Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas ... and anticipation of his second coming. A fifth white candle is sometimes placed and lit in the middle of the wreath on Christmas Day to ...

The word "advent" means "coming ... white ones were lit each Sunday. It was a way for children to count down the days until Christmas. At some point, an evergreen wreath was used instead of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Advent is four weeks long and marks the beginning of the Christian year. The first Sunday of Advent is always ... when Christians think about the second coming of Christ and what they need to ...