With an up-tempo and joyous melody, Gaudete is perhaps the most well-known Christmas carol performed in Latin. It is thought to have been written in the 16th century, and was published in 1582 in a ...

How often a good idea finds expression in the rich liturgy and tradition of the Church! Gaudete Sunday is a case in point. The word gaudete (pronounced gow-deh-tay) — Latin for “rejoice” — is actually ...