Advent People
Who is the mother of the Savior?
Mary
What is the name of the season that helps us prepare for the birth of Jesus?
Advent
What do we call a ring of evergreen leaves or branches with candles to represent the weeks of Advent?
Advent Wreath
Where did Mary and Joseph take Jesus to offer thanks to God for His birth?
The Temple in Jerusalem
What is the special name for the Savior God promised to send his people?
Messiah
Who is the foster father of the Savior?
Joseph
What is the liturgical color for the season of Advent?
Purple
What custom do some people use to help them count down the days of Advent that usually has 24 little doors or windows for each day of Advent?
Advent Calendar or Advent House
Who did Mary and Joseph meet first in the Temple?
Simeon
What do we call the celebration of the day when Mary was conceived without Original Sin before she was even born?
Immaculate Conception
Who traveled by following a star to find Jesus?
the Magi (or Wise Men or Three Kings)
On which week do we light the pink (rose) candle in Advent?
The third week (week 3)
What do you call a set-up of the birth of Jesus with figures to represent those who were there when He was born?
Nativity Scene (or creche)
Who did Mary and Joseph meet second in the Temple?
Anna
What is Jesus' coming in history (or the past)?
Who announced to Mary that she would be the mother of God's Son?
What did Jesus tell His followers He was (it was a metaphor for how with Him, they would not walk in darkness)?
The Light of the World
What do some people use to help them remember the ancestors of Jesus during Advent?
Jesse Tree
What is the English name for Simeon's prayer of thanks to God?
Canticle of Simeon
What is Jesus' coming in mystery (or in the present)?
When Jesus comes to us every day in everyone we meet all around us
When Mary visited her while she was pregnant, whose baby leapt in her womb because her baby recognized that Jesus would be the Savior?
Elizabeth
What does the word "advent" mean?
Coming
What is the third Sunday of Advent called?
Gaudete Sunday
What did Simeon and Anna believe about the Savior?
They both believed they would meet Him before they died.
What is Jesus' coming in majesty (or in the future)?
When Jesus will come again at the end of time to unite the Kingdom of God