joy and peace. A new candle is lit every Sunday before Christmas. The first Advent took place in either the 4th or 5th century. It was a time of prayer and fasting for new Christians. Advent ...

Anon SYMBOLIZING joy, the third week of Advent brings us a rose or pink candle and so too, is this week's liturgical color. We are nearer seven days to the fourth week of Advent. We are waiting ...

Visit each week during the season of Advent as we light a new candle and share a new gift. The Marian Library wishes you hope, peace, joy and love throughout the season and the new year to come. Two ...

The pink candle will be lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means ‘to rejoice’ and the readings on this Sunday focus on joy – rejoicing in the Lord and joy in ...

The fifth and final Advent candle, of course, is the one we light on Christmas Eve. This candle represents Jesus — the culmination of the previous four. He is our Hope, our Peace, our Joy ...

Joy is felt in little ways. Children eagerly open advent calendars doors, Advent wreaths with four candles adorn churches and family homes. Preparations are underway to please the Lord and others ...

symbolized by the deep purple candles on the Advent wreath. But they are replaced by the rose-colored candle, a bright symbol of joy breaking into the darkness. Gaudete Sunday reminds us that the ...