The third Sunday of Advent — known as Gaudete Sunday — is commonly marked by the use of rose-colored candles and vestments, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The third Sunday of Advent — known as Gaudete Sunday — is commonly marked by the use of rose-colored candles and vestments, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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Denver, Colo., Nov 28, 2022 / 06:36 am. The First Sunday of Advent 2022 is Nov. 27, exactly four weeks before the Sunday of Christmas this year, and while the Church provides this time to allow ...

(RNS) — Near the register at the Advent Shop, a 20-year-old Catholic religious goods store on Long Island, New York, a wooden table has been carefully arranged into a kind of altar.Stacked with ...

Advent Wreath Wreaths symbolize eternity because they are in circular form, without a beginning or an end, so to speak. Before Christ came wreaths had long been in use, as symbols of fertility ...

Altar societies, sometimes called altar guilds, are ministries of service, often taken for granted and under appreciated by those who don't know what all goes in to tending the beauty, peace and ...

It was the first Sunday of Advent, 1964. In most of the U.S., people walked into church to celebrate, for the first time, what came to be called the " New Mass ." The priest and altar now faced ...

Annalise Laumeyer, Director of Communications with the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids, explains what Advent means and how people of all faiths can celebrate the season.

New Children's Catholic Book, 'The Advent Adventures with Father Nate' Released. Sep 25, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Book cover of The Advent Adventures with Father Nate.