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 ...

The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the First Sunday of Advent or on the evening before the First Sunday of Advent. When the blessing of the Advent Wreath is celebrated in the home ...

The candles, in particular, put our focus on hope, faith, joy and peace ... each Sunday leading up to Christmas (ending on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024). The first Advent took place in ...

That includes Advent ... joy and peace. The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the expectation and hope surrounding the lord’s first coming into the world and anticipation of ...