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Gaudete is Latin for "rejoice". Gaudete Sunday is the third (final) Sunday in the Advent season in preparation of Christmas. On that Sunday, the priest wears rose-colored vestments, in stark contrast to the dark purple worn during Advent. That is where we get the English word "gaudy", which means very colorful.

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