Advent
Why is Sunday Mass in Advent shorter than usual? (What is missing?)
The Gloria is not sung
Why did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem?
For the Roman census ordered by Caesar Augustus
Who were the first people to visit the infant Jesus after His birth?
The shepards
How many candles are on the Advent wreath?
Bonus: In order, what are the colors?
4 (sometimes 5)
Bonus: purple, purple, rose, purple (white)
What is the first season on the Church calendar?
Advent
What is the meaning of Advent?
Both the preparation of arrival of the birth of Jesus and the Second Coming
What is the liturgical color used in the Catholic Church during Christmas?
White/Gold
In St. Luke’s Gospel, the Angel Gabriel appears to Mary. To whom else does he appear?
In Luke 1, Gabriel tells Zechariah that his wife Elizabeth will bear a son.
How many days do we celebrate Christmas?
8 days, the Octive of Christmas
What Old Testament prophet predicted that the Messiah would be born of a virgin?
Isaiah
What is the meaning of the word Advent? (Bonus - Latin root words)
Adventus means arrival or coming
Bonus
Ad (prefix) meaning toward
Venire meaning to come
Which two Gospels include the birth narrative of Jesus?
Matthew and Luke
What Holy Days of Obligation occur during the Advent and Christmas Seasons?
Immaculate Conception, Christmas, Mary, Mother of God, and Epiphany
How many Sundays in Advent are for the preparation of Christ's birth and Second Coming?
3
During the Council of Nicea, who punched a heretic, and what was the heresy ?
St Nicolas
Denying the divinity of Christ
What is the theme for each Sunday in Advent?
Bonus: What is the third Sunday of Advent called?
Hope, Peace, Joy, Love
Bonus: Gaudete Sunday
What feast is celebrated 40 days after Christmas in Catholic tradition?
The Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas)
What is the theological significance of the Magi’s three gifts to Jesus?
Gold represents Jesus' kingship and his status as "King of the Jews;” frankincense represents Jesus' divinity and his role as the Son of God (in the Old Testament, frankincense was burned in the temple as an offering to God); and myrrh foreshadows Jesus' death and embalming. Myrrh was commonly used as an anointing oil and perfume.
How many Mass settings (proper antiphons, readings, and orations) are there for the Solemnity of the Nativity?
Four.
The Roman Missal contains four Mass settings for the Nativity of Jesus: 1) at the Vigil Mass, 2) at the Mass during the Night, 3) at the Mass at Dawn, and 4) at the Mass during the Day.
Who recognized Jesus as the Messiah when Jesus was presented in the Temple?
Simeon and Anna
Summarize the theme of Gospel for the first Sunday of Advent.
To be viglent and ready
"Stay awake for you do not know the day or hour"
What is the connection between the manger and the Eucharist?
the manger, which is a feeding trough, foreshadows Jesus as the "Bread of Life," who feeds humanity in the Eucharist with his Body and Blood.
What are the names of the three wisemen (magi) by tradition?
Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar
LAST QUESTION
What is the meaning of each of the twelve days of Christmas?
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How many generations from Abraham to Jesus in Matthew's Gospel?
42