[narses]

It is from the prayers of the third Sunday in Advent, Gaudete Sunday, when the Church can no longer contain her joyful longing for the coming of the Savior. We light the rose candle and rejoice that our redemption is so close at hand. Gaudete comes from the Latin Antiphon, which begins, "Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete.." [Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, rejoice...].

[american colleen]

Thank you narses. I'll add that Latin to my "amo, amas, amant...