Soul Food for Sundays & Spirituality

Today, we celebrate the third Sunday of Advent, known also as Gaudete Sunday. We light the pink candle on our Advent wreath, marking a time of joy and anticipation. In the first reading the imagination of the prophet Zephaniah goes into overdrive as he imagines God’s joy in his people.

In the Gospel, the crowd asks John the Baptist, “Then what are we supposed to do?” His

response invites us to shift our focus from self-centred concerns to looking outward and caring for those who have nothing. As we light the third candle, we are called to reflect on how we can prepare our hearts and actions to embrace this call. The late Michel de Verteuil, C.S.Sp., reminded us that living the Christian life is about journeying from simply believing in Jesus to believing as Jesus believed.

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