The fourth Sunday of Advent is symbolized by lighting the final candle on the wreath, representing love. This Advent season ...

In some denominations, Advent is also celebrated by the lighting of an Advent wreath, which represents Jesus coming as a ...

The Reverend Dr. Deborah Darlington celebrates the sacred seasons with people of all traditions and beliefs. She can be ...

An Advent wreath is circular and symbolizes everlasting life and unending love. The arrangement is used to put our attention ...

The third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday, is a time to pause and rejoice. Joy is different from happiness and can ...

Advent “Coming” begins a new liturgical year for the Church and celebrates three comings of Christ: His birth into history 2000 years ago, which split time into BC/AD (contemplate that); his coming at ...

The Christian season of Advent, which begins this Sunday, is a four-week period of preparation for Christmas. Advent's themes ...

The first Advent Sunday of the year was marked over the weekend, with households across Estonia lighting candles to celebrate the occasion. Worshippers at St. Mary's Cathedral (Tallinna Piiskoplik ...

The ancient liturgy of the Rorate Caeli Advent Mass honors the Blessed Virgin Mary through a Mass celebrated at dawn, in ...

Despite 2025's global wars and crises, the season of Advent reveals how hope endures through the darkness, drawing on research and real-world examples of transformation.