LOVE. We’ve been on a journey. Over the past three weeks, we’ve journeyed through the season of Advent. On the first week of our journey, we lit the first candle of the Advent wreath and meditated on the theme, “HOPE”. On the second week, our journey took us along the path of “PEACE”. And, last…
Happiness says, “I need signs!”. Joy says, “No signs needed”.
JOY. On this, the third week in Advent, we light the third candle of the Advent wreath – the pink, or rose, candle. And, we celebrate the third Sunday that preceeds the third week in Advent as “gaudete”, or “rejoice”, Sunday. It’s a week to rejoice! But, what are we rejoicing about? You say, “but,…
Can anyone guess what the theme of the third Sunday in Advent is? Published in Piae Cantiones, a collection of Finnish and Swedish sacred songs, in 1582, Gaudete, Latin for “Rejoice!”, is a sacred Christmas song. “The Latin text is a typical medieval song of praise, which follows the standard pattern for the time –…