{"id":953,"date":"2015-12-13T11:39:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T09:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fathernikola.org\/liturgy\/?p=953"},"modified":"2015-12-13T11:39:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T09:39:56","slug":"3rd-sunday-of-advent-gaudete-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fathernikola.org\/liturgy\/2015\/12\/13\/3rd-sunday-of-advent-gaudete-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Third Sunday of Advent is also called Gaudete Sunday because of the first word of the entrance antiphon. <em>Gaudete<\/em> is Latin for rejoice; each reading today is an invitation to joy because the Lord is near or in our midst. In today&#8217;s Gospel people are flocking to John because expectation is building that a change for the better is at hand. People from all walks of life are approaching John and asking advice on the right thing to do. They&#8217;re willing to share and willing to be fair in their dealings with others. A better society is at hand, which is why they start asking themselves whether John is the Christ.<\/p>\n<p>John tells them that the Christ is coming and promises something even better than what he is calling for: a salutary shake-up. Winnowing fans were used to toss grain and straw into the air: the straw and chaff would blow away, leaving the grain to fall back onto the floor. The &#8220;grain&#8221;\u00a0is\u00a0everyone and everything good and just, while the &#8220;chaff&#8221; is burned as bad and useless. Even if a shake-up was coming, it was for the sake of good, not evil.<\/p>\n<p>Just as John is preparing the way and telling them the Lord is close, so Advent has now reached it&#8217;s fourth week. Let&#8217;s follow John&#8217;s advice: let&#8217;s share with others and strive to be more fair to them in this Advent season.<\/p>\n<p><em>Readings:\u00a0Zephaniah 3:14\u201318a;\u00a0Isaiah 12:2\u20136;\u00a0Philippians 4:4\u20137;\u00a0Gospel Luke 3:10\u201318.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ordinariateexpats.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/advent-kranz-kerzen-3a-p.png?w=300&amp;h=219\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Third Sunday of Advent is also called Gaudete Sunday because of the first word of the entrance antiphon. Gaudete is Latin for rejoice; each reading today is an invitation to joy because the Lord is near or in our midst. 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