Cantate Sunday
Preserved but no longer current.
Rogation Sun- day, the fourth Sunday after Easter. So called from the first word of the introit of the mass: "Sing to the Lord." Similarly "Lsetare Sunday " (the fourth after Lent) is so called from the first word of the mass.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Cantate Sunday” mean?
Rogation Sun- day, the fourth Sunday after Easter. So called from the first word of the introit of the mass: "Sing to the Lord." Similarly "Lsetare Sunday " (the fourth after Lent) is so called from the first word of the mass.
Is “Cantate Sunday” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.