Catholic Advent Prayer for the Third Sunday of Advent and Lighting the Candles on the Advent Wreath. The Third Sunday of Advent is also called Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means "Rejoice". It marks the halfway point until we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Day. Light Two Purple Candles and the Rose Candle on the Third Sunday of Advent, and throughout the Third Week of Advent. Join us as we prepare our hearts and our homes for the coming of Jesus Christ this Christmas. "The Advent season is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ's second coming at the end of time and also of the anniversary of the Lord's birth on Christmas." -USCCB ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING PRAYERS: -Blessing of the Advent Wreath • Blessing of the Advent Wreath -Prayer for the First Sunday of Advent • Prayer for the 1st Sunday of Advent -Prayer for the Second Sunday of Advent • Prayer for the 2nd Sunday of Advent -Prayer for the Third Sunday of Advent • Prayer for the 3rd Sunday of Advent -Prayer for the Fourth Sunday of Advent • Prayer for the 4th Sunday of Advent __________________________________________ Together in Prayer! ***** Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, & SHARE. Thanks! / kristinscrosses __________________________________________ Join others around the world in prayer. We are one family in Christ. “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18: 20 More Prayers: / kristinscrosses #Advent #Prayers #AdventWreath #AdventWreathPrayer #ThirdSundayOfAdvent #CatholicPrayers #DecemberPrayers #AdventPrayer #AdventCandlePrayer #CatholicHolidays