1. The four candles represent the
4,000 years prior to Christ’s
coming and the four weeks of Advent.
2. The three purple candles signify penance
and the rose one joy.
3. The unlighted candles represent the dark ages
before Christ’s coming.
4. The lighted candles represent
Christ, the Light of the World.
5. Each week we light one more candle representing
the idea that the coming of Christ is closer.
6. The circular form of the wreath symbolizes
that God has no beginning and no end.
7. The green of the boughs indicates hope–
just as the green of spring indicates new life.
8. The word Advent means
the “coming” of promise.
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