A new candle is lit every Sunday before Christmas ... symbolize the love that comes through Christ. This third Advent candle represents the joy that the shepherds felt when they found out about ...

The third Sunday of Advent — known as Gaudete Sunday ... As one of the most important Advent traditions, the four candles traditionally represent hope, faith, joy and peace.

Four weeks of Advent ... the third on joy, and the final one, on love. Hope, centered on the one who will free us from our self-centeredness, envy, gluttony, lust, wrath, and our prideful selves.

The pink candle will be lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means ‘to rejoice’ and the readings on this Sunday focus on joy – rejoicing in the Lord and joy in ...

Place the candles in the ... decoration to the wreath in Advent colors, which are purple for penance and rose-pink for the third week, which begins with Gaudete Sunday, when flowers are permitted ...