third Sunday in Advent

JOY: What is Joy?

JOY: What is Joy?

ByChDoug

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,…

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Third Sunday of Advent

ByChDoug

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 –…