Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the world. Four weeks, each symbolized with a lighted candle, purple ... Then the third week: Joy! Gaudete Sunday. Yes, let us rejoice!

This year, Advent starts on Sunday, Dec. 3, and will encompass four weeks, with each week ... candle: Purple is traditionally associated with penance and preparation. The first, second and fourth ...

With Christmas approaching, many Christians are preparing to celebrate the Advent ... It is a Sunday to remember Mary as the mother of Jesus. On the fourth Sunday, the candle symbolizes peace ...

By the sixth century, Christians in France celebrated a five-week “St. Martin ... additional candle on each Advent Sunday until all of the candles are lit on the fourth Sunday.

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before ... The third Sunday of Advent — known as Gaudete Sunday — is commonly marked by the use of rose-colored candles and vestments, according to the ...

with the red candles being lit on weekdays and the white ones on Sundays. Those attending mass on Advent Sunday will traditionally hear scripture readings related to the Old Testament patriarchs ...

Beginning on the fourth ... had an Advent Calendar with a poignant saying under each day’s door and, my favorite, an Advent Wreath. Each week in worship we lit another of the four candles ...

What a rich and delightful potpourri are our Advent readings ... joy and renewal. Each week in the Epistle, Paul (and an unknown writer in the reading for the fourth Sunday) offers words and ...

As we kindle our fourth candle let us ... donate on the fourth Sunday of December so that budgets stay on track. Christmas Preparations: We get a full fourth week of Advent this year, so there ...