Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the world. Four weeks, each symbolized with a lighted candle ... And, finally, the fourth week, with just days until Christmas, ...

The word "advent ... fourth candle means peace and is also called the "Angel's Candle" because the angels announced that Jesus was coming to bring peace. Purple is used to symbolize the love ...

How difficult in this year, when the fourth Sunday of Advent falls only one day before ... knowing we are on the cusp of experiencing God's unlimited love made manifest to us once again.

With Christmas approaching, many Christians are preparing to celebrate the Advent ... On the second Sunday, a candle is lit to celebrate faith. This is based on the everlasting love of God ...

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 ...

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 ...

And while the archangel told Mary many things that day, the Fourth Sunday of Advent is an appropriate ... Said Krupp, "We long to love God as He deserves and we fail at it. We get discouraged ...

As the beginning of the liturgical year, Advent is a period of anticipation and spiritual preparation, allowing believers to reflect on themes of hope, peace, joy and love. During Advent ...

As we arrive on the cusp of the celebration of Christmas, the readings from the Fourth Sunday of Advent set the stage for the birth ... new ways through which God is inspiring me to allow the love of ...

In this fourth week of Advent, these readings invite us to pray for Joseph’s kind of openness to God’s unpredictable projects for our world. As we kindle our fourth candle let us pray that we ...