The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the First Sunday of Advent or on the evening before the First Sunday of Advent. When the blessing of the Advent Wreath is celebrated in the home ...

A special form of wreath is the Advent Wreath ... Gaudete means "rejoice" and takes its name from the first word of the Introit for that Sunday. There is but one week to go and soon the King's ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Today is the first Sunday of Advent, and with that, the lighting of the advent wreath. Visitors to Merrehope were invited to make their own advent wreath with either fresh ...

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 ...