Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the ... Please, take a moment, and ponder this, as the fourth candle is lit, and we await that splendid light entering the world once ...

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 ...

It starts on the Sunday nearest to 30 November and ends on the fourth Sunday before 25 December. An advent wreath with four candles lit. The fifth candle is lit on Christmas day.