Gaudete Sunday
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Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunday of Advent | 1 |
| Third Sunday of Advent | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
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liturgical observance ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Gaudete Sunday
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surface form:
Third Sunday of Advent
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| associatedCandleColor | rose candle on the Advent wreath ⓘ |
| calendarType | moveable feast ⓘ |
| category |
Advent
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surface form:
Advent Sunday
Christian holy day ⓘ Moveable Christian feast ⓘ |
| celebrates | joy at the nearness of Christ’s coming ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | penitential character of Advent ⓘ |
| focus | encouragement amid Advent preparation ⓘ |
| follows | Second Sunday of Advent ⓘ |
| historicalUse | rose-colored vestments permitted as early as the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| introitSource | Philippians 4:4–5 ⓘ |
| introitText | "Gaudete in Domino semper" ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor |
rose
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violet ⓘ |
| liturgicalForm | celebrated in both Ordinary Form and Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| liturgicalRankInRomanRite |
Gaudete Sunday
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sunday of Advent
|
| liturgicalSeasonTone | mitigation of penitential tone ⓘ |
| musicEmphasis | more festive music than other Advent Sundays ⓘ |
| nameComesFrom |
Introit "Gaudete in Domino semper"
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Latin word "gaudete" meaning "rejoice" ⓘ |
| notObservedIn | Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar as such ⓘ |
| observanceIncludes |
Mass with special Advent prayers
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lighting of the third Advent wreath candle ⓘ |
| observedBy | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Christmas ⓘ |
| occursBetween | December 11 and December 17 ⓘ |
| occursIn | December in most years ⓘ |
| partOf | Advent ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | third Sunday of Advent ⓘ |
| precedes |
Advent
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Sunday of Advent
|
| readingsEmphasis | joyful expectation of Christ ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Laetare Sunday ⓘ |
| scripturalBook |
Epistle to the Philippians
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surface form:
Letter to the Philippians
|
| scripturalMotto | "Rejoice in the Lord always" ⓘ |
| similarTo | Laetare Sunday as a mid-season rejoicing ⓘ |
| theme |
joy
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rejoicing in the Lord ⓘ |
| typicalVestmentColor |
rose-colored vestments
ⓘ
violet vestments when rose is unavailable ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Christian liturgical calendar ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
some other Western Christian denominations ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Sunday of Advent
this entity surface form:
Sunday of Advent