Gaudete Sunday Archives

A Good Day to Surrender to God’s Love

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 17, 2023 | Put Out Into the Deep, Sundays | 0 |

Today is the day to surrender fully to God’s love, to say yes to all the good He offers, to...

Rejoicing with the O Antiphons

by Joannie Watson | Dec 15, 2023 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

Two of my favorite moments of Advent are Gaudete Sunday and the O Antiphons. And while I’m...

Our God Has Come To Save

by Joannie Watson | Dec 9, 2022 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

Say to those whose hearts are frightened:Be strong, fear not!Here is your God,he comes with...

The Joy of living anno Domini

by Joannie Watson | Dec 11, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

“What Isaiah could only long for has now become our reality.” Gaudete Sunday is my favorite Sunday. Growing up, I loved lighting the rose candle in our Advent wreath, and it was usually the weekend we would decorate...

Rejoice in Hope

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Dec 10, 2016 | Sundays | 0 |

Moses’ mission had taken him quite a distance . . . from the splendor of Pharaoh’s palace, to a...

John the Baptist Teaches us about Hope

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Dec 12, 2015 | Sundays | 0 |

On the third Sunday of Advent, the penitential purple of the season changes to rose and we...

Rejoice! The Lord is Near

by Joannie Watson | Dec 11, 2015 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

Gaudete Sunday has always been my favorite Sunday. Growing up, I loved lighting the rose candle in our Advent wreath, and it was usually the weekend we would decorate the house for Christmas. There’s also the...