Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the ... Please, take a moment, and ponder this, as the fourth candle is lit, and we await that splendid light entering the world once ...

A new candle is lit every Sunday before Christmas ... 2024). The first Advent took place in either the 4th or 5th century. It was a time of prayer and fasting for new Christians.

Advent has been celebrated since the 4th century and was originally ... The wreath contains four candles, one for each Sunday ...

It starts on the Sunday nearest to 30 November and ends on the fourth Sunday before 25 December. An advent wreath with four candles lit. The fifth candle is lit on Christmas day.