ADVENT WREATH

 

 

 

Advent Wreaths are an old Christian tradition working up to Christmas and celebrating the wonderful things happening before the birth and the birth of Christ.  It consists of five candles, four which are in the circle of the wreath and then the center candle.

Advent is the season for Christians to make spiritual preparation for the coming of Christ.

The circular garland of evergreen branches represents eternity.  Each candle represents an aspect of the spiritual preparation for the coming of Jesus.

The advent season starts about four weeks before Christmas.  The first candle is lit which represents "Hope" for the Messiah as prophesied in the Old Testament.  The next week the second candle is lit which shows "Love" and is sometimes called the Bethlehem candle. The third week candle is "Joy" that the shepherds had on the news that the baby Jesus was born.  Candle four is "Angels" which were celebrating the birth of the Messiah in the heavens.

The candle in the center which is always white represents Christ.  Christ brings us "Hope, Love, and Joy" and we celebrate each year just as the angels did when Christ was born.   

This is a way for Christians to celebrate Christ and his birth on this special day.  It is a simple way to teach children what the true meaning of Christmas is.

 

Christ is the Reason for the Season !