Third Sunday of Advent – Year B: Life Teen Summit Reflection

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In this video from Life Teen, Joel Stepanek helps us understand the readings for the Third Sunday of Advent for Year B (Gaudete Sunday). How do we find joy?

St. Paul tells us that we must pray without ceasing and give thanks to God. This is how we find joy. In the gospel, we learn of the humility of John the Baptist. This is another path to joy, for it allows us to see all that God has done for us.

We find joy in prayer, gratitude, and humility.

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St. Angela Merici is the founder of the Ursuline order of religious sisters. She is the patron saint of the sick, the disabled, and all those grieving the loss of parents. Her feast day is January 27.

St. Thomas Aquinas is a 13th century saint and a Doctor of the Church. St. Thomas was influenced by the philosopher Aristotle and was known to for his logical and reasoned approach to theology.

The readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B invite us to recognize Jesus and grant him authority in our lives. So possible themes for this Sunday are conversion and magesterium. Here are some ideas.

St. John Bosco was a priest and educator. His feast day is January 31. He is the patron saint of editors, school children, publishers, young people, juvenile delinquents, and magicians.

The readings for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord speak of purification and offering. What am I willing to present to God as an offering? What parts of my life do I need to purify? Where am I in need of more holiness? Can I offer some aspect of my own life as the gifts are brought up during the offertory?

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