The rose color is symbolic of the Latin word gaudete, which means to “rejoice.” When we go caroling at assisted living or in the neighborhoods, one of the hymns often requested is, “Joy to the World, ...

On a Gaudete Sunday blizzard at St. Patrick’s, a blind priest and the Xavier Society reveal a clearer kind of sight: faith ...

The Church is located at 11 Church St. Because of the Christmas holiday, the church office will be open this week only on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Contact the ...

To celebrate the holidays, Adopt Me! is running an in-game Advent Calendar. Each day, you can log in for a reward, all the ...

For all their hard work, peasants had a fair amount of downtime. Add up Sundays and the many holidays, and about one-third of ...

"I tried to tie to Gaudete Sunday that in the midst of turmoil and crisis we still have the joy because that joy comes from ...

And Henri Nouwen said, "Be surprised by joy, be surprised by the little flower that shows its beauty in the midst of a barren ...

After two years of little celebration due to the Israel-Hamas war, holiday festivities are slowly coming back to the Holy ...

Discover why Advent’s third Sunday candle turns rose: the Gaudete “Rejoice” pause that marks we’re halfway to Christmas and ...

As the third candle of Advent begins to flicker — a pink flame symbolizing joy — we hear Mary’s song in Luke 1:46b–55. It is ...

Sunday, Dec. 21, is slated to be the darkest day in 2025 for the Northern Hemisphere. As darkness and brisk temperatures physically overtake daylight hours, we are ushered into the “dark ...

The ancient liturgy of the Rorate Caeli Advent Mass honors the Blessed Virgin Mary through a Mass celebrated at dawn, in ...