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Religion Gr 7 and 8
Advent, Epiphany, and Christmas Season
Question | Answer |
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Christmas begins | sunset Christmas eve and Christmas day |
Advent ends | Sunset on Christmas eve |
Christmas ends | the Sunday we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord |
date of Feast of Epiphany | January 6 |
The shape of the Advent wreath symbolizes | eternity of God |
The evergreen on a Advent wreath symbolizes what? | immortality |
What do the candles on the Advent wreath symbolize? | Jesus is the light of the world |
How many weeks in Advent | 4 weeks |
The rose candle is a sign of what? | rejoicing |
The 3 purple candles are a sign of what? | prayer, prepaartion and royalty |
Name of 3rd Sunday in Advent | Gaudate Sunday |
Liturgical color for Advent | violet or purple |
Avent means | "coming" |
First coming of Christ | Christmas or Nativity |
He prepared the way for Jesus by urging people to repent | John the Baptist |
Advent comes immediately after | Ordinary Time |
The first season of the Church Year | Advent |
Advent helps us get ready for | Christmas and when Christ comes again |
Another name for Christmas | Nativity |
What is Jesus called when we talk about the Second Coming? | Son of Man |
What will Jesus fully establish when he returns? | the Kingdom of God |
What does Jesus tell us to do in preparation for his return? | Be vigilant (stay awake) |
What will happen when Christ comes again? | Heaven and earth will be made new and we will experience a judgment for the way we lived our lives. |
Means "God with us" | Emmanuel |
Means "God saves" | Jesus |
"Christ" means | "Anointed One" |
Christ in Greek is | translated as Messiah in Hebrew |
Yahweh means | Lord |
Who was the last prophet and the prophet of most high | John the Baptist |
What we can learn from John the Baptist | repent, prepare ourselves and others for Christ, be humble, point to Jesus |
The season that follows advent | Christmas |
Who knows the hour when Jesus will come again? | the Father |
another word for wise men who searched for Jesus | Magi |
The gifts brought to Jesus when he was born | gold, frankincense and myrrh |
used in making perfume | myrrh |
a valuable,shiny yellow metal used for jewelry | gold |
a substance that is burned to produce a sweet smell | frankincense |
Where was Jesus born? | Bethlehem |
Who was king when Jesus was born? | Herod |
Where did the wise men come from? | the east |
What did the wise men follow? | North Star |
The wise men came to __________ Jesus | worship |
When does Advent begin | Sunday nearest to November 30 |
Liturgical colors of Christmas | Gold and white |
When is the Feast of the Holy Innocents? | December 28 |
When is the Feast of St. Stephen, first martyr? | December 26 |
Where are the three wise men mentioned in the Bible? | Matthew |
What do we celebrate on the Epiphany? | the visit of the wise men to the Christ Child |
What does the Feast of the Epiphany signify? | extension of salvation to the Gentiles |
What are the names of the wise men? | Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar |
Why was Herod worried? | He thought the people would think Jesus was king of the Jews |
How was Joseph warned? | In a dream that Herod wanted to kill Jesus |
Where did Joseph take Mary and Jesus to keep them safe? | Egypt |
Who told Joseph that Mary was going to have a baby? | An angel |
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | January 1 |
Who baptized Jesus? | John the Baptist |
What Church season follows Advent? | Christmas Season |
I appeared to Juan Diego. | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
I am called the "the beloved" apostle. I wrote the fourth Gospel. | St. John |
We died when King Herod tried to kill Jesus. | The Holy Innocents |
The feast that proclaims that Mary was born with original sin. | Immaculate Conception |
I am the bishop best known for my generosity to children. | St. Nicholas |
What kind of family where Jesus, Mary and Joseph? | THe Holy Family |
The Church's first martyr | St. Stephen |