The Third Sunday of Advent, AKA, Guadete Sunday, from the Latin for "Rejoice", the first word of the Entrance Antiphon at Mass, is also called "Rose Sunday" as the purple of Advent morphs into Rose, a step closer to the white (or gold) of Christmas (no, not red or green). in anticipation of the joy at the coming of Jesus. We are moved to joy and gladness for the Holy One, the Promised One has truly dwelt among us, or in another translation, "has pitched his tent" among usl Yes, actually become one of us. A lifetime of reflection on it will never help us fully fathom how ineffable this is. Yet we take it so much for granted, it hardly enters into our preparations for Christmas that occupy so much of our time in December. Today is a good day to STOP and just imagine what it means for God, the Almighty Creator, to BECOME one of his creatures. It's comparable somewhat to one of us becoming a carrot to show our love for it. Not the usual way of demonstrating love, but one that God has chosen so that we someday will "get it." May our spirits rejoice and be glad as we reflect on this "mystery" and come to a deeper love and gratitude for our God who has spared nothing to show his love for us.
Bro. Rene
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