Three purple candles.
The candles on the Advent wreath represent the coming of the light of Christ. The three purple candles represent hope, love, and peace.
There are 4 candles in all; the first three are purple and the last one is pink.
Four candles, three purple, one pink.
Actually, there are three violet candles on an Advent wreath, not purple. The violet candles stand for the violet called for in the liturgy for those Sundays, the third Sunday of Advent calls for Rose vestments, so the candle for that week is rose.
The first purple candle means: waitingThe second purple candle means: hopeThe third purple candle means: joyThe pink candle means: peace.Catholic AnswerThe candles, and the Advent wreath itself, are NOT part of the liturgy officially, and are a common folk custom from northern Europe. The four candles were put on the wreath to signify the four Sundays of Advent. Three violet candles and one rose candle - for the color of the four Advent Sundays (purple and pink are NOT liturgical colors in the Catholic Church). The candles themselves have no meaning outside of what some have given them, they are not officially part of the church's liturgy and thus have no official meaning. Some people put a white candle in the middle to stand for Christmas, but this is wildly inappropriate as, thought not official, it is an ADVENT wreath, and Advent ends on the afternoon of Christmas eve.
Purple candles can be purchased from many different stores and retailers. Some examples that sell purple candles include efavormart, David's Bridal, and YummiCandles.
No it does not, there is no specified sequence for placing or lighting the Purple candles. The order of lighting is Purple, Purple, Pink, Purple.
The first purple candle means: waiting The second purple candle means: hope The third purple candle means: joy The pink candle means: peace
There are typically four candles on the outside of an advent wreath, with an additional candle in the center that is lit on Christmas Day.
The colors of candles in Advent are purple and pink
purple, purple, rose, purple, white