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How to Make an Advent Wreath

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Continue to Use the Wreath During the Christmas Season
Fully lit Advent wreath with a central Christmas candle on a home altar. (Photo © Scott P. Richert)

A fully lit Advent wreath with a central Christmas candle on a home altar, in front of icons of Saint Stephen, Saint Michael, and Our Lady of Czestochowa.

(Photo © Scott P. Richert)

Many Catholics have adopted the custom of placing a single white candle (usually a pillar candle rather than a taper) in the center of the wreath on Christmas Day, to signify Christ, the Light of the World. From Christmas Day through Epiphany, you can light all five candles. It's a great way to remind ourselves that Advent may end when Christmas begins, but, as Christians, we should live every day in preparation for the Second Coming of Christ.

Are you considering adding the Advent wreath to your Advent celebrations, but you don't want to go to the trouble of making your own? Read on for advice on buying Advent wreaths online.

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