Laudetur Iesus Christus! Sunday is Laetare Sunday, the 4th Sunday of Lent where the Church gives us a glimmer of hope of the coming Easter, to help strengthen us for the last 3 weeks – hence the lighter rose colored vestments replace the violet. Dr. Mike Foley explains more in this week’s reflection on the Collect: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2021/03/the-consoling-collect-of-laetare-sunday.html