Gaudete in Domino Semper

This Sunday is Gaudete Sunday. If your parish has a set of rose vestments this will be one of only two occasions during the year when you'll get to see them. Otherwise, it's violet/purple again. The pastor (the very good pastor, actually) of a former parish wore what he always explained were rose vestments. But truth to tell, I suspicion we were witnessing a case of color blindness in action. Electric pink. Definitely, electric pink. Thank God it was only seen twice a year.

This is also the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a major feast day in this neck of the woods. As it co-incides with a Sunday in Advent it is totally eclipsed. But our Mexican parishioners will not forget their patronal feast. The alcove where her picture is located just to the right of the sanctuary will be filled and over-flowing with flowers - mostly roses - by the end of Sunday. All of them brought by her devotees.

A lovely site dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe can be found here.