White Advent Wreath Candles verses Violet/Rose Traditional

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TypesAndShadows said:
What an odd thing to say. Of course Gaudete Sunday is more joyful than the other Sundays of Advent: look at the readings and antiphons. How could you have a homily today that didn’t touch on this? Regardless of the use of rose/pink or violet/purple?
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TypesAndShadows said:
Gaudete Sunday is more joyful than the other Sundays of Advent: look at the readings and antiphons. How could you have a homily today that didn’t touch on this?
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Food For Thought!
cleansingfiredor.com/2012/12/prepare-or-commend-gaudete-sunday-of-advent/

youtube.com/watch?v=f79m7QWyd-Q
 
So, are people really making the point that the readings of the 3rd Sunday of Advent are more joyful than the 4th Sunday when the reading is:
Mary set out
and traveled to the hill country in haste
to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said,
“Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
And how does this happen to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed
that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled.”

Vatican II refocused the entire Advent Season to be one of joyful expectation.
 
O_Moriah said:
So, are people really making the point that the readings of the 3rd Sunday of Advent are more joyful than the 4th Sunday when the reading is:
Mary set out
and traveled to the hill country in haste
to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said,
“Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
And how does this happen to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed
that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled.”

Vatican II refocused the entire Advent Season to be one of joyful expectation.
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If you want to play that game, look at the texts for today:
Introit:
Rejoice in the Lord always.
I shall say it again: rejoice!**Rejoice in the Lord always.
I shall say it again: rejoice!
…
**
First Reading:
Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!
Sing joyfully, O Israel!
Be glad and exult with all your heart,
O daughter Jerusalem!
The LORD has removed the judgment against you
he has turned away your enemies;
the King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst,
you have no further misfortune to fear.
On that day, it shall be said to Jerusalem:
Fear not, O Zion, be not discouraged!
The LORD, your God, is in your midst,
a mighty savior;
he will rejoice over you with gladness,
and renew you in his love,
he will sing joyfully because of you,
as one sings at festivals.

Psalm response (said many times, don’t forget!):
Cry out with joy and gladness

Second Reading:
Brothers and sisters:
Rejoice in the Lord always.
I shall say it again: rejoice!
Your kindness should be known to all.
The Lord is near.
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything,
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
make your requests known to God.
Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding
will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Even the readings don’t back up your point, the 3rd Sunday clearly exudes a joy not found in the other Sundays. It honestly seems you’re just **trying **not to see where all the evidence is pointing.

You keep saying that VII more-or-less did away with the importance of the 3rd Sunday, but you can’t back it up with hard evidence, more than a single happy sentence in the 4th Sunday’s reading. Really?

If nothing else, show us an actual vatican II document about the changed nature of advent or even just sunday III. It’s ingeniousness, to say the least, to cite VII as a source when you can’t even show us where it says what you’re saying.
 
You keep saying that VII more-or-less did away with the importance of the 3rd Sunday, but you can’t back it up with hard evidence, more than a single happy sentence in the 4th Sunday’s reading. Really?
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You mean evidence other than using Rose is completely optional now?
 
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