The word "advent ... candles were lit on weekdays, and the white ones were lit each Sunday. It was a way for children to count down the days until Christmas. At some point, an evergreen wreath ...

Place the candles in the ... some 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 ...

Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the First Sunday of Advent or on the evening before the First Sunday of ...

The third Sunday of Advent — known as Gaudete Sunday ... according to Christianity. Within the wreath’s branches, four candles representing the four weeks of Advent are inserted, with ...

Visual resources librarian Bridget Retzloff shares the curiously titled "Cherry Tree Carol" and pairs it with one of the Marian Library’s largest Nativity scenes — the "Courtyard Nativity." ...

second and fourth Sunday of Advent. The pink candle will be lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means ‘to rejoice’ and the readings on this Sunday focus on joy ...

You are unable to view this content as it is hosted by a third-party. In order to watch ... Today, on Gaudete Sunday, we just begin to inch out of the half-light of Advent slightly closer towards the ...

Christmas includes an Advent wreath with four candles. Kwanzaa is symbolized ... The pink represents Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent, a day to rejoice that the Lord is near.