T his Sunday, December 22, 2024, we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent, marking the last Sunday before Christmas and closing the season of preparation for the arrival of Jesus. In the ...

Sunday, Dec. 20, is the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year C). And so it comes to this: The last Sunday of Advent. As we face the last stretch before Christmas, the Church’s focus shifts to Our Lady ...

One last Advent prayer for peace Sam Sawyer, S.J. December 23, 2023 People celebrate the arrival of the Peace Light of Bethlehem outside St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, during a ceremony ...

The Fourth Sunday of Advent is a time to recall the promises made to the Virgin Mary by the Angel Gabriel, Fr. Joseph Krupp of Lansing, Michigan, told Fox News Digital. (iStock) ...

Nov. 26 is the last possible date for the Last Sunday. That’s because the first season of the Church Year, Advent, begins on a Sunday each year, and that Sunday is the one closest to Nov. 30 ...

Advent is also intended to be a season of fasting, like Lent, and both holidays are symbolized by the color purple or blue. The third Sunday of Advent — known as Gaudete Sunday — is commonly ...

Advent can last anywhere from 22 to 28 days, ... In 2023, with Christmas on a Monday, Advent is just 22 days; it began on Sunday, December 3. Similar to Advent wreaths, ...

All Advent Reflections Just last Sunday we completed another cycle of the Church’s liturgical year as we celebrated the Feast of Christ the King. And now we begin again, as we wait for Christ to ...

The first Sunday of Advent this year will be Sunday, December 2. Today, store-bought Advent calendars usually have 24 or 25 slots on them and when each is opened a photo or a small candy or gift ...