**Contemporary society should take note: joy can come from suffering. For all of the modern world’s attempts to evade pain and anguish, we haven’t succeeded in becoming a world of joy. It seems that many try hard to escape from necessary suffering, repelling even beneficial burdens.**
Wise words.
4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)
Laetare Sunday, the Golden Rose, Simnel Cakes, Lenten Marriage, and Mothering Sunday
WDTPRS - translation point regarding the optional rite of washing feet & Laetare Sunday