rather than Epiphany. By the Middle Ages, Advent included the span of four Sundays before Christmas Day and was associated both with the birth of Jesus and the second coming. Liturgical ...

Ellen O’Brian hadn’t bought a candy-filled advent ... to Christmas when the baby appears. These wise men, or magi, will eventually arrive at the manger on Jan. 6, also known as Epiphany ...

Some churches have an advent wreath with five candles, one for each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas Day and one for Christmas Day itself. There are different readings on each of the ...

Advent close AdventThe four weeks leading up to Christmas; during this period, Christians anticipate the story of the Nativity. is the period leading up to Christmas. It starts on the Sunday ...