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It’s that time of the Advent season again: Gaudete (or “joy”) Sunday. For some of us, it’s the week to light the pink candle on the Advent wreath or to don those rose-colored vestments that come out just one other time each year. For all of us who follow the Revised Common Lectionary, it’s the week the readings bend decisively toward joy.
