If you've never used an Advent wreath and candles before, we'll explain their meaning, colors, and how it all started. The wreath itself is a symbol, and each of the candles has its own distinct ...

Place the candles in the holder securely ... they sometimes add some decoration to the wreath in Advent colors, which are purple for penance and rose-pink for the third week, which begins with ...

A wreath with as many candles as Advent has days - namely 20 - plus four large lights for the Sundays of Advent. There's a touching story behind it: the founding father of Diakonie Deutschland ...

Christmas wreaths are traditionally green and red, holiday colors that have symbolic ... and one white candle in the center of the wreath. Purple advent wreath candles symbolize reverence and ...

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 ...

Why is the third candle on the wreath pink? And where did the wreath originally come from? Learn more about the Advent wreath tradition in Germany in our Advent Calendar. Welcome to the first of our ...

The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth.

Visit each week during the season of Advent as we light a new candle and share a new gift. The Marian Library wishes you hope, peace, joy and love throughout the season and the new year to come. Two ...