Gaudete Sunday and Rose Vestments
Today (the Third Sunday of Advent) is known as Gaudete Sunday. The name comes from the first word of the Introit at Mass: Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete (Rejoice in the Lord always;...
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1. The Vicariate newsletter misprinted our Christmas Mass schedule. It should read: December 24: 5:00 P.M. (Children’s Mass) and 10:00 P.M. December 25: 12:00 A.M. (Tridentine Mass) and 10:00 A.M. Our...
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[I used this homily for both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms] St. Edward on the Lake, Lakeport, MI December 16, 2012 Zep 3:14-18a; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18 I started writing this homily on Friday...
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1. Today (the Third Sunday of Advent) is known as Gaudete Sunday. The name comes from the first word of the Introit at Mass, “Gaudete”, which means, “Rejoice”. Midway through an otherwise penitential...
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