Advent

Advent is the time of preparation for the coming of the Nativity of Christ. In Western Christianity, Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on December 24th. If Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday, Catholics are still required to go to Church earlier in the day and attend mass again later in the evening for Christmas services. The Roman Catholic Church uses Purple as its color to represent advent. Advent also serves as the reminder of the original waiting that was done by the Hebrews as they awaited the birth of their messiah, and the waiting that is done today by Catholics as they wait for the second coming of Jesus