Historically the pink or rose candle is called the Gaudete candle, from the Latin word meaning “rejoice.” The third Sunday of Advent is also known by some Christians as Gaudete Sunday.

Thousands worldwide, from San Francisco to Slovenia, are counting down to Christmas with a puzzle-a-day programming challenge called Advent of Code. By midnight on December 1, 2015, when Eric ...

Advent 2024 starts on Sunday. Dec. 1. Here's what Christians do during Advent, how long it lasts and how it's different from Christmas.

Joy is felt in little ways. Children eagerly open advent calendars doors, Advent wreaths with four candles adorn churches and family homes. Preparations are underway to please the Lord and others ...

Advent 2024 begins Dec. 1 with weekly traditional themes of love, peace, hope and joy. As Grand Canyon University explains, ...

This Third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete (rejoice) Sunday. Pope Francis has consistently called us to live with joy, most especially in his apostolic exhortation "The Joy of the Gospel," in ...

As we know, the word advent comes from the Latin word adventus which means “coming”. ... The joy of Advent. Sunday, 16 December 2018, 08:32 Last update: about 4 years ago.