This year, Advent starts on Sunday, Dec. 3, and will encompass four weeks, with each week dedicated to a specific theme represented by the lighting of candles on an Advent wreath.

Advent begins Sunday, Dec. 3, for most Christians and ends Sunday, Dec. 24. It is a particularly short season this year, only lasting three weeks and one day. What is an Advent candle and wreath?

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT REVEALS LESSONS ABOUT REPENTANCE AND ITS KEY ROLE, SAYS CONNECTICUT PRIEST. While the first part of Advent is centered on the call to prepare for Christ's second coming, ...

In 2024, Advent begins on Sunday, December 1, and ends on Tuesday, December 24. The origins of Advent. Advent gets its name from adventus, the Latin word for “arrival.” ...

CNN Travel explores the spiritual meaning of Advent and various traditions and celebrations around the world. In 2023, the Advent season starts on Sunday, December 3.

Advent is also intended to be a season of fasting, like Lent, and both holidays are symbolized by the color purple or blue. The third Sunday of Advent — known as Gaudete Sunday — is commonly ...

Advent Sunday is celebrated by Christians all around the world — in particular by those whose denomination is part of Western Christianity.It marks the beginning of the new liturgical calendar ...

Advent begins on Advent Sunday, which is the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Since Dec. 25 falls on a different day of the week every year, the dates of Advent can also shift.

Since this year the solemnity falls on the Second Sunday of Advent, its observance is “transferred” to Monday, Dec. 9, because a Sunday in Advent takes liturgical precedence.

Advent begins on Advent Sunday, which is the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Since Dec. 25 falls on a different day of the week every year, the dates of Advent can also shift.

All Advent Reflections 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 ...