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

a 4-candle holder in a wreath shape, and 4 candles, 3 of purple and 1 of rose or pink, 1 each for the four weeks of Advent. The holder can be placed in a shallow platter containing some water.

The Advent wreath first appeared in Germany in ... according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The purple candles symbolize the prayer, penance and preparatory sacrifices ...

24. "And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you ...

Now is not a time to deny that it is dark. Very dark. It is a time to lean on God's own Spirit to help us figure out which candle is ours to light. Hardest hit (and most painful) is the ...

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But despite the busy-ness of Lent, Father Juan Manjarrez, pastor of St. Edward Church and the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Little Rock, always makes the time to finish a project he has embraced for years ...