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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 mystery of that great day had every right to the honor of being prepared for by prayer ... exercises of Advent mentioned with anything like clearness, is a passage in the second book of ...

The pope usually delivers the prayer - on the second Sunday of Lent - from a window overlooking St Peter's Square in front of ...

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 ...

Advent anticipates the fulfillment of the promise of Jesus’ birth and the hope of the second coming. This hour of prayer and reflection draws on moments in Scripture to help us awaken to what ...

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 ...