Second Sunday of Advent

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The Second Sunday of Advent is the liturgical day in the Christian Advent season that focuses on hopeful preparation for Christ’s coming, preceding the more joy-centered Gaudete Sunday.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Second Sunday of Advent canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian holy day ⓘ
Sunday observance ⓘ
liturgical day ⓘ
associatedTheme John the Baptist ⓘ
preparing the way of the Lord ⓘ
prophets ⓘ
associatedWith Advent wreath ⓘ
lighting of the second Advent candle ⓘ
calendarType liturgical calendar ⓘ
celebratedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
Lutheran churches ⓘ
Methodist churches ⓘ
Reformed churches ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

many Western Christian denominations ⓘ
commemorates coming of Christ ⓘ
future return of Christ ⓘ
ongoing presence of Christ ⓘ
contrastedWith Gaudete Sunday ⓘ
emphasizes hopeful preparation ⓘ
focusesOn expectation of the Messiah ⓘ
hope ⓘ
preparation for Christ’s coming ⓘ
follows First Sunday of Advent ⓘ
hasAlternativeLiturgicalColor purple ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor violet ⓘ
hasScriptureEmphasis eschatological themes ⓘ
prophetic readings ⓘ
hasTone penitential ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
liturgicalSeason Advent ⓘ
observedOn Sunday ⓘ
occursDuring Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
occursIn December ⓘ
late November or early December ⓘ
partOf Advent ⓘ
liturgical year ⓘ
positionInAdvent second Sunday ⓘ
precedes Gaudete Sunday ⓘ
Third Sunday of Advent ⓘ
preparationFor Nativity of the Lord ⓘ
linked to: Nativity of Christ

celebration of Christmas ⓘ
symbolizedBy second candle on the Advent wreath ⓘ
usedIn Roman Rite ⓘ
many Western liturgical traditions ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaudete Sunday → follows → Second Sunday of Advent ⓘ
Third Sunday of Advent → follows → Second Sunday of Advent ⓘ