Rejoice! The Lord is Near

 

This color, used only twice in the liturgical year, is traditionally associated with a sense of joy amidst a season of penance. On both Sundays (Gaudete in Advent and Laetare in Lent), the Rose is worn to remind us that the season of preparation is coming to a close and the great feast is swiftly approaching.

Gaudéte in Dómino semper: íterum dico, gaudéte. Dóminus enim prope est.

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Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near.

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