The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the ...

Various practices became associated with Advent, including lighting an Advent wreath, erecting a Christmas tree, and putting out Christmas decorations. What does all this have to do with spirits?

A group of the faithful gathers every Wednesday of the year in front of an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe located in the ...

It may be hard to shift gears toward Christmas, with its cheery lights and traditions. But in the Christian year, Advent ...

If you're a fan of Yankee Candle (and who isn't?), then its Advent Calendar Wreath is your holiday dream come true. Currently on sale for £25.19 at Debenhams, down from £27.99, this isn't your ...

This luminous verse in Isaiah 9 is traditionally read at Advent as we look forward to the coming light ... Some time ago, I ...

Advent calendars are available in an astonishing range of materials, themes, and styles, stocked with goodies from beauty items to hot sauce, as opposed to the miniature images, lines of prayers ...

First, there was a post by a mom with six kids ticking off the numerous Halloween activities her family was planning to attend and reiterating her resolve to ...

THERE WON’T be a service in our church this coming Sunday, the second before Advent. REMEMBRANCES this ... The second part ...

Laura Merrill sat in the conference gallery with tears streaming down her face. On the dais was Leontine Kelly, the second ...