Advent, from “adventus” in Latin meaning “coming,” is the season encompassing the four Sundays and weekdays leading up to Christmas, according to Britannica. In the Christian church ...

But, if the exterior practices of penance which formerly sanctified the season of Advent ... earnestness in preparing for Christmas. The liturgical form of Advent as it now exists in the Roman ...

We’re looking forward to the Christmas season and if you’ve been to New York City, you’ll know how special it is here. One way we get into the festive spirit is with the best advent calendars.

There's one prayer reflection of each week of Advent, and a final one for Christmas. Let us together enter this season and wait in hope for how our God might reveal the length and breath ...

But Christians hold fast to that true meaning. The purpose of Advent, the liturgical season that marks the lead-up to Christmas, is to prepare ourselves to welcome Christ into our lives.

Join us at the Abbey as we prepare to celebrate Christmas, the coming of Jesus Christ. Throughout the festive season, visit us or attend a service, concert, or event. Wherever you are, stream services ...

The weeks leading up to the holidays will feature numerous other festive events, including musical performances, an annual Advent-Christmas Mass, and other activities celebrating the season. •The ...

We are over halfway to Christmas. Today, on Gaudete Sunday, we just begin to inch out of the half-light of Advent slightly closer towards the ... we progress in our liturgical keeping of this great ...

Generally the tree is not decorated until late Christmas Eve as Advent is still a season of penance, if not as filled with sorrow as Lent is. However, some families find the preparation for Mass ...

But my mom still draws the line somewhere, and we won’t decorate it until much closer to Christmas Day. For you see, it’s Advent, and this incredible time of preparation is deeply important to us.

Mary gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem and laid him in a manger. There, according to the gospels, he was visited by kings and shepherds who had heard about his birth. Advent is the season leading ...