"BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO IS NOT OFFENDED BY ME": GAUDETE SUNDAY 2025

Send us Fan MailWelcome to PTTTSOTW on this 3rd Sunday of advent yr A also known as Gaudete Sunday Rejoice Sunday because the opening antiphon at Mass this Sunday begins with the word "rejoice" - Rejoice in the Lord always- Gaudete in Domino semper in Latin.Friends in Christ, We rejoice today because the birth of our Blessed Lord is very near. To express this joy we light rose candle and the clergy may wear rose- coloured  vestments.In the 1st reading the prophet Isaiah encouraged the exiled Israelites to rejoice because God was going to liberate them from slavery and lead them safely to the promised land. Likewise in the second reading, James the Apostle encourages the early Christians to rejoice and wait with patience for the imminent second coming of Jesus. In the gospel JTB must have rejoiced at Jesus response to the question that he asked Jesus through his disciples because he was a man of faith. Friends in Christ, we rejoice at the thought that Jesus is going to be reborn in our lives, deepening in us his gifts of love, mercy, forgiveness and the spirit of humble and sacrificial service. may we be bearers and heralds of this wonderful message to those around us everyday.Support the show