For those who keep track, this is Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent. On the wreath, it’s the pink candle. While all of Advent is a season of anticipation, this Sunday is a ratcheting up of the anticipation– a theological version of breaking out the first cup of eggnog, or the first plate of cookies. The volume is not at eleven, not yet, but we’re definitely building up to that.

So, this Sunday, we take a moment from the chaos of the world-unraveling-about-us, and celebrate the impending Nativity, and the stunning OT victory of the Brocos over the Bears (if only so it sticks in the craw of the godless commentators who have been rooting for Tebow’s demise. . .)

To accompany our revels, here’s a nice Gaudete from the Mediaevel Baebes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obLayCNhbHw