Advent Wreath at the Seminary
Advent Wreath at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, in Shrewsbury, Missouri. This large wreath is in the seminary's lobby.
Advent wreaths are originally a German custom; in that country, all four candles are typically red instead of using the Catholic Advent liturgical colors of purple and rose as seen here.
3 comments:
Interesting about the different color for German. The sisters at our nearby convent always sing Stille Nacht (Silent Night) in German at Midnight Mass it is quite moving. I will have to look at their Advent Wreath more closely this year to see which they use!
I saw a photo of Pope Benedict with his own Advent wreath - it had red candles.
In Spain we use always a white candle, a red candle, a green candle and a purple candle.
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