Gaudete! The Lord is at hand, have no anxieties

The Third Sunday of Advent and the anniversary of the Saviour's birth draws near:

                              

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. 

Let your forbearance be known to all, for the Lord is near at hand;

 have no anxiety about anything, but in all things, by prayer and supplication, 

with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God. 

Lord, you have blessed your land; you have turned away the captivity of Jacob.

— Philippians 4:4–6; Psalm 85 (84):1