The three purple candles will be lit on the first, second and fourth Sunday of Advent. The pink candle ... It symbolises the birth of Christ and the change in the colour of the season.

Just last Sunday we completed another cycle of the Church’s liturgical ... No, your job is to be ready to stand before Him, with open and ready arms. And isn’t that what Advent is for? Isn’t it to ...

First, it’s usually hard ... Additionally, some churches change the colors of the cloths and linens used in the sanctuary during Sunday services — often to purple. Churches hold off on singing ...

The first Christians ... decoration to the wreath in Advent colors, which are purple for penance and rose-pink for the third week, which begins with Gaudete Sunday, when flowers are permitted ...

Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in ... Some may even be wondering, “Why do we need a change now?” You may ask, “What’s wrong with ...

Advent is four weeks long and marks the beginning of the Christian year. The first Sunday of Advent is always four Sundays before Christmas, which means it could be as early as 27 November.