Today we light the first candle of the Advent wreath. This is the candle of HOPE.
With Christians around the world, we use this light to help us prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of God's Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.
May we receive God's light as we hear the words of the prophet Isaiah:
"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those
who lived in a land of deep darkness -- on them light has shined."
-- Isaiah 9:2
Let us pray:
Lord as we look to the birth of Jesus, grant that the light of your
love for us will help us to become lights in the lives of those around
us. Prepare our hearts for the joy and gladness of your coming, for
Jesus is our hope. Amen.
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This is our first year to celebrate Advent as a family. I've read some about the advent wreath, but am not sure as to how long the candles burn? Is it supposed to burn perpetually until Christmas, or just during a weekly ceremony?
Kyle,
We burn each candle about one hour on the Sunday.
I cannot believe that it is Advent already. Our Advent wreath is in storage and the gate to the storage unit is broke; so we had to run out and get a temporary one for our family advent tonight.
Looking forward to the time of reflection with the family.
Our family lights the advent candles so that we are able to light the 4th candle Christmas Eve and the Christ Candle Christmas Day. Therefore, we will be lighting our first advent candle next Sunday.
Thank you for posting this liturgy. Is this a liturgy you formulated yourself? If not where did you get it from? Cheers.
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