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The advent candle that is rose instead of violet is the one that is lit on the third Sunday of advent, or Gaudete Sunday. "Gaudete" is Latin for "rejoice", and it is the day when Catholics are supposed to rejoice, for the coming of the Lord is near.

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Why is one candle different?

The third Advent Candle? or the big Tall Candle? the tall candle is the Easter candle signifying the resurrection of christ. the Advent Candle, I think the third Sunday of Advent is a specific sunday. so the pink may signify that, but I'm not sur. Me neither! I love School! <3


What does the second advent candle mean?

The candle is lit one by one to represent the 4 days of advent.


When do you light the fifth candle 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.


What does the different coloured candles on the advent wreath symbolise?

An advent wreath normally contains four candles, three violet for penance, and one rose candle for joy, that is for the third Sunday of Advent.


What does lighting the candles represent on an Advent wreath?

Each candle on an Advent wreath represents one of the Sundays of Advent. A candle is lighted at the beginning of Mass on that Sunday. An Advent wreath in the home is lite for whatever reason that person has an Advent wreath. They are not an official liturgical thing.


What is the traditional order of advent candle lighting"?

The traditional order of advent candle lighting is to light one candle each week leading up to Christmas, starting with the first candle representing hope, then lighting the second candle for peace, the third for joy, and the fourth for love.


What is the proper order for lighting Catholic Advent candles?

The proper order for lighting Catholic Advent candles is to light one candle each week, starting with the first purple candle, then the second purple candle, followed by the pink candle, and finally the last purple candle on the fourth week.


What is the traditional order for lighting the advent candles?

The traditional order for lighting the advent candles is to light one candle each week leading up to Christmas, starting with the first candle on the first Sunday of Advent, then lighting an additional candle each subsequent Sunday until all four candles are lit on the fourth Sunday of Advent.


What is the meaning of Advent candles?

The first purple candle means: waitingThe second purple candle means: hopeThe third purple candle means: joyThe pink candle means: peace.Catholic AnswerThe candles, and the Advent wreath itself, are NOT part of the liturgy officially, and are a common folk custom from northern Europe. The four candles were put on the wreath to signify the four Sundays of Advent. Three violet candles and one rose candle - for the color of the four Advent Sundays (purple and pink are NOT liturgical colors in the Catholic Church). The candles themselves have no meaning outside of what some have given them, they are not officially part of the church's liturgy and thus have no official meaning. Some people put a white candle in the middle to stand for Christmas, but this is wildly inappropriate as, thought not official, it is an ADVENT wreath, and Advent ends on the afternoon of Christmas eve.


How many candles are on the outside of the advent wreath?

There are four candles on the outside of the Advent wreath. There is one pink candle and three purple candles.


What does the green advent candle means?

The green advent candle represents the shepherds. Usually, two types of advent wreaths are done. One is with the three purple candles and one pink candle with a white candle in the center. The other one has one gold, white, green, and red or purple candle. The gold represents prophecy. The white represents angles. The green represents shepherds and the red represents the wise men. There's a white candle in the center which represents Jesus.


When is each candle lit in the advent wreath?

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.