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).

Today is Gaudete Sunday. That may not mean much to many readers, but it is part of a Christian liturgy which once permeated Western Civilization. Merry Chrsitmas, happy Gaudete Sunday ...

A Reflection for the Sunday of the Third Week of Advent “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise” (Lk 3:11).

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 ...

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 ...

We rejoice today, on Gaudete Sunday, not only in anticipation of the joy of Christmas, but in the perennial joy of the Incarnation itself and of the Paschal Mystery. Rejoice! God has come to Earth ...

Sunday, Dec. 14, is the third Sunday of Advent (Year B, Cycle I). We recently published an article in Faith & Family magazine about special-needs kids, and we were gratified by the response. There ...

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: Gaudete Sunday reminds us that the coming of Jesus is near. It also reminds us that true, lasting joy comes from God, not gifts. Reading time: 90 seconds.

This Gaudete Sunday, rejoice despite the heartbreak all around us. ... One word I wouldn't use to describe Larry's funeral is "happy." Joy and happiness seem different to me somehow.

On Sunday night, Oct. 31, 1938, the show’s regular theme music played and an announcement was made that the evening’s entertainment would be a live radio production of H. G. Wells’s science ...

The third Sunday of Advent is known as "Gaudete Sunday." In Latin, "Gaudete" means "rejoice." Fr. Jeffrey Kirby of South Carolina shared insights about it with Fox News Digital.