During the liturgical season of Advent, many churches opt to display an Advent wreath as a way to mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. But what is an Advent ...

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. A way to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many people who observe Christian traditions, Advent marks the beginning of the liturgical year and serves as a period of ...

Many churches will light their first advent candle this Sunday, celebrating “hope.” The modern understanding of the word means to “wish for, to expect.” But in scripture it’s much weightier in meaning ...

The first candle of the Advent wreath is known in some traditions as the “hope candle” or the “prophet’s candle.” It reminds us of the prophets of Israel who looked forward to God doing something new ...

Come Sunday, we will begin to celebrate Advent over the four weeks leading up to Christmas. This year we begin advent on December 3rd and end this season of prayerful anticipation on December 24th.

The first candle of Advent is lit on Peetri plats in Narva on Sunday, December 3. Irina Janovitš, chair of the Narva City Council, and Vladimir Batuhtin, pastor of the congregation of the Estonian ...

The weekend saw the heralding of the start of advent in Estonia, with candle-lighting ceremonies in many towns across the country. Somewhat giving the lie to the oft-repeated claim that Estonia is the ...