Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas each year ... Sunday — is commonly marked by the use of rose-colored candles and vestments, according to the United States Conference of ...

An Advent green wreath with four coloured candles is prominently displayed ... by switching the colour to rose on the third or fourth Sunday. However, many still observe fasting and focus on ...

From that time, the Roman Church has always observed this arrangement of Advent, which gives it four weeks, the fourth being that in which Christmas day falls, unless December 25 be a Sunday.

The Reverend Dr James Hawkey, Canon Theologian and Almoner at the Abbey, examines Jesus’ beloved parable of the prodigal son, with its reminder of the new life that repentance can bring. The Reverend ...

30 March, Joshua 5.9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5.16-end; Luke 15.1-3, 11b-end THE parable of the “prodigal son”, or “lost son”, is thronged with meanings, too big to tackle as a whole. So, details ...

The first recorded Palm Sunday ceremony dates back to the 4th century in Jerusalem, but it wasn't introduced to Western Christianity until about the 9th century, Mark Jobe, president of the Moody ...

Commerce revised up its fourth-quarter GDP growth figure to a 2.4% annualized pace, from a previous estimate of 2.3%. That followed growth of 3.1% in the third quarter.

The street fair runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and closes an hour early at 5 p.m. on Sunday along North Fourth Avenue from University Boulevard to Eighth Street. Not sure where to ...

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 ...

What took him so long? The story of the Prodigal Son raises the question. Life does not deliver on the young man’s dreams. He is envious of “the pods on which the swine fed,” and still he ...

A convalescing Pope Francis made a surprise in-person appearance when he greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday ... pope is entering his fourth week of convalescence during ...

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