The Facebook profile “Eusebio Kino”, gives us the opportunity to think on the fourth Sunday of Lent “Laetare Sunday”, which occurred also on March 15h, 1711, the day of the death of Father Kino.
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The good Death of Kino on Laetare Sunday – Kino passed away in Magdalena on March 15th, 1711 on the occasion of the celebration of the 4th Sunday of Advent, known also as Laetare Sunday The expression comes from the beginning of the Mass, introitus, or antiphona to introitum, this is the chant that accompanies the entrance procession of the celebrant and of his ministers, that in Roman Catholic rite  begins with Laetare Jerusalem, which means: Rejoice, Jerusalem.
This moveable feast can fall between 1st March and 4th  April included. The fourth sunday of Lent is the sunday of Hope. For this the Lenten fasting and penance are reduced, the music accompanies the singing, the altar is decorated with flowers and the celebrants wear pink chasubles instead of the purple ones. For Kino that of March 15, 1711, was a Sunday of joy as he was celebrating Mass for the dedication of the new chapel dedicated to St. Frances Javier patron saint and his example of life. Mass, which unfortunately could not finish because of a sudden illness which was followed by rapid his death. So despite of his physical death, for his soul it was a joyful day for his departure to the house of the Lord.


“Laetare Jerusalem: et conventum facite omnes qui diligitis eam: gaudete cum laetitia, qui in tristitia fuistis:  ut exsultetis,et satiemini ab uberibus consolationis vestrae. – Laetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi:  in domum Domini ibimus.”

(“Rejoice, O Jerusalem: and come together all you that love her: rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow: that you may exult and be filled from the breasts of your consolation. – I rejoiced when they said to me: ‘we shall go into God’s House!”)

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