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Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday
3rd Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday.
Gaudete (Latin) - means Rejoice!
This marks the midpoint of the Advent Season.
Readings and Gospel
Readings and Gospel
Lectionary for this day - This has all the readings and Gospel
Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 - Israel’s Deliverance
James 5:7-10 - Patience and Oaths
Matthew 11:2-11 - The Messengers from John the Baptist; and Jesus’ Testimony to John the Baptist
Who / What / Where is...?
Who / What / Where is...?
Isaiah
His name means "God is Salvation".
Isaiah is one of the prophets in the Old Testament -- around 742 BC to 701 BC, and it may have continued even longer, until 687 BC. He appeared at a critical moment in Israel’s history.
Steppe
In physical geography, a steppe is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes. A steppe may be semi-arid or covered with grass or with shrubs or with both, depending on the season and latitude.
Courtesy of Wikipedia
Arabah
This is a loosely defined geographic area south of the Dead Sea basin, which forms part of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east.
Mount Carmel
This is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast.
Sharon plain
This is the central section of the Israeli coastal plain.
Zion
In the Bible, it is another name for Jerusalem or the land of Israel. Other names are City of David and Mount Moriah.
Genesis 22 - Abraham brought Isaac as a sacrifice in Mount Moriah.
2 Chronicles 3:1 - Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah in 957 BC
The same location where the second temple was built under the authority of Zerubbabel in 516 BC, completed in the leadership of Ezra and Nehemiah in 349 BC, modified by Herod the Great in 20-18 BC, and destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD
The same location where the current temple mount is in Jerusalem, City of David
James
One of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
Matthew
He was a tax collector. He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
12 Apostles - the first 12 people that Jesus called to follow Him.
Sharon Plain (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
John the Baptist
He is the cousin of Jesus.
His mother is Elizabeth, whom Mary visited. Both were pregnant with their respective sons. (Luke 1:39-45)
He encouraged the Jews to repent. This was marked by the baptism in the Jordan River. He baptized many Jews including Jesus. (Matthew 3:13-17)
Prophet
A person who is in close communication with and sent by God to bring His message
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