I have always loved Advent. Even as a child, I was filled with the aching wonder of the season when my dad would lead us in singing O Come, O Come Emmanuel to the glow of the Advent wreath in the dark ...

The Third Sunday of Advent is often referred to as Gaudete ("Rejoice") Sunday. The title comes from the beginning of the Latin introit for this Sunday, "Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Advent wreaths and candles are more than just pretty Christmas decorations. The arrangement of an evergreen wreath with four ...

The word "Advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent, where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

The Advent wreath serves as a visual and symbolic countdown to Christmas. It is a way for Christians to mark the four weeks leading up to the birth of Jesus. The term "Advent" is derived from the ...

I turned on the radio the day after Halloween and heard Christmas music. How can my family focus on Advent when the culture skips it altogether? I turned on the radio the day after Halloween and heard ...

A cherished tradition in many churches and Christian homes during the four weeks leading up to Christmas is the use of an Advent wreath to ritually mark the time. The faithful can prayerfully count ...

During the liturgical season of Advent, many churches opt to display an Advent wreath as a way to mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. But what is an Advent ...

If you’ve been to Catholic mass during Advent, you’ve likely noticed the advent wreath, which looks like any Christmas wreath laid flat with four candles—three purple, one pink—and sometimes a fifth ...

You may have seen an Advent wreath at church or in someone’s home before Christmas, but have you wondered why the candles are different colors? Are you aware that there is meaning to each color, and ...

I grew up in a not so typical Southern Baptist church in Jacksonville. Its uniqueness was apparent in the structure of the building, the formal order of worship, and the high church music. Even so, we ...