{"id":16894,"date":"2021-12-10T10:23:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/?p=16894"},"modified":"2021-12-17T16:12:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T21:12:45","slug":"gaudete-means-joy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/gaudete-means-joy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaudete . . . Means &#8220;Joy&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wpimg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/t_gaudete.jpg\" alt=\"Gaudete Sunday\" class=\"wp-image-16896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/t_gaudete.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/t_gaudete-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/t_gaudete-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/t_gaudete-500x196.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/t_gaudete-800x313.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/t_gaudete-624x244.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Webster (the dictionary!) defines joy as \u201ca very glad feeling.\u201d Theologians, as usual, complicate things by splitting joy in two: sensible joy and intellectual (spiritual) joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sensible joy is easy to describe. Think of finishing your favorite meal done just the way you like it. Or, hearing your favorite song by the original band; the smell of lilac on a sunny spring day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joy may be either the action itself (the tasting, seeing, feeling) or the pleasant state that accompanies the achieving of this good thing (. . . how\u2019s that for over analyzing?!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spiritual joy is different. It may have similar feelings attached to it (gladness, cheeriness) but it goes deeper than something pleasing to the senses. It has its origin in an awareness of a \u201cGood\u201d that has been obtained through virtuous action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, a swimmer exerts themselves for months to train for the big meet. They experience joy when they see their efforts have paid off with their best time ever. The joy is in the awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OR<\/strong>, you stuck with someone who was going through a hard time. Everyone was down on this person and any- one who hung out with them (you). You resisted all urges to run away and you never wavered in your friendship. Suddenly you both realize that this is what friendship really means. This is a joy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spiritual joy usually comes with some effort of the will, some \u201cdoing the right thing.\u201d With little effort there is little joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what are your moments of joy? Of laugh out loud happiness? A sense of wonder at this world\u2019s beauty so strong it makes you choke up? Here\u2019s a few of mine. What are yours?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ac464d\"><strong>Moments of Joy:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>High School Senior year. Beating previously undefeated Gilmore Academy in triple overtime. I didn\u2019t play one second of the game but the joy it brought on the bus ride home showed me God is real and present.<\/li><li>21 yrs. old. Standing on the 17 tee at Durand Eastman, suddenly knowing that Rochester is where I wanted to live my life.<\/li><li>Handel\u2019s Messiah. Pure joy. Also Samuel Barber\u2019s \u201cAdagio\u201d. I can die in peace.<\/li><li>A dream I had about God a long time ago. I can still feel what it was like.<\/li><li>The change of seasons brings joy (and a sweet sadness sometimes which is a weird kind of joy too).<\/li><li>Many memories of friends and their great kindnesses.<\/li><li>The times (there have been many) of uncontrollable, fall on the ground, close to tears, laughter.<\/li><li>Being a priest and seeing God touch people\u2019s lives.<\/li><li>Watching children be children.<\/li><li>Knowing (because Christ said so) that it\u2019s all going to turn out all right. Love wins. Darkness and hatred are on the losing team. Let\u2019s spend this life doing the things He asked of us. This purpose in life brings joy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, all moments of joy are simply a foretaste of the joy, the Lord wanted us we were created to experience . . . the vision of the limitless beauty and goodness of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it entered the mind what God has prepared for those who love Him.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/1corinthians\/2?9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1 Corinthians 2:9<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two weeks to go &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; wait &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Pray. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fr. 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