▁Kingdom , ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁common ▁for ▁Advent ▁w re ath s ▁to ▁have ▁four ▁red ▁cand les ▁( reflect ing ▁their ▁traditional ▁use ▁in ▁Christmas ▁decor ations ). ▁An ▁Advent ▁w re ath ▁given ▁to ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁also ▁had ▁four ▁red ▁cand les . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁four ▁red ▁advent ▁cand les ▁are ▁often ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Re vised ▁Common ▁Le ction ary ▁read ings ▁for ▁Advent , ▁each ▁cand le ▁representing ▁those ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁Christ : ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁all ▁God ' s ▁people ▁( week ▁one ), ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament ▁proph ets ▁( week ▁two ), ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁( week ▁three ) ▁and ▁Mary ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Jesus ▁( week ▁four ). ▁ ▁In ▁M aking ▁God ▁Real ▁in ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ▁Home , ▁Anthony ▁Con iar is ▁states ▁that ▁an ▁Orth odox ▁w re ath ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁different ▁colored ▁cand les ▁on ▁a ▁round ▁base ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁six ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 - day ▁Christmas ▁and ▁Advent ▁period . ▁A ▁green ▁cand le , ▁symbol izing ▁faith , ▁is ▁lit ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Sunday ▁that ▁begins ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 ; ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁Sunday , ▁a ▁blue ▁cand le , ▁symbol izing ▁hope , ▁is ▁lit ; ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁Sunday , ▁a ▁gold ▁cand le , ▁symbol izing ▁love ; ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁Sunday , ▁a ▁white ▁cand le , ▁symbol izing ▁peace ;