Third Sunday of Advent in 2024

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AKA Name	Gaudete Sunday
ℹ HashtagsCompiled on09:23	#GaudeteSunday
Related Hashtags	#Advent
2024 Date	December 15, 2024
2025 Date	December 14, 2025

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Friends, on this Third Sunday of Advent, called Gaudete Sunday, I want to draw attention to our second reading, which is from St. Paul to the Philippians. These lines about joy, anxiety, prayer, and peace can run right through our minds, but they’re actually breathtaking, and… Show more
— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) December 15, 2024

Good Morning from South Carolina. The 3rd Sunday of Advent theme is Joy. Please continue to pray for all those people who have lost everything in WNC and ET and are still living in tents. God bless the volunteers who are working so tirelessly to provide shelter, heat and… Show more
— Tea Dancer🇺🇸 (@sbfan589) December 15, 2024

The Third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday. Advent is a penitential season of abstinence, sacrifice, and prayer in order to prepare our souls for the advent or coming of the Lord. On Gaudete Sunday we celebrate that our hopeful anticipation for the coming of… Show more
— 🔥☩JMT☩🔥 (@SecretFire79) December 15, 2024

Today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent. "Brothers and sisters: Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your kindness should be known to all. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make… Show more
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 16, 2024

Today, we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent.
— Callista Gingrich (@CallyGingrich) December 15, 2024

The countdown to Christmas continues. For those who celebrate, happy 3rd week of Advent! It's also known as "Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday." Today the pink/rose candle is lit signifying joyful anticipation as Christmas draws near. Show more
— Inspiration & More (@LifeWithJohn) December 15, 2024

On this third Sunday of Advent, glad to give thanks to He Who is coming and says: He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of… Show more
— Chris Whittington (@chwhitt) December 15, 2024

The third Advent candle is lit! The third Advent candle is pink and symbolizes joy. It is also known as the Shepherd's Candle and is lit on the third Sunday of Advent, which is often called "Gaudete Sunday".
— Franz N. Borghardt (@BorghardtLaw) December 16, 2024

It’s the third Sunday in Advent. Jesus is coming! Go to Mass!
— James Blazsik (@BlazsikJames) December 15, 2024

Third Sunday of Advent "Advent is synonymous with hope, not the vain waiting for a faceless god, but concrete & certain trust in the return of him who has already visited us." -JPII http://bit.ly/3Scbfap
— Portraits of Saints (@SaintPortraits) December 15, 2024

Third Sunday of Advent in 2024

Advent is a four-week period where Christians prepare for Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. For some Christian denominations, this period is also a celebration of the possible return of Christ via his Second Coming.