▁colours ▁for ▁the ▁four ▁surrounding ▁Advent ▁cand les ▁are ▁vio let ▁and ▁rose , ▁corresponding ▁with ▁the ▁colors ▁of ▁the ▁lit urg ical ▁vest ments ▁for ▁the ▁Sund ays ▁of ▁Advent . ▁For ▁denomin ations ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Christian ▁Church , ▁vio let ▁is ▁the ▁historic ▁lit urg ical ▁color ▁for ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁Sund ays ▁of ▁Advent : ▁V io let ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁color ▁of ▁pen it ential ▁seasons . ▁Blue ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁popular ▁alternative ▁color ▁for ▁both ▁Advent ▁vest ments ▁and ▁Advent ▁cand les , ▁especially ▁in ▁some ▁Ang lic an ▁and ▁American ▁Method ist ▁churches , ▁which ▁use ▁a ▁blue ▁sh ade ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Sar um ▁r ite , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Luther an ▁churches ▁that ▁also ▁implement ▁this ▁practice . ▁One ▁interpretation ▁holds ▁that ▁blue ▁means ▁hope ▁and ▁waiting , ▁which ▁align s ▁with ▁the ▁season al ▁meaning ▁of ▁Advent . ▁Rose ▁is ▁the ▁lit urg ical ▁color ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Sunday ▁of ▁Advent , ▁known ▁as ▁Ga ud ete ▁Sunday ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁word ▁meaning ▁" re jo ice ▁ye ", ▁the ▁first ▁word ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁entrance ▁prayer ▁( called ▁the ▁int roit ) ▁for ▁the ▁Mass ▁or ▁Wor ship ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁Sunday ▁of ▁Advent ; ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁pause ▁in ▁the ▁pen it ential ▁spirit ▁of ▁Advent . ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁third ▁cand le , ▁representing ▁joy , ▁is ▁often ▁a ▁different ▁color ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁three . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁Protest ant ▁churches , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁United