Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Father Michael Merritt, parochial vicar at Church of the Holy Spirit in Webster and St. Joseph’s in Penfield, offers a reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday. This episode is sponsored by Jennings, Nulton & Mattle Funeral Home (jenningsnultonmattlefh.com/) .




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Credits:

Host: Gina Capellazzi

Guest: Father Michael Merritt

Announcer: Robert DiJames

Music by: Joseph DiJames

Edited by: Gina Capellazzi