ADVENT CANDLELIGHTING CEREMONY II
Litanies, Prayers, And Occasional Services
FIRST SUNDAY -- THE CANDLE OF HOPE
On this first Sunday of Advent, we come together in hope, yet in the assurance that the one on whom our hope is fixed, Jesus Christ our Savior, is present with us. We light the first candle trusting in the hope of our salvation.
(Light the first candle.)
Read: "O Israel trust in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities." (Psalm 130:7-8)
SECOND SUNDAY -- THE CANDLE OF PEACE