The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the ...

The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and takes its name from the first word of the Introit for that Sunday.

Just last Sunday we completed another cycle of the Church’s liturgical year as we celebrated the Feast of Christ the King. And now we begin again, as we wait for Christ to return to us once more, as ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Today is the first Sunday of Advent, and with that, the lighting of the advent wreath. Visitors to Merrehope were invited to make their own advent wreath with either fresh ...

The Marian Library has created two ways to listen to Christmas music that are perfectly in tune with Joy to the World!, our 2024 Christmas exhibit. Start off the Advent season with familiar Christmas ...

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