Dec. 11, 3rd Sunday of Advent:Liturgy of the Word — Is. 35:1-6, 10;Ps. 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10;Jas. 5:7-10;Mt. 11:2-11. 1. Today is “Gaudete Sunday,” so called because the first word o…
Jas. 5:7-10;1. Today is “Gaudete Sunday,” so called because the first word of the Entrance antiphon is “Gaudete” – “Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete.” “Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I say, rejoice” . Gaudete Sunday is a counterpart of Lent’s Laetare Sunday. It provides a break from the penitential character of Advent. It is a “Sunday of joy,” said Pope Francis, when we remember the joyful blessings of our lives.
4. Now comes a Messianic oracle. Say to the fearful of heart, “Do not fear. Here is your God,… he comes to save you” . “Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears of the deaf be opened. Then the lame shall leap like a stag, and the mute tongue shall sing for joy” . The imagery of a blooming desert returns “For waters will burst forth in the wilderness and streams in Arabah .
7. James first denounces the rich who oppress the poor. Then, he exhorts the oppressed. “Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord” . “Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand” .
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