In some churches and homes, a fifth candle that is larger and white is lit to represent Jesus Christ, the light of the world, christianity.com said. Each week during Advent has a specific meaning ...

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 ...

families would light their advent candle for a few minutes a day throughout December, letting the wax burn down to mark each day of advent. Looking to level up your Christmas tablescaping game?

This festive season, bargain hunters can snap up the Yankee Candle Advent Calendar for a steal at Boots - priced at just £11 ...

What season is it? Our lives are governed by seasons: the four seasons of weather, hunting season, baseball season, and so on. I recently saw a commercial for a cell phone company, playing off ...

A special form of wreath is the Advent Wreath, lit each evening by a designated ... usually fir or spruce, a 4-candle holder in a wreath shape, and 4 candles, 3 of purple and 1 of rose or pink ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the ...

There are different readings on each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas Day. An advent wreath with four candles lit. The fifth candle is lit on Christmas day.

By Tim Power This Sunday many people will begin to observe the season of Advent. It is composed of the four weeks leading up to Christmas and is meant to be “an alluring, wild, pregnant season.” ...

Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the world ... Hope, centered on the one who will free us from our self-centeredness, envy, gluttony, lust, wrath, and our prideful ...