The Advent Wreath brings to mind the time before Jesus ... entering this world as a babe in a manger, here are Catholic prayers for your entire family to embrace the joyful hope of this season.

The Advent wreath is made of four candles ... National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (CHBP), 1988.

During the four Sundays of Advent, churches across the Peninsula will be illuminated with candles as congregations light their Advent wreaths ... Catholic churches may not, are Saturday evening ...

Since traditional Catholics generally do not put up the family tree until just before Christmas, they sometimes add some decoration to the wreath in Advent colors, which are purple for penance and ...