The Rev’d Stephen C. Holton
Christ Church, New Haven, Conn.
The Third Sunday of Advent
December 15, 2019
In this homily for the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, the Rector invites us to rejoice in God’s saving work—and reflects that not only does God come among us—but that God draws us ever closer to God—into the reign of God that we call Heaven. Stir us up, O Lord, and draw us to yourself!