Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the ... Then the third week: Joy! Gaudete Sunday. Yes, let us rejoice! Rejoice in the coming of Our Savior, an event promised for ...

From that time, the Roman Church has always observed this arrangement of Advent, which gives it four weeks, the fourth being that in which Christmas day falls, unless December 25 be a Sunday.

During Advent, the Roman Catholic liturgy reminds us repeatedly of the message ... on December 20 and particularly on the Fourth Sunday of Advent in the calendar Year B. The celebration of this ...

We see biblical roots for this in the readings for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. Compare Mary’s visitation to Elizabeth with the story of David returning the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem and you’ll ...

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With Christmas approaching, many Christians are preparing to celebrate the Advent season ... It is a Sunday to remember Mary as the mother of Jesus. On the fourth Sunday, the candle symbolizes ...

But the real work of applying our Catholic faith to building a culture ... holiday serves perfectly as a doorway to the First Sunday of Advent, which opens the new Church year this weekend.

The three purple candles will be lit on the first, second and fourth Sunday of Advent. The pink candle will be lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means ‘to ...

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God is the King. He is the Divine Lover. We are the object of His love. Only God would love so much that He would become one of us to win our love. The gifts are wrapped, hopefully. The cards are sent ...