Lighting the candle wreath during the Advent season is a custom believed to originate in Germany in the 1800s. The Advent season lasts four Sundays, culminating this year on Dec. 22. with the ...

Advent 2024 starts on Sunday. Dec. 1. Here's what Christians do during Advent, how long it lasts and how it's different from Christmas.

That being said, each candle represents one aspect of Advent and is lit to symbolize Jesus bringing light into the world. Here is how the Advent wreath is used by the major religions.

The traditional Advent themes are death, judgement, heaven, and hell, which is why, as I understand it, on the Third Sunday, those of us who do these things light a pink candle among the purple, and ...

On Gaudete Sunday, which is the third Sunday of Advent, a rose colored candle is illuminated. “Christmas and the Advent season, I think, are so different from Lent principally because they have ...

The third week of Advent "Joy is a state of mind and an orientation of the heart." – Anon SYMBOLIZING joy, the third week of Advent brings us a rose or pink candle and so too, is this week's ...

Alameda Baptist After the lighting of the third Advent Candle, Pastor Phil Ratliff will deliver the message "Good News, Great Joy!" from Luke 2:9-11 during 10:50 a.m. worship Sunday. His ...

That being said, each candle represents one aspect of Advent and is lit to symbolize Jesus bringing light into the world. Here is how the Advent wreath is used by the major religions.