The first of the four candles - usually, sometimes there's a fifth "Christ candle" - is lit on the first Sunday of advent which can fall on any day between 27th November and 3ird December. On the next Sunday of advent the second candle is lit in addition to the first; so there would be two candles lit on the second Sunday.
By the third Sunday the third candle is lit, with of course, the other two candles of the past couple of weeks. The third Sunday of advent is often quite soon before Christmas Day itself, when the fourth and last candle is finally lit, amongst the rest.
The first advent candle to be lit in the traditional advent wreath ceremony is the purple candle, symbolizing hope.
The first candle is lit on the first Sunday of Advent. Each succeeding Sunday an additional candle is lit until all four are lit on the forth Sunday of Advent.
The white candle in the center of the wreath is the 5th candle - that is lit on Christmas or Christmas eve at Mass.Roman Catholic AnswerTechnically the Advent wreath doesn't have a fifth candle. A fifth candle is making into something other than an Advent wreath. Advent has four weeks, and there is a candle for each week. The Advent wreath should be taken down before the Christmas midnight Mass begins. I think the "fifth candle" is some modern invention that makes no sense.
It is an advent wreath. Each Sunday before Christmas a candle on the wreath is lit to celebrate the time leading up to Christmas.
Advent candles are typically lit in a clockwise manner. Each candle represents a week of Advent, and the candles are usually arranged in a circular wreath. Starting from the first Sunday of Advent, the candles are lit one by one in order, moving clockwise around the wreath.
The second candle in the Advent wreath represents peace. It is traditionally lit on the second Sunday of Advent to symbolize the peace that Jesus brought to the world through his birth.
The pink candle in the Advent wreath symbolizes joy and is lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. It represents the anticipation and celebration of the coming of Jesus Christ.
There are four candles on the outside of the Advent wreath. There is one pink candle and three purple candles.
The advent pink candle in the traditional advent wreath represents joy and is lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. It symbolizes the anticipation and celebration of the coming of Jesus Christ.
On each of the four Sundays before Christmas (December 24th), one more candle of the Adventskranz (advent wreath) is lit. So on first Sunday in Advent it's one candle, second two candles etc.
An Advent wreath is a symbol of the four weeks of Advent passing. You light a candle each week on Sunday and the fifth candle is lit on Christmas Day. The candles represent the spiritual preparation to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
The pink candle in the Advent wreath tradition represents joy and is lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. It symbolizes the anticipation and celebration of the coming of Jesus Christ.