advent
What does the word advent mean?
arrival/coming
before christmas
What do the candles represent?
The four weeks of advent.
What color is three of the advent candles?
purple.
Who was the final prophet to prepare for the coming of Messiah?
Saint John the Baptist.
what can we use to countdown the twenty four days of december leading up to chirstmas
an advent calendar.
How long is advent?
it is a four-week season
When are the candles lit?
One candle is lit each Sunday
What is the color of only one candle?
pink.
What did john the baptist call people to do in order to be ready to listen to, accept and follow jesus?
turn away from sin.
what is the name of the trqdition from latin america in which people gather for a procession that reenacts mary and joesph seeking a place to stay on the evening of jesus birth?
Las Posadas
What is the meaning behind advent?
remembering and celebrating the arrival of Jesus
What does the first candle represent?
Hope.
Which week is the pink candle lit?
The third week.
what work did the holy spirit complete in john the baptist?
preparing the way for jesus, the messiah.
In Las Posadas what does it symbolize when the procession is finally accepted in and everyone rejoices with food and fellowship?
us accpeting jesus, mary and joesph inot our hearts.
Why is advent celebrated?
To celebrate the coming of jesus.
What does the second and third candle represent?
The second represents faith. The third represents joy.
What do the four candles represent?
hope, peace, joy, and faith
what do we call the four weeks leading up to chirstmas during which the church prepares to celebrate the first coming of chirst in his incarnation?
advent.
How dos it become easy to reject Jesus during the advent season?
we get caught up in the preperations of decorating and buying gifts.
Why is the advent wreath a circle?
What does the final candle symbolize?
Peace.
Why is only one candle pink?
because the pink candle signifies joy which makes sense since it is lit on Gaudete Sunday
how should catholics live and prepare for chirstmas that is different from society?
with a spirit of preparation and repentance.
in what ways can we be like the family who opened the door to mary and joesph?
doing things for the poor or spedning time with jesus in prayer.