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Gaudete Sunday (/ ɡ aʊ ˈ d ɛ t ɛ / gow-DET-eh) is the third Sunday of Advent in the liturgical calendar of Western Christianity, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, Lutheran churches, and other mainline Protestant churches. It can fall on any date from 11 December to 17 December.
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Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent; Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday in Advent; Of these, the better known is Laetare Sunday, and if reference is made to a single "Refreshment Sunday" or "Rose Sunday" it is usually this Sunday that is meant. [1] It is also called Mid-Lent Sunday, Mothering Sunday, Mother's Day, and Rose Sunday.
The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...
[22] [16] Rose is the liturgical color for the Third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday (from the Latin word meaning "rejoice ye", the first word of the introit of this Sunday); it is a pause in the penitential spirit of Advent. [23] [24] As such, the third candle, representing joy, is often a different color from the other three. [16] [14]
On the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, rose may be used instead, referencing the rose used on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. [26] (p 346 ff) A rose-coloured candle in Western Christianity is referenced as a sign of joy (Gaudete) lit on the third Sunday of Advent. [27]
Third Sunday of Advent, a.k.a. Gaudete Sunday Readings 1 Corinthians 4:1–5, the ministry of faithful apostles Matthew 11:2–10, John the Baptist in prison Hymns (in addition to those listed for Advent I) "Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen" [2] [26] Cantatas Georg Philipp Telemann: [27] Mein Kind, willtu Gottes Diener sein, TWV 1:1129 (1716–17 ...
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