What do catholics pray in Christmas and Advent?

Answer 1

Catholics treat Advent similar to Lent. They give up something, like candy or coffee or snacks, etc.

Advent starts 4 weeks before Christmas and lasts until Christmas Eve.

Some Catholics "track" Advent by lighting an Advent wreath. An Advent wreath is a wreath with four candles, three purple and one pink. For each week of Advent they light another candle (the pink one is for the third week in Advent).

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Answer 2

Christmas reminds us of the coming of Jesus and his humble beginnings. It also reminds us of the extreme trust of Mary in God and her willingness to participate in God's plan of salvation for the humankind.

Hence during this period, Christians are reminded of Jesus' second coming as promised and pray that they would be worthy of the promises of Christ. The Advent season helps them to prepare for the 2nd coming through appropriate Liturgical celebrations, prayers, fasting and charity.

Answer 3

Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. Catholics use the four Sundays before Christmas (known as Advent) as preparation. It is a like a little Lent, although not as extreme. Still we are to fast, to repent, or as Our Blessed Lord started His preaching, we are to repent and believe in the Gospel; or "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:13) or in St. Matthew: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." So obviously, the first thing we do is to go to confession. The altar is dressed in violet, which symbolizes penance, and we prepare for the coming of the Great King at Christmas.