Stir-up Sunday is an informal term in Catholic and Anglican churches for the last Sunday before the season of Advent. It gets its name from the beginning of the collect for the day in the Book of Common Prayer, which begins with the words, "Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy […]
Noon Mass at St. Timothy's ACC
https://www.sttimothysacc.com/advent/ Lighting of the 1st Candle. The First Candle, called the Prophecy Candle, represents hope and the anticipation of Christ’s coming, recalling the prophecies about the Messiah and the hope He brings to the world.
Noon Mass at St. Timothy's ACC
Morning Prayer begins at 10 am in the Chapel of the Innocence
https://www.sttimothysacc.com/second-sunday-of-advent/ Lighting the second candle during Advent represents "peace," signifying the peace brought by Jesus Christ and reflecting on the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem in preparation for his birth; this candle is often called the "Bethlehem candle."