Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry ... overcoming even death. And, finally, the fourth week, with just days until Christmas, signaling love. Love, oh caring love. The good ...

A few days of Advent remain. Our eyes turn ... This is the sixth in a series of antiphons, which have marked and punctuated these final days before Christmas; focussing our attention on particular ...

Download and print this music-themed Christmas tree ornament craft and coloring sheets ... Listen to our Spotify playlist (your gift from the first week of Advent) while you color and create. Also, ...

The sacramentary of St. Gelasius has neither Mass nor ... of Advent, which gives it four weeks, the fourth being that in which Christmas day falls, unless December 25 be a Sunday.

Many Advent customs ... leading up to Christmas Day, with each Sunday having a different theme and focus. The three purple candles will be lit on the first, second and fourth Sunday of Advent.

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas each year, always falling between Nov. 27 and Dec. 3 and ending on Christmas Eve on Dec. 24. The holiday begins the liturgical year, the United ...

The first Sunday of Advent is always four Sundays before Christmas, which means it could be as early as 27 November. The word ‘advent’ literally means ‘coming’ and it is a time of ...

Then the angel departed from her. On the brink of Christmas, we turn to Mary. We see the uncertainty, the fear, in the eyes of a young woman preparing (if that were possible) for the birth of her ...