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  2. Advent wreath - Wikipedia

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    It is an evergreen wreath with four candles, sometimes with a fifth, white candle in the center. Beginning with the First Sunday of Advent, the lighting of a candle can be accompanied by a Bible reading, devotional time and prayers. [4] [5] An additional candle is lit on each subsequent Sunday until, by the last Sunday of Advent, all four ...

  3. What Is the Meaning Behind Advent Wreaths and Candles ... - AOL

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    Typically, three of the four Advent candles are purple—the first, second and fourth ones. The first candle, or "Prophet's Candle," symbolizes hope. The color means royalty, repentance and fasting.

  4. Hanging of the greens - Wikipedia

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    Items such as the Chrismon/Christmas tree and Advent wreath are placed in the church during the hanging of the greens ceremony. The hanging of the greens is a Western Christian ceremony in which many congregations and people adorn their churches, as well as other buildings (such as a YWCA or university), with Advent and Christmas decorations.

  5. Gaudete Sunday - Wikipedia

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    Roman Catholic Gaudete Sunday Mass in which the priest is wearing the customary rose vestments. The season of Advent originated as a fast of 40 days in preparation for Christmas, commencing on the day after the feast of Saint Martin (11 November), whence it was often called Saint Martin's Lent, a name by which it was known as early as the fifth century.

  6. Advent - Wikipedia

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    The Advent wreath is adorned with candles, usually three violet or purple and one pink; the pink candle is lit on the Third Sunday of Advent, called "Gaudete Sunday" after the opening word, Gaudete, meaning 'Rejoice', of the entrance antiphon at Mass. Some add a fifth candle (white), known as the "Christ candle", in the middle of the wreath, to ...

  7. Christian prayer - Wikipedia

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    Some of these prayers are found in the Roman Breviary, the Liturgy of the Hours, the Orthodox Euchologion, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, and the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. In the seasons of Advent and Lent, many Christians add the reading of a daily devotional to their prayer life; items that aid in prayer, such as an Advent wreath or ...

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  9. Anglican devotions - Wikipedia

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    The lighting of a votive candle.These candles can be found in churches or home altars. Anglican devotions are private prayers and practices used by Anglican Christians to promote spiritual growth and communion with God.