Tag Archive for ‘Gaudete Sunday’
Sunday 17 December
Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11; Luke 1:46-50, 53-54; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 Gaudete Sunday Today is a day of rejoicing. Like Isaiah, we are full of joy at the coming of the Lord. No matter what the domestic arrangements of Christmas day will be like for us, we can all rejoice […]
Sunday 16 December
Third Sunday of Advent. Zephaniah 3:14-18, Ps Isaiah 12, 2-6, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:10-18 Sing and shout for joy This Sunday our Advent theme of expectation takes on the colour of joy. In today’s readings Zephaniah, Paul and John the Baptist all share one belief – that the Lord is very near. Therefore rejoice! We […]