Advent Week 4: A Savior Is Born. Quina Aragon, ... Their joy overflowed into worship when they saw that shining sign of hope rest over the home of Hope himself (see Num. 24:17).

EarthBeat shares reflections based on "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." Week 4 leads us to Christmas and the entirety of things — that is, everything, living, earthly, cosmic, spiritual.

The third week of Advent "Joy is a state of mind and an orientation of the heart." – Anon SYMBOLIZING joy, the third week of Advent brings us a rose or pink candle and so too, is this week's ...

This past week we celebrated the third week of Advent with a theme of JOY. Christmas is a time of celebration and lots of festivities. We often think that at Christmas we should have joy in our ...

South Yorkshire community. 24th December. The Stable. So it was that in order to be a tick on some bureaucrat s register a young girl travelled over a hundred miles on a donkey.

Advent reflection: There's only one Sunday left until Christmas, and this week, the liturgy takes on an eager sense of anticipation.

We had an Advent Calendar with a poignant saying under each day’s door and, my favorite, an Advent Wreath. Each week in worship we lit another of the four candles in the wreath with a liturgy ...

Advent is a period of reflection, joy and hope for peace. Here's what happens during Advent and why there are pink and purple candles. ... The second week of Advent commonly centers around peace.

Joy: The third candle, the Shepherd's Candle, is usually pink, representing joy. This week emphasizes joy at the coming of Jesus and the joy the shepherds felt upon hearing the news of his birth.