The third Sunday of Advent marks a shift in the Advent season, with the focus shifting to celebrate the Lord's first coming during the first Christmas. (iStock) Joy, he said, "is the sign of the ...

The Third Sunday of Advent is often referred to as Gaudete ("Rejoice") Sunday. The title comes from the beginning of the Latin introit for this Sunday, "Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico ...

The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday, from the first word (in Latin) of the Entrance Antiphon of the Eucharistic Liturgy: “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, rejoice! Indeed, the Lord is ...

This Third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete (rejoice) Sunday. Pope Francis has consistently called us to live with joy, most especially in his apostolic exhortation " The Joy of the Gospel ," in ...

As Christians celebrate joy on this third Sunday of Advent, may we all be reminded of the power of joy to make the world a better place.

We now celebrate the third Sunday in Advent, often symbolized with the lighting of a pink candle instead of a purple one in the Advent wreath.

Sunday, Dec. 12, is the Third Sunday of Advent (Liturgical Year A, Cycle I), Gaudete (“rejoice”) Sunday. The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe isn’t celebrated this Dec. 12 because an Advent ...

Today’s readings: Zephaniah 3, 14-18; Philippians 4, 4-7; Luke 3, 10-18. This third Sunday of Advent is all about joy and happiness. What is it that really makes us happy? The pursuit of joy and ...

The final weeks of Advent are about joy, power and majesty—all appearances to the contrary notwithstanding. On the third Sunday our church puts aside the priest’s purple vestments with their ...

Our culture, in fact, seems to erase Advent, which is a penitential season for reflection, ... Rev. Gus Puleo: Celebrating Guadete Sunday,… Share this: Click to share on Facebook ...

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.