(Catholic News Agency) Remarks in the Saint Margaret of Antioch Parish Bulletin regarding the elucidation of the Advent season are proclaimed, “December 1st is the first Sunday of Advent ...

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Some Advent wreaths have a fifth candle, which is white, in the center of the wreath. Beginning with the first Sunday of Advent, the first purple candle is lit. An additional candle is lit every ...

While the first part of Advent is centered on the call to prepare for Christ's second coming, "the second portion of Advent, inaugurated by Gaudete Sunday, is the preparation to celebrate the Lord ...

Advent, the liturgical period consisting of the four Sundays preceding Christmas Day, is "one of keen attentiveness, of being on guard," said Christie. Ahead of Dec. 3, 2023, the first day of ...

Pope Francis for the second consecutive Sunday was assisted by an aide in praying the Angelus as he continues to recover from an acute bronchial infection. “Even today I won’t be able to ...

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. The tradition of an Advent wreath ...

As we begin Year B in the lectionary cycle, the readings of the first Sunday of Advent speak of wandering and staying alert. This liturgical season challenges us to find a true path of ...

Today’s first reading from the Prophet Isaiah articulates something ... You will be alert to God’s gift, and to God’s unbreakable promise. The season of Advent is an annual reminder of God’s promise ...

pretending that he was praying, not sleeping. Today is the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the new liturgical year. Happy New Year! And Happy preparation for Christmas, the birthday of our ...