Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Vestal has held wreath-making workshops for 25 years Advent comes from the Latin word for arrival or coming: adventus Advent wreaths contain evergreens arranged in a ...

Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? Spiritually, it’s meant as a celebration of the Earthly birth of ...

The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

Although it comes at the end of the last month on the calendar, Advent means beginning. Technically the word comes from the Latin word Adventus sc., Redemptoris, which means “the coming of the Savior.

The Fort Belvoir Garrison Chaplains Office hosted a time-honored tradition Sunday at the Religious Education Center: The annual Advent wreath making event. "Advent is the time that we prepare for the ...

Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? The word Advent derives from the Latin adventus, which means an ...