In the liturgical cycle, each Sunday of Advent is associated with a virtue, such as hope, peace, joy, and love. Here, we share a prayer to do with your family. The Fourth Sunday of Advent focuses ...

Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into ... a dreamer like that other Joseph in the Book of Genesis. Then the third week: Joy! Gaudete Sunday. Yes, let us rejoice! Rejoice in ...

They remind us that God created everything simply to share divine joy. Elizabeth recognizes Mary as a holy woman, a disciple who listens to God's call and welcomes God's presence. Mary knows that ...

"And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the ...

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas each year ... the four candles traditionally represent hope, faith, joy and peace. The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the ...

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas each year ... the four candles traditionally represent hope, faith, joy and peace. The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the ...

The first, second and fourth candles are often purple ... a day of rejoicing and marks the midpoint of Advent. Pink symbolizes joy, and Gaudete Sunday is a reminder of the joy that Christians ...

The traditions of this extraordinary Sunday go back as far as the fourth ... the entire Advent season. In the gospel reading for Gaudete Sunday John the Baptist declares with great joy that ...

quieting and disciplining our hearts for the full joy of Christmas," according to the conference. Advent begins Sunday, Dec. 3, for most Christians and ends Sunday, Dec. 24. It is a particularly ...