- Theme:
- Anticipating the Coming of the Lord
- Dates:
- Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on the day before Christmas.
- Colors:
- In most churches, the decorations are purple or blue; royal colors to welcome the King. You can read more about color in worship.
The general topic of Advent is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Advent consists of the four Sundays preceding Christmas. If 24 December is a Sunday, it is the fourth Sunday in Advent until sundown, when the liturgical day begins, then it is Christmas Eve.