MOBILE, Alabama – This Sunday, many Christians will light the third candle on the Advent wreath – a rose candle standing out from among the three purple ones. Rose, or pink, is the color for Gaudete ...

Dec. 16 is the Third Sunday of Advent (Year A, Cycle II) — “Gaudete Sunday.” Pope Benedict will say Mass at a parish in the Diocese of Rome. “During this time of increasing darkness we pray for the ...

On this third Sunday of the new liturgical year, more than halfway on our journey to Christmas — to the celebration of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ — the Church offers us the ...

The third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete Sunday. This Latin term, “Gaudete” (“Rejoice!”), is taken from the Entrance Antiphon: “Rejoice, the Lord is near!” (Phil4:4-5). Advent is a time of ...

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-17). The third Sunday of Advent marks a pivotal change in the liturgical season of Advent, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby told Fox News Digital. Kirby ...

The most joyful room I was in this year was a church packed with mourners at the funeral of a man who died far too soon. That church was also saddest room I was in this year. Joy and sadness don't ...

Advent comes from the Latin “ad + venire,” which means, essentially, “to come to” or “to come toward.” “Ad + venire” is the ...

The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday. As we are halfway through Advent, this is a good time to reflect on our progress in preparing to receive the Lord. Although it is the second ...

The rosy hue of the vestments and the altar cloths reminds us that this week we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, the day of rejoicing as we wait for the Lord in eager anticipation of His coming on Christmas.

“Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise” (Lk 3:11). Gaudete—rejoice! True to form, the first reading from Zephaniah and the ...