Christian observance
Advent
A season of preparation for Christmas in Western Christian traditions, beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Dates and customs vary between churches.
Also known as Christmas season.
These are optional practice suggestions. Adjust the goals and follow your own tradition. Dates and customs may differ by community.
When it falls
Whose reckoning these dates follow
The Western season: the four Sundays before Christmas, to Christmas Eve.
Why communities differ
Many Eastern churches keep a forty-day Nativity Fast from mid-November instead, and the Ambrosian rite in Milan keeps six weeks.
Japa has not independently verified these dates against a published calendar. Check them against the authority your own community keeps.
The practices Japa keeps through it
- The Lord's Prayer 3 a day
- Glory Be 3 a day
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Keep the days you keep.
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