General Knowledge
Advent lasts this many weeks
What is 4?
Advent prepares us for the coming of Emmanuel, the Christ. What does the name Emmanuel mean?
What is "God with us"?
Where is Bethlehem?
Saint whose feast day is December 6th and is also known as Santa Claus.
Who is St. Nicholas?
He announced to Mary that she was going to have a baby.
Who is the Angel Gabriel?
The word "Advent" means this
What is arrival/coming?
Each candle on the Advent Wreath represents this.
What is a week?
The three wise men brought these three gifts for Jesus at his birth.
What is gold, myrrh, and frankincense?
The brother of St. Peter who celebrates his feast day on November 30th.
Who is St. Andrew?
She was visited by Mary and her baby leapt in her womb because he knew that Jesus was in Mary´s womb.
Who is Elizabeth?
The custom of using an Advent Wreath came from this branch of Christianity.
What is Lutheranism?
This hymn of joy is omitted during the Advent Season at Mass.
What is the Gloria?
Three of the four gospels provide an account of the Incarnation of Jesus. This one does not.
What is the Gospel of Mark?
Mary appeared to him: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12th.
Who is Juan Diego?
She said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
Who is the Virgin Mary?
On the third Sunday in Advent, some churches light a pink candle in the Advent Wreath. This is the name given to that Sunday in Advent.
What is Gaudete Sunday?
The first Sunday in Advent marks this time in the Church's liturgical calendar.
What is the beginning of the new year?
A common scripture reading during the Advent season is, "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." In which book of the Bible is this verse found?
What is Isaiah?
Her feast day is December 13th. Some European countries celebrate by having girls wear wreaths with candles on their heads.
Who is St. Lucy?
The name of the three wise men that visited Jesus with gifts.
Who are Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar?
Advent is a time that reminds us of the birth of Jesus. It is also an eschatological season. This means that it reminds us also of this.
What is the end of times/Christ's second coming?
What is the new life Christ brought into the world?
When he was born, his family wanted to name him Zechariah, but his mother and father insisted on another name.
Who is John the Baptist?
He was a friend of St. Teresa of Ávila. He was a reformer and wrote "The Ascent of Mount Carmel." Feast Day on December 14th.
Who is St. John of the Cross?
This ruler mandated a census of the entire Roman Empire that forced Mary and Joseph to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
Who is Caesar Augustus?