AdventCandles&Icon.ThePraetorium Published December 2, 2017 at 1600 × 1195 in Morning Prayer 3.12.17, First Sunday of Advent ← Previous Today marks the beginning of the new church year and the season of Advent, in which Christians worldwide wait for the annual celebration of Christ’s first coming at Christmas, and his second coming the day after tomorrow. (The Praetorium)