Some Thoughts for the Third Sunday of Advent
- Old Testament: Zephaniah 3:14-20
- Canticle: Isaiah 12:2-6
- Epistle: Philippians 4:4-7
- Holy Gospel: St. Luke 3:7-18
Texts in Summary:
We continue our Advent readings with a second week of John the Baptist.
It’s Gaudete Sunday, one of the two Sundays when rose is the appointed liturgical color. (If you’ve ever wondered why your Advent wreath has three purple or blue candles and one pink one, it’s for this weekend. This tradition is slowly falling out of favor, though. I know of exactly one Lutheran parish that even has rose-colored vestments, and more and more parishes are dropping “the pink one” from their wreaths.) The name comes from the Latin entrance chant, which in turn is taken from this week’s Philippians reading:
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