Sunday, December 16, 2018

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Sunday, December 16, 2018:(Third Sunday of Advent-Gaudete Sunday)

Jesus said: “My people, this is ‘Gaudete’ Sunday, or rejoice with your pink candle for the Third Sunday of Advent. As you listen to St. John the Baptist announce the coming of the Messiah, there is rejoicing at My coming. The people thought I would free them from their captivity under the Romans, but I came to free them from their sins. You may hear St. John the Baptist rejoicing at My coming, but he also was preparing the people when He said: ‘Repent and be baptized’. My people of today can repent also by coming to Confession before Christmas. Just as the people rejoiced on hearing about My coming, so today My people are rejoicing at My coming again on the clouds. Have no fear of the evil ones who tempt you, because in a short time, I will cast all the evil ones into hell, and I will bring My faithful into My Era of Peace.”