Rays from the Rose Cross and Essence are both what?
Rays from the Rose Cross Rays from the Rose Cross is a Christian esoteric magazine established in June 1913 by Max Heindel, author of "The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception" and founder of The Rosicrucian Fellowship; its original name was Echoes from Mount Ecclesia. It is issued bimonthly by The Rosicrucian Fellowship in the United States. Its publication has stopped in May/April 2004; however, there is expectation that it may start being issued once again in future times.
Refreshment Sunday The Refreshment Sundays or Rose Sundays are Sundays within the two major fasts observed in Western Christianity, Lent and Advent. On these days, the fast was allowed to be relaxed, hence the name "Refreshment Sunday". Correspondingly, the liturgical colours of the season are replaced with rose, hence the name "Rose Sunday".