White stands for light and purity and is known as "Christ's Candle." This white candle is lit on Christmas Day. What Other Colors Are Used for Advent Candles? Although not as common, there are ...

The Paschal candle represents Christ, the Light of the World. The pure beeswax of which the candle is made represents the sinless Christ who was formed in the womb of His Mother. The wick ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. In the short days and long nights of Advent, we ...

Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into ... and our prideful selves. Christ the Light, a single candle lit in the wintry empurpled darkness. A beginning again, as we journey ...

During the holiday, the church looks back upon Christ ... important Advent traditions, the four candles traditionally represent hope, faith, joy and peace. The progressive lighting of the ...

What season is it? Our lives are governed by seasons: the four seasons of weather, hunting season, baseball season, and so on. I recently saw a commercial for a cell phone company, playing off ...