Advent Wreath

The Advent Wreath is usually, made of various evergreens, with four candles – 3 purple and 1 pink- representing the passage of the Four Weeks of Advent, and often a Fifth Candle, white in colour.

What elements can we learn?

1. The Evergreens – symbolize life and freshness. Our life ought to be lived in gratitude for the gift of life that God has blessed us with.

We need to remain ever fresh with the grace of God

2. The Prickly leaves: They remind us of the thorns of Christ – His deep love shown in the pain He suffered for us

3. The Circle of the Wreath: It shows the infinity of God – no beginning or end; it calls us to let God be the Alpha and the Omega – the first and last- of everything that we do.

4. The purple Candles: They signify the virtues of faith, love and hope – the cardinal virtues that need to embellish our Christian Lives.

5. The Pink Candle: Lit on the Third Sunday of Advent called as the Gaudate Sunday, it symbolizes joy – a virtue that needs to be constantly displayed and nurtured.

6. The White Candle: It represents Christ, who is to be the Light of our life and needs to be placed in the centre of our life, words and actions.

What resolutions can I practise to take during Advent?  I will seek to live more joyfully and be more hopeful, even in the hard situations of life. I will seek to deepen my awareness that God wants me to have Him as the centre of all what I do.

Maranatha – Come Lord Jesus!