As I write this Christmas is upon us, or so the world will tell us. Netflix, Hulu and Peacock are playing Christmas movies. The radio is playing Christmas songs. The stores are decorated. People ...

Advent is observed from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24 in 2024. Christmas is Dec. 25. Advent is the start of the Christian church's liturgical year. It starts four weeks ahead of Christmas, usually the last ...

As of this past Sunday, liturgical churches have entered the Season of Advent. “Advent” means arrival or coming and the focus becomes the arrivals or comings of Jesus. One such coming is as a baby ...

having for their end to prepare the faithful for the great feast of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Greek Church still continues to observe the fast of Advent, though with much less rigor than that ...

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Each Sunday during Advent, we’ll share a reflection to help you deepen your spiritual experience and contemplate the mysteries of the season and the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas!

She is the one who became the mother of Jesus and brought the first Advent of the Christ into our history. She is the active agent cooperating with God in the plan of salvation history. As we prepare ...

Before Christ came wreaths had long been in use ... A special form of wreath is the Advent Wreath, lit each evening by a designated member of the family. The wreath is very simple in design ...

Many Advent customs involve counting the days until ... It symbolises the birth of Christ and the change in the colour of the season.

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.

They announced the "good message" of the advent of Christ, the "Prince of Peace", on Christmas Eve. Thousands took part in the special prayer sessions and midnight masses which were conducted in ...