Just like in Advent, there is a time in Lent when some choose to have pink (or rose) vestments instead of the normal Lenten purple. This is called Laetare Sunday or Rose Sunday, which is celebrated by some on the Fourth Sunday in Lent. The idea in the slight change in color is that there should be a lessening of our fast in Lent as a reminder of the joy we have in the Resurrection through Jesus Christ our Lord.
This comes in addition to the reminder that Sundays in general provide us of the lessening of our fast in Lent. As we saw previously in Faith Facts, if we count every day including Sundays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, we get 46 days. Lent is 40 days. Those 6 extra days are Sundays.
In fact, every Sunday is a feast to our Lord, never a fast. While Lent is a time for fasting, each Sunday in Lent is a feast, or a break, in the midst of our fasting. Every Sunday is a reminder of Jesus' death and Resurrection and a reminder of the joy we have in Jesus. Every Sunday is a chance for us to rejoice in the gift of God's grace.
Further Reading:
Alexander, Neil. Celebrating Liturgical Time: Days, Weeks, and Seasons. New York: Church Publishing, 2014. pgs. 47-48.
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