It is true that St. Peter Damian, in the eleventh century, speaks of the Advent fast as still being for forty days; and that St. Louis, two centuries later, kept it for that length of time ...

In the short days and long nights of Advent, we realize how we are always ... Listen to the words of the prophet Isaiah: 9:1-2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon ...

Many Advent customs involve counting the days until Christmas begins, such as the secular use of a chocolate advent calendar. There are different readings on each of the four Sundays leading up to ...