Most Christians celebrated the first week of Advent on the last day of November in 2025.
Advent lasts for four weeks and is to celebrate the coming of Jesus.
A candle is lit every Sunday, and each week has a theme. The theme for the first Sunday of Advent is HOPE.
The purpose is to prepare spiritually, reflect, slow down, and cultivate hope and expectation.
There are special prayers, scripture readings, and acts of charity.
“Prayer for the first week of Advent”
My brothers and sisters, we enter today the solemn season of Advent in which the Church bids us prepare to celebrate the coming of Christ; a coming that we recall in the Child of Bethlehem; a coming that we experience in the gift of his Spirit, in the bread of the Eucharist, in the joy of human lives that are shared; a coming we wait for when God gathers up all things in Christ. Let us in this holy season reflect on the coming of Christ who brings light to the world. Let us leave behind the darkness of sin, walk in the light that shines on our path, and renew within ourselves the hope of glory to which he beckons us. And as we turn towards the light, let us have on our hearts all those who see no light, for whom all is darkness and despair. Let us pray that they too may be illumined by Christ who is our light.
–Church of England
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