Overview
- The 2025 Sundays of Advent fall on Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14 (Gaudete Sunday) and Dec. 21, concluding at the start of Christmas on the evening of Dec. 24.
- Advent’s dates are set by the Sunday closest to Nov. 30, the feast of St. Andrew, which in 2025 places the first Sunday on Nov. 30.
- Gaudete Sunday on Dec. 14 highlights joy, with rose-colored vestments permitted and the rose candle lit on the wreath.
- Home guides outline how to make a wreath with a circular base, evergreen foliage, and four candles—three purple and one rose—lit progressively with weekly readings and prayers.
- Coverage notes that while Advent ends on Christmas Eve, some sources, including Hallow, place the close of the Christmas season on Jan. 8, 2026, the Baptism of the Lord.