The Mothering Sunday celebration was on the fourth Sunday during Lent and was viewed as a time when churchgoers would return to their “mother church,” - that is, the one closest to home - for ...

Traditionally, Mothering Sunday serves as a day to pay tribute to mothers and influential mother figures in people's lives. Established customs involve a visit to the "mother church", the location ...

Katherine Jenkins interviews John Reeks about the history of Mothering Sunday ... for people to mark the fourth Sunday in Lent by processing to their mother church. This became known as ...

For example, the United Kingdom celebrates Mother's Day on Mothering Sunday, which is the fourth ... Mother's Day celebration at a West Virginia church. In the years following, she participated ...