(Isaiah 40:3) The Season of Advent in the Orthodox Church runs from November 15 through December 24 and is a period of fasting and reflective preparation for the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior ...

(RNS) — The Scripture readings during Advent are a mix of comfort and challenge. On the one hand, the readings from Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 40-56) offer us comfort. The author was speaking to ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a ... Then the Scripture is read: Listen to the words of the prophet Isaiah: 9:1-2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon ...

Revelation 21.1-6a; John 11.32-end 4 before Advent: Deuteronomy 6.1-9; Psalm 119.1-8; Hebrews 9.11-14; Mark 12.28-34 ...

During Advent and Christmas Christians acknowledge ... the Saint heralded our Lord's coming as Isaiah did in the Old Testament. The ivy is so perennially green, that it symbolizes fidelity and ...