Read further as we discuss the meaning of the Advent wreath and candles in greater detail. We'll start with how the tradition ...

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas each year, always falling between Nov. 27 and Dec. 3 and ending on ...

This year, the first Sunday of Advent is Dec. 1, a little later than some years. All four Sundays of December are Sundays in ...

The third week of Advent is all about the joy of knowing the birth of the Savior is very near. Take a moment to pause and thoughtfully engage with three artworks by John August Swanson that are ...

On the third Sunday of Advent, it is traditional to celebrate Joy with the “Shepherds” candle ... The simple message here ...

The third Sunday of Advent — known as Gaudete Sunday ... churches may include a more modestly decorated altar. The Advent wreath first appeared in Germany in 1839 when a Lutheran minister ...

The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the First Sunday of Advent or on the evening before the First Sunday of Advent. When the blessing of the Advent Wreath is celebrated in the home ...

they sometimes add some decoration to the wreath in Advent colors, which are purple for penance and rose-pink for the third week, which begins with Gaudete Sunday, when flowers are permitted on ...

Advent 2024 starts on Sunday. Dec. 1. Here's what Christians do during Advent, how long it lasts and how it's different from ...

The three purple candles will be lit on the first, second and fourth Sunday of Advent. The pink candle will be lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means ‘to ...