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 exact date changes every year. The term Advent is from "ad venire" in Latin ... and signals that Jesus is coming. On the second Sunday, a candle is lit to celebrate faith.

Some of the year's best Advent calendars still have a little inventory left. We've tracked the year's top 50 Advent calendars, broken out by different areas, as well as separated by in and out of ...