these two Sundays. The use of rose vestments is said to derive from an ancient papal tradition of blessing golden roses which would be sent to Catholic heads of state in Europe on the Fourth Sunday of Lent.
–Fr. Aaron
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