The evergreen branches of a traditional wreath represent the continuous life of Christ since they never die. The circular form of the wreath symbolizes the eternity of God and the everlasting soul, since a circle has no ending. Your wreath can be as big or as small as you want it to be—just make sure it can fit four candles around it!
If your wreath didn’t come with candle holders inside of it, you can buy candle holders and set them directly inside of the wreath. Look for tall, thin candles that you can burn multiple times throughout the month.
Go for a pale pink candle in the same style as your purple candles.
A white candle is very traditional, but more modern Advent wreaths usually don’t include it. If you’re having trouble deciding, ask your church leader about it. Since the candle represents Christ, you can use one with Jesus’s likeness on it instead of a plain white one.
The Christmas holiday has a tendency to focus on getting gifts and material goods, so you can use your Advent wreath as a nice reminder of what it’s truly about.
You can also sing hymns like ‘O Come Divine Messiah,’ or ‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. ’ You can leave the candle burning until you’ve read a piece of scripture or sung a hymn with your family. Don’t forget to blow it out before leaving the house or going to bed! The date of the first Sunday of Advent changes every year, but it’s usually close to the end of November.
If you’re lighting the Advent candles with your family, give each member a turn lighting the candle. Some traditionalists say that you should always light your candles in a clockwise circle, but you can decide whether you’d like to do that or not.
This candle is also called “The Shepherds Candle. ” You can read John 1:6–8, 8–11 as you light this candle. The pink candle celebrates the joy that people felt when Jesus was born.
Read Luke 1:26–38 as you light this candle.
The candle is white to represent the purity and the lack of sin that Jesus had when he was born.
