Two faith leaders shared thoughts with Fox News Digital about hope during this season of Advent, especially during the first week as the countdown to Christmas has begun.

What Are the Four Points of Advent? The four points of Advent are hope, peace, joy and love. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, a candle representing one of these themes is lit to reflect the ...

What do the 4 candles in Advent represent? The four points or themes of Advent — each represented by a candle on the Advent wreath — are generally understood as hope, peace, joy and love.

The candles, in order of the weeks of Advent, symbolize hope, peace, joy and love, said Hallow. The colors correspond to the traditional colors of vestments worn by clergy during Advent.

What do the 4 candles in Advent represent? The four points or themes of Advent — each represented by a candle on the Advent wreath — are generally understood as hope, peace, joy and love.

Sisters all over the world share how Advent offers hope and needed silence after a year rife with uncertainty that follows war, violence and division.

Advent keeps Christmas emotional and human; beginning with the first Sunday after Thanksgiving, when the first purple candle in the Advent wreath is lit. This is the “hope” candle. Need a break?

Advent strikes a balance of a penitential season full of joyful hope—a hope we experience in waiting for a baby, in waiting for the baby.

Even as we light candles, we can be that glimmer of hope for others. Frank Logue is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia with 69 congregations in Central and South Georgia.

Road to Recovery Instead of raucous holiday parties, some opt for a candlelit Advent season of longing and hope December 19, 2020 ...

What Are the Four Points of Advent? The four points of Advent are hope, peace, joy and love. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, a candle representing one of these themes is lit to reflect the ...