The Third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete Sunday. As Tony explains, the intent of this Sunday is a reminder of the Christmas Joy we will experience at the birth of the Savior, amidst the penitential and ascetical practices we undertake as we prepare for His arrival.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 144:6-7, 8-9, 9-10
Reading 2: James 5:7-10
Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11
Endnotes:
Romans 8:19, 20b-21
St. Maximus the Confessor, Ad Thalassium, 22.
St. Maximus the Confessor, Ad Thalassium, 61.
St. Maximus the Confessor, Ad Thalassium, 22.
Galatians 2:20
Luke 1:37
Philippians 4:13
Luke 1:38
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.