The fifth and final Advent candle, of course, is the one we light on Christmas Eve. This candle represents Jesus — the culmination of the previous four. He is our hope, our Peace, our Joy ...

Although nowadays Easter eggs are widely on sale well before Easter, as a Christian penitential season, Lent has not suffered ...

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Advent is a season penance, but we live in a celebratory culture where the Christmas festivities begin ... is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice ...

All the trees of the wood shout for joy before the Lord ... family can sing a song, an Advent carol, if it knows one, then it is time to bless the crib and eat Christmas Eve supper.

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 ... He encourages us to cultivate a profound interior joy ...

Visit each week during the season of Advent as we light a new candle and share a new gift. The Marian Library wishes you hope, peace, joy and love throughout the ... as we continue to wait and prepare ...