Dutch flowers decorate St. Peter's Square for Easter Sunday Mass 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Rome Newsroom, Apr 16, 2022 / 03:00 am (CNA).Earlier this year, some Dutch Catholics were dismayed to learn that a 37-year Easter tradition would not continue in 2022.The Netherlands, known for its fields of flowers, had for more than three decades donated the colorful tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths that decorate St. Peter's Square for the pope's Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican.Pope Francis celebrates Easter Sunday Mass in 2017, flanked by tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils from the Netherlands. Lucia Ballester/CNA.The custom was put on hold for two years because of coronavirus restrictions, and in 2022, the Dutch florist who had organized the initiative since 2015 said he no longer had the sponsors to continue the project.The tradition seemed fated to end. But Dutch Catholics in Rome and the Netherlands were not easily discouraged, and they stepped in to ensure the floral finery would ...