Colors/Days
Number of weeks in Advent
What is four
The name of the angel who visited Mary
Who is Gabriel?
This Church season starts 4 weeks before Christmas.
What is Advent?
These represent the light of Christ.
What are Advent candles?
This is the name of our priest. :)
Who is Father John?
Number of candles in Advent wreath
What is four (or five if you have a white Christ Candle in the middle)
The name of Mary's cousin who is visited (hint hint: John's mom)
Who is Elizabeth
Used to count the days until Christmas (often with chocolate)
What is an Advent Calendar?
What is the name of the hat that St. Nicholas wore?
A miter.
This is when Advent Family Lessons are due!
What is January? (Or the first classes in January!)
The color of Advent
What is Purple
The Father of John the Baptist
Who is Zechariah?
This is the day before Christmas.
What is Christmas Eve?
This symbol represents God's everlasting love for us.
What is the circular shape of the Advent wreath?
This person decorates the whole entire parish house for Christmas.
Who is Father John?
This Advent wreath candle is lit on Christmas Eve.
What is the Christ candle?
This person was king when Jesus was born.
Who is Herod?
The one whom we prepare and wait for during Advent.
Who is Jesus?
This is what St. Nicholas threw down the chimney for the 3 poor sisters.
What are gold coins?
This is when we light a candle of the Advent Wreath during Mass. (Hint: Beginning of Mass, middle, or end)
The beginning of Mass.
The color of the "joy" candle.
What is pink? (Or rose)
The first people to know of Jesus' birth (outside of Mary and Joseph)
Who are the Shepherds?
The day when Advent ends.
What is Christmas?
This was St. Nicholas's "real job".
What is a bishop?
This is the awesome Filipino Advent celebration that we have every year at Sacred Heart.
What is Simbang Gabi?