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 ...

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 ...

We have decided to suspend the Advent Prayer Series indefinitely. However, this is an exciting time as we are currently working on new resources and initiatives that are responsive to our current ...

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

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

The three purple candles will be lit on the first, 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 ...

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