Advent Wreath
The color of the third candle on and Advent wreath and its meaning.
What is rose/pink and joy?
St. Nicholas' feast day is December 6th. Better known as Santa Claus, his real job was this.
What is a bishop?
He said, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you."
Who is the Archangel Gabriel?
First Book of the Bible where a Messiah is promised.
What is the Book of Genesis?
Meaning of the word "Advent."
What is "coming?"
Symbolic meaning of the color purple for Advent.
What is prayer, penance, or kingship?
This Saint determines the start of Advent-we begin on the Sunday closest to his feast day.
Who is St. Andrew? (November 30th)
This relative of Mary had a baby six months before Jesus was born.
Who is St. Elizabeth?
Joseph was doing this when the Angel Gabriel visited him with the message to take Mary as his wife.
What is sleeping?
The Advent tradition that traces the bloodline of Christ through the people os Salvation History with a person/ornament/reading each day.
What is the Jesse Tree?
Latin name of the third Sunday of Advent meaning "rejoice."
What is Gaudete Sunday?
Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego in 1531. Juan Diego was a recent Catholic convert from this religion/culture.
What is Aztec?
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?
Name 2 common themes in the Mass Readings during Advent:
What is light, repentance, coming, hope, joy, love, peace?
Another name for the white candle in the center of the Advent wreath.
What is the Christ Candle?
Her feast day is December 13th. Some European countries celebrate by having girls wear wreaths with candles on their heads.
Who is St. Lucy?
Mary was the daughter of this couple.
Who are Joachim and Anne?
What are the the traditional names of the Magi?
Who are Caspar, Melchior, Balthasar?
The tradition of bringing the Infant figure from your Nativity to be blessed at Mass before Christmas.
What is Bambinelli Sunday?
What virtue does each candle represent in order?
What is hope, peace, joy, love?
Who is St. John of the Cross?
The name of St. Joseph's father.
Who is Jacob?
The Gospel that begins, "A genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham..."
What is the Gospel of Matthew?
Finish this line:
O come, O come, great Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height In ancient times once gave the law In ______ and _______ and ______
What are cloud/majesty/awe?