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Advent
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What it means
What it means
The season of preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas. The season of preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas. Some people may know that the Advent season focuses on expectation and think that it serves as an anticipation of Christ’s birth in the season leading up to Christmas.
The Advent season lasts for four Sundays. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, or the nearest Sunday to November 30.
What does Advent means
Circle
3 purple candles
1 pink candle
Rejoice
Eternity of god
Purple means prayer, peperation
What the wreath means
The wreath is made of a circle of evergreen branches laid flat to symbolize eternal life. Four candles stand in the circle and each one represents one of the four Sundays of Advent.
During the season of Advent one candle on the wreath is lit each Sunday until all of the candles, , the Advent wreath symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent. It is typically a circular candle holder that holds five candles.
How Catholics celebrate Advent ?
This is how
- In the time leading up to Christmas, the Catholic Church celebrates advent. Advent is a necessary part of the Christmas season because it is the time when Catholics prepare for their sins and perform penance.
- They want to be as pure as they can be when Christmas comes, in order to receive the gift of God's presence at the Christmas mass of Holy Eucharist.
- On Christmas day, families attend church and receive the Holy Eucharist. They celebrate the birth of Christ and the church is typically decorated with a nativity scene and other lavish decorations.
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