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 time has nearly arrived. Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United States will begin praying a new English translation of the Mass.

The liturgical year of the Roman Catholic church is often referred to as the Year of Grace, meaning that people should celebrate their unbounded love of God at all times in all places. The year begins ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the ...

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MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Today is the first Sunday of Advent, and with that, the lighting of the advent wreath. Visitors to Merrehope were invited to make their own advent wreath with either fresh ...

The Marian Library has created two ways to listen to Christmas music that are perfectly in tune with Joy to the World!, our 2024 Christmas exhibit. Start off the Advent season with familiar Christmas ...

(NEXSTAR) — The holiday season is incoming, and for those who are of Christian faith, so too is the sacred time of Advent.

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.

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Many Advent customs involve counting the days until Christmas begins, such as the secular use of a chocolate advent calendar. There are different readings on each of the four Sundays leading up to ...