One Candle At A Time
It’s the second Sunday of Advent and the second candle is lighted today. It’s one tradition I’m getting accustomed to in this country. My anticipation of the joys of Christmas brings back the child in me everytime I light one candle from the first Advent till the last. It seems to me the lighting of candles is much more important than putting up a Christmas Tree. Although children would always love to have this seasonal and decorated tree at home.
My Advent Candles
I remember when I was still in Davao, the only time I knew it would be Advent already was when the priest would wear green (if I’m not mistaken, correct me if I’m wrong) stole and a big candle in the altar was lighted. And he would mention about the Advent season’s significance. But the most important event to mark the coming of Christmas there is the Simbang Gabi which starts on December 16th till the 24th, where people attend Masses at dawn for nine days. I, on the other hand could not practice this Filipino (Catholic) tradition here, but I’m glad I could light a candle every Sunday of Advent for this matter.
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Ang cute ng candle stands mo ate My, hihihi!
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I’ve been a catholic all my life and I still never realize when advent comes … LOL! Hell has a space reserved especially for me!
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You’re not alone, Nick. If I miss going to church on Sundays in Davao, I miss the Advent, too.
this sounds like an interesting tradition. I have never heard of this, and now I am curious. So, you will have 4 candles a month before christmas and light each off every week until the last week? sweet, it’s like counting down days before christmas.
YOu have 4 beautiful long candles there. oh, do you light them all the time or only in the evenings?
Farah, it starts four Sundays before Christmas and it falls on different dates every year. And light each candle every Sunday, but I don’t usually let it melt to the bottom so that when the fourth Sunday comes, I have a stair of candle light.
ang ganda ng candles mo!!!
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I can’t wait for Xmas this year.
It will be so much fun!
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Rozie, still, we all become like a child when Christmas comes, hehee!
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Dito nanibago talaga ako..kasi sa Pinas dati lahat ng misa sa isang araw ng lingo may advent celebration..dito ay wala…nababawasan yung mga panata ko dito Dyusko po..
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Joy, hindi ka nag-iisa, hahaa! Ako man, nabawasan na rin. At sa dahilan pa na iisa lang ang Catholic church dito, at malayong puntahan kaya eto, tinatamad magsimba.
I’m lucky to live just across the big filipino church in Copenhagen and sometimes you can not believe that you’re Denmark tayuan kasi.
I use thick candles and place it in a metal plate with fresh fir leaves kasi para safe sa bata.
Hindi ba lila or violet yung suot ng pari pag advent?
Glædelig jul.
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Ana, siguro nakakapagsimba ka palagi ha. It’s better to keep it away from children, though. I remember yung violet kapag Holy Week sa atin sinusuot ng pari.
Nagsimba kami last Sunday at nabanggit nga na Second Sunday of Advent na at korek, Green nga yung color ng suot nila. Kelan nga ba yung violet? Pag malapit yata sa Holy Week?
Ang ganda nga ng candle stand mo ang cute.
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Ahehee! Nakatama pala ako sa kulay ng stole. Ganun din ang naalala ko sa violet, tuwing Holy Week. Yung red naman ay Christmas.
Ganun ba. Pangalawang stand ko na yan. Yung una nasira na, mas gusto ko rin sana yun.
Feel calm and peace.
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