At church and at home, Catholics often honor this time of year by creating an Advent ... “The candle symbolizes illumination, helping us to see where we’re going and fire is a symbol of ...

which symbolizes the Church, because of the fruits almost countless seeds, and for the hope we place in the Resurrection. A special form of wreath is the Advent Wreath, lit each evening by a ...

Some churches have an advent wreath with five candles, one for each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas Day and one for Christmas Day itself. There are different readings on each of the ...