Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the world ... Please, take a moment, and ponder this, as the fourth candle is lit, and we await that splendid light entering the world ...

A new candle is lit every Sunday before Christmas. The first Advent took place in either the 4th or 5th century. It was a time of prayer and fasting for new Christians. Advent gradually developed ...

Typically, three of the four Advent candles are purple—the first, second and fourth ones. The first candle, or "Prophet's Candle," symbolizes hope. The color means royalty, repentance and fasting.

Print several to share during a holiday get-together. Listen to our Spotify playlist (your gift from the first week of Advent) while you color and create. Also, consider sharing photos of your ...

From 17 December, the series of liturgical prayers known as the Advent “O” antiphons (most familiar from the hymn “O come, O come, Emmanuel”) have been fostering an increase in Christian expectation.

Why is the third candle on the wreath pink? And where did the wreath originally come from? Learn more about the Advent wreath tradition in Germany in our Advent Calendar. Welcome to the first of our ...

while the fourth candle symbolizes Love, the ultimate expression of God’s grace through Jesus, God’s Son. Finally, on Christmas Eve, the Christ candle in the middle of the Advent Wreath is lit ...

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas each year ... the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Christmas advent candle light in church with blurry golden bokeh for religious ...