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Gaudete Sunday Rejoice! …worship and hail with joy “The Lord who is now nigh and close at hand”. “Advent is one of expectation and preparation for the Christmas feast as well as for the second coming of Christ, and the penitential exercises suitable to that spirit are thus, on Gaudete Sunday, suspended, as it were, for a while in order to symbolize that joy and gladness in the promised Redemption which should never be absent from the hearts of the faithful.” ( Catholic Encyclopedia) In today’s first reading we hear: Shout for joy, O daughter Zion! Sing joyfully, O Israel! Be glad and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! …the LORD, is in your midst, you have no further misfortune to fear… 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…( Zephaniah 3:14-18) And in today’s Gospel, we hear of the crowds, filled with expectation and anticipation in the coming of the Christ, ask of John the Baptist: “What should we do?” Among his responses, he said in reply: “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise.” (Luke 3:10-11) May we ponder this exhortation from John the Baptist in our present day as members of the EOHSJ. Are John’s words not still relevant? As we are filled with anticipation and expectation in the coming of our Lord, do we not still feel the need to ask: “Teacher, what should we do?” (Luke 3:12) As Knights and Ladies of Holy Sepulchre of the Western Lieutenancy, is it not true, relatively speaking, that we have been blessed with “two cloaks” whereas our brethren in the Holy Land, suffering under innumerable injustices and persecutions, have virtually “none.” Have we not been blessed with an abundance of “food” whereas they have so little at this time. Yet, we all share the same anticipation, expectation, and joyful hope that our Savior is coming soon to redeem us. Therefore, may we who have “two cloaks” continue, joyfully, in our sacrificial support of those who have “none” in the land in which the Savior of us all was born. And may we and our brothers and sisters in Christ, living in the land of Zion, continually join our hearts in constant and fervent prayer as, together, we await His second coming in glory and majesty. And, as the Psalm and Readings of today proclaim: together, let us cry out with joy and gladness: for among us is the great and Holy One of Israel. Let us fear not, nor be discouraged, for He is a mighty savior in our midst, and with Him, we have no misfortune to fear. Let us remain confident and unafraid, for our strength and courage is in the LORD. Deus Lo Vult! Sir Laurin and Dame Sophia Dodd Sir Pieter Scholte The Justice & Peace Committee EOHSJ Western USA Lieutenancy EOHSJ Western USA 2021 Advent 3

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Gaudete Sunday

Rejoice!

…worship and hail with joy “The Lord who is now nigh and close at hand”. “Advent is one of expectation and preparation for the Christmas feast as well as for the second coming of Christ, and the penitential exercises suitable to that spirit are thus, on Gaudete Sunday, suspended, as it were, for a while in order to symbolize that joy and gladness in the promised Redemption which should never be absent from the hearts of the faithful.” (Catholic Encyclopedia) In today’s first reading we hear:

Shout for joy, O daughter Zion! Sing joyfully, O Israel! Be glad and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! …the LORD, is in your midst, you have no further misfortune to fear… 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…( Zephaniah 3:14-18)

And in today’s Gospel, we hear of the crowds, filled with expectation and anticipation in the coming of the Christ, ask of John the Baptist: “What should we do?” Among his responses, he said in reply: “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise.” (Luke 3:10-11) May we ponder this exhortation from John the Baptist in our present day as members of the EOHSJ. Are John’s words not still relevant? As we are filled with anticipation and expectation in the coming of our Lord, do we not still feel the need to ask: “Teacher, what should we do?” (Luke 3:12) As Knights and Ladies of Holy Sepulchre of the Western Lieutenancy, is it not true, relatively speaking, that we have been blessed with “two cloaks” whereas our brethren in the Holy Land, suffering under innumerable injustices and persecutions, have virtually “none.” Have we not been blessed with an abundance of “food” whereas they have so little at this time. Yet, we all share the same anticipation, expectation, and joyful hope that our Savior is coming soon to redeem us. Therefore, may we who have “two cloaks” continue, joyfully, in our sacrificial support of those who have “none” in the land in which the Savior of us all was born. And may we and our brothers and sisters in Christ, living in the land of Zion, continually join our hearts in constant and fervent prayer as, together, we await His second coming in glory and majesty. And, as the Psalm and Readings of today proclaim: together, let us cry out with joy and gladness: for among us is the great and Holy One of Israel. Let us fear not, nor be discouraged, for He is a mighty savior in our midst, and with Him, we have no misfortune to fear. Let us remain confident and unafraid, for our strength and courage is in the LORD.

Deus Lo Vult! Sir Laurin and Dame Sophia Dodd Sir Pieter Scholte The Justice & Peace Committee EOHSJ Western USA Lieutenancy EOHSJ Western USA 2021 Advent 3

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