Protestant churches tend to use blue candles as well, or all white. What Are the Four Points of Advent? The four points of Advent are hope, peace, joy and love. In the weeks leading up to ...

Visit each week during the season of Advent as we light a new candle and share a new gift. The Marian Library wishes you hope, peace, joy and love throughout the season and the new year to come. Two ...

It’s a peace that surpasses logic, a peace that guards us like a fortress even in the storm. As we light the candles of Advent—hope, peace, joy, and love—may we allow their flickering flames ...

These four weeks are a time of joyful preparation. The season is often marked by Scripture readings about preparing for the coming of the Messiah. The use of candles on an Advent wreath signifies the ...

The three purple candles will be lit on the first, second and fourth Sunday of Advent. The pink candle will be lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means ‘to ...