Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the world. Four weeks, each symbolized with a lighted candle, purple, purple, rose pink, purple. A time of waiting, a time of ...

Here's a heartfelt prayer you can share with your family during the celebration of the fourth Sunday of Advent. Remember to say it with faith and lots of hope!

So, on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, we either hear of Mary’s Annunciation, her Visitation of Elizabeth or — this year, as we read Matthew — Joseph’s dream.

As we arrive on the cusp of the celebration of Christmas, the readings from the Fourth Sunday of Advent set the stage for the birth of Jesus. The Advent season begins by reminding us that we look to ...

The Bulletin for this service is below. Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 19, 2021 You are invited to rise, in body or spirit, for those parts of the service marked with an asterisk (*) Invitatory: ...

Fr. Joseph Krupp of Michigan reflects on the promises made to the Virgin Mary by the Archangel Gabriel for this reflection on the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Just as the Fourth Sunday of Advent leads directly into Christmas Eve, these readings are a preparation for the stories we will hear and see depicted for Christmas.

What is Advent Sunday? Advent Sunday is the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, and marks the start of the season of Advent.

TWO different Gospels are options for this Sunday. If All Saints’ Sunday is kept, the Gospel tells of the raising of Lazarus. If the Fourth Sunday before Advent is observed, Mark’s account of the Lord ...

By the fourth Sunday of Advent, all the candles are burning simultaneously. Gathered near the light of the wreath, we can breathe, pray, read Scripture, sing a hymn, or meditate.

Planning: 4th Sunday of Advent (A) By: Lawrence Mick It is a long standing conundrum: Why has St. Joseph gotten so little attention in the history of Christianity?