Admin Table of Contents
What do we call the period of 4 Sunday before Christmas?
Advent
Advent is the period of four Sundays and weeks before Christmas (or sometimes from the 1st December to Christmas Day!). Advent means ‘Coming’ in Latin. This is the coming of Jesus into the world. Christians use the four Sundays and weeks of Advent to prepare and remember the real meaning of Christmas.
What are the 4 Sundays in Advent?
Other variations of the themes celebrated on each of the four Sundays include:
- The Prophets’ Candle, symbolizing hope; the Bethlehem Candle, symbolizing faith; the Shepherds’ Candle, symbolizing joy; the Angel’s Candle, symbolizing peace.
- Hope–Peace–Joy–Love.
- Faithfulness–Hope–Joy–Love.
- Prophets–Angels–Shepherds–Magi.
Where did Jesus get born?
Bethlehem
Bethlehem lies 10 kilometres south of the city of Jerusalem, in the fertile limestone hill country of the Holy Land. Since at least the 2nd century AD people have believed that the place where the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, now stands is where Jesus was born.
What is the first Sunday of Advent called?
Advent Sunday, also called the First Sunday of Advent or First Advent Sunday, among the Western Christian Churches, is the first day of the liturgical year and the start of the season of Advent.
Why is 1 pink and 3 purple?
Three of the candles are purple because the color violet is a liturgical color that signifies a time of prayer, penance, and sacrifice. The first candle, which is purple, symbolizes hope. It is called the “Shepard’s Candle,” and is pink because rose is a liturgical color for joy.
What is the First Sunday of Advent called?
When was Jesus born what month?
John was conceived six months before Jesus. If his birth is taken into consideration, it leaves Jesus’s birth in June. United Church of God specifically names June 13 to 17 as a likely time Jesus was born.
Why was a virgin born?
The immaculate conception says that Mary was born sinless to protect the deity of Jesus. However, the Bible does not teach the immaculate conception of Mary. In Luke 1:47 Mary refers to God as “my Savior.” Mary was a sinner like you and me. The conception of Jesus was a supernatural, creative work of the Holy Spirit.
What color is the first Sunday of Advent?
Purple
Purple is historically the main color used for Advent because it reflects penitence, fasting, and the color of royalty to welcome the Advent of the king (Jesus Christ).
What is the third Sunday of Advent called?
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday (/ɡaʊˈdɛtɛ/ gow-DET-eh) is the third Sunday of Advent in the liturgical calendar of Western Christianity, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, Lutheran Churches, and other mainline Protestant churches.
What colour is used during Lent?
Purple. Purple is associated with Lent, the religious period of fasting and prayer that begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts 40 days as it leads up to Easter. The symbolism of the color purple in this context has to do with penitence, remembrance, royalty, and spiritual wealth.
Which candle is lit first on Advent wreath?
Light the first candle on the first Sunday of Advent. On the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, light one of the purple candles. This candle represents the hope that people felt before the birth of Jesus, and you can read Isaiah 64:1–9 to accompany your lighting.