Laetare Sunday Laetare is the first word — meaning “rejoice” — in the Latin text. On Laetare Sunday (as similarly with the Third Sunday of Advent's Gaudete Sunday) the Church expresses hope and joy in the midst of our Lenten fasts and penances. Joy because it is gradually drawing close to the feast both the Resurrection (that celebrates our passage from darkness into light)- Easter and the birth of the Savior- Christmas. Rejoice dear child of God. No matter the situation, God has not left you an

43 reactions · 10 comments | Gospel Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) By Rev. Fr. Rey D. Rosal Rector, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | Diocese of Chalan Kanoa | Facebook

126K views · 115K reactions | IT'S GAUDETE! IT'S JOYFUL SUNDAY! May the Lord change your sorrows into Joy and make His Joy your Strength in JESUS' Joyful Name  Disclaimer: music is not mine. No copyright infringement intended. #ctto Full vid: https://youtu.be/dIbUXn90agU | Fr Eva Chibuzo Asadu | Facebook

Stressed out? Overwhelmed by life? Not feeling much joy on Gaudete Sunday? Here's a one-minute retreat at Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, Mass. On the rocks at Brace Cove. "Be still and know that I am God." | Fr. James Martin, SJ

284K views · 10K reactions | The joyous Christmas carol ‘Gaudete’ – in a new arrangement by Pembroke College Cambridge Girls' Choir conducted by Anna Lapwood. ❤️ | Classic FM | Facebook