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 ...

This Sunday, December 22, 2024, we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent, marking the last Sunday before Christmas and closing the season of preparation for the arrival of Jesus. In the liturgical ...

"And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the ...

What God was doing was more than the temple could produce. Thus, the author quotes Psalm 40: "Sacrifices and offerings you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me." This is what the ...

Advent Sunday can fall on any date between 27 November and 3 December, depending on what day Christmas is. In 2021, Advent Sunday falls on 28 November and the season of Advent ends on Friday 24 ...

As this Sunday’s lections remind us ... In the paschal victory, this world’s death-dealing powers are cast down, and the crucified one is exalted. As Advent draws to a close, we look forward to the ...

Advent can last anywhere from 22 to 28 days, depending on which day of the week Christmas falls on each year. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. In 2023 ...

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 ...

As celebrated by Christian churches in the Western tradition (as opposed to Eastern Orthodox churches, which keep a different calendar), the season of Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before ...

This year, the fourth Sunday of Advent falls on Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve. The next day is Monday, Dec. 25 — the solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord. That means the faithful must attend two ...

As we arrive on the cusp of the celebration of Christmas, the readings from the Fourth Sunday of Advent set the stage for the birth of Jesus. The Advent season begins by reminding us that we look to ...

Each Advent season we hear it sung ... add to their Christmas envelope what they would usually donate on the fourth Sunday of December so that budgets stay on track. Christmas Preparations ...