The four candles represent the four weeks of Advent — three candles ... “How to bless your Advent wreath at home.” Francesca is a staff reporter for Catholic News Agency.

Some people light candles on an Advent wreath. For others ... Advent is not exclusively a Catholic tradition. Other Christian denominations, including Protestant, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist ...

Advent begins this year on Sunday, Dec. 3. Most Catholics, even those who don’t often go to Mass, know that Advent involves a wreath with candles, possibly a “calendar” of hidden chocolates ...

The tradition of an Advent wreath with candles may date back to pre-Christian Germanic origins, the Catholic Education Resource Center says. Christians eventually adopted this tradition and used ...

Traditionally, the Advent wreath with its four candles and sometimes a central fifth, the Christ candle, is lit on Christmas Eve. The candles remind believers of the light Jesus brings into the ...

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

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 ...

Nativity scenes and Christmas trees decorate most Catholic homes, but what about Advent wreaths? Advent wreaths are traditionally made from evergreen branches and have four candles. The four ...

The Catholic Church has been using Advent wreaths since the Middle Ages. Lighting candles as we prepare for Christmas reminds us that Christ is the light of the world. And the evergreen boughs ...