The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus ... the nearest to Christmas was called the first Sunday, and so on with the rest. So far back as the ninth and tenth centuries, these Sundays ...

The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and takes its name from the first word of the Introit for that Sunday.

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Christians worldwide will be observing the first ... Advent today, marking the time for reflection, introspection and preparation leading up to Christmas. Advent, the liturgical period preceding ...

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Feb. 10 (UPI) --President Donald Trump declared Sunday the first-ever "Gulf of America Day" as he flew in Air Force One over the body of water en route to the Super Bowl. "We're flying right over ...

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After decades of prolific artistic creation, a master santero is celebrating a first. Los Lunas-based santero Nicolas Otero, a longtime carving and painting saint-maker whose works include church ...