Introit "Gaudete in Domino semper"

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The Introit "Gaudete in Domino semper" is a traditional Latin entrance chant whose joyful exhortation to "rejoice in the Lord always" gives Gaudete Sunday its distinctive name and character in the Advent liturgy.

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Introit "Gaudete in Domino semper" canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gregorian chant
Introit
liturgical chant
associatedColor rose
associatedDayOfWeek Sunday
associatedEmotion spiritual joy
associatedWith Third Sunday of Advent
celebratedBy Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

some Western Christian liturgical traditions
characterizes distinctive joyful tone of Gaudete Sunday
genre proper chant of the Mass
givesNameTo Gaudete Sunday
language Latin
liturgicalBook Graduale Romanum
liturgicalFunction entrance chant
liturgicalRankContext Sunday of Advent with mitigated penitential character
liturgicalSeason Advent
liturgicalUse Mass
musicalTradition Gregorian chant repertory
openingWords Gaudete in Domino semper
positionInMass beginning of the Mass
rite Latin liturgy
sourceText Epistle to the Philippians
sourceTextVerse Philippians 4:4
textType biblical prose
theme joy
rejoicing in the Lord
translationOfOpeningWords Rejoice in the Lord always
usedIn Roman Rite
usedOn Gaudete Sunday

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Gaudete Sunday nameComesFrom Introit "Gaudete in Domino semper"
Third Sunday of Advent nameTakenFrom Introit "Gaudete in Domino semper"