Advent Wreath – A popular Christian Custom – Fourth Week

Each Sunday in Advent we say the Advent Wreath Prayer for the week and light the candle. In the fourth week of Advent, light all four candles. This week we ask Christ to forgive us for our sins and, through His grace, to create us anew when He comes.

Advent Wreath Prayer for the Fourth Week:

Bestir, O Lord, Thy might, we beseech Thee, and come; and with great power come to our aid, that, by the help of Thy grace, that which is hindered by our sins may be hastened by Thy merciful forgiveness. Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.