What Is Gaudete in the Bible?
Feast
The Third Sunday of Advent. In Latin it means “rejoice,” because Christmas is near.
Today
On that day the priest may wear rose.
Where it appears in the Bible
Philippians 4:4-5
What the Bible says
Philippians 4:4-5
4Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice. 5Let your modesty be known to all men. The Lord is nigh.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Philippians 4:4-5; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Gaudete Sunday”