Second Sunday of Advent reveals lessons about repentance and its key role, says Connecticut priest Second Sunday of Advent provides an opportunity to reflect on repentance ...

This Sunday is traditionally called Gaudete Sunday, based on the Introit for the day: Gaudete in Domino semper, iterum dico, Gaudete, from Philippians 4:4 (“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I ...

This first week of Advent promises that the time of salvation is at hand, if only we will dare to ask for divine help and take responsibility for our boomeranging prayer.

This Advent, learn a lesson from Jacob Marley and Ebenezer Scrooge | Opinion Let's commit to being aware of all that surrounds us in this season of hope and peace instead of rushing around with ...

Then the children would make white and gold ornaments in Sunday School to decorate it. During the Advent Sunday services, one family would light the candles on the big wreath.

The rosy hue of the vestments and the altar cloths reminds us that this week we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, the day of rejoicing as we wait for the Lord in eager anticipation of His coming on Christmas.

The first Sunday of Advent this year will be Sunday, December 2. Today, store-bought Advent calendars usually have 24 or 25 slots on them and when each is opened a photo or a small candy or gift ...

I have fond childhood memories of this season of Advent, the four weeks preceding Christmas. During worship we would light one of the candles for each Sunday: One, two, three, four, CHRISTMAS! Our… ...

First Sunday of Advent: We begin the season of Advent with readings that direct our gaze to the ultimate and the immediate realities of our lives. The first Sunday of Advent always looks to ...

SCRIPTURES & ART: Let Advent be a time of preparation for Christmas — and for the Second Coming of Christ ...

Here's a heartfelt prayer you can share with your family during the celebration of the fourth Sunday of Advent. Remember to say it with faith and lots of hope!

As we arrive on the cusp of the celebration of Christmas, the readings from the Fourth Sunday of Advent set the stage for the birth of Jesus. The Advent season begins by reminding us that we look to ...