Visions/ Dreams
Who delivered the message to St Mary?
Gabriel
St Mary's age when she left the temple
12
Town where Christ was born
Bethlehem
meaning of Immanuel
God is with us
Who was told "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word"?
Joseph
Age difference between St John the Baptist and our Lord Jesus Christ
6 months
Country the Holy Family fled to
Egypt
Who said "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel"?
Isaiah
Joseph's job
Carpenter
Who was told "You will find him wrapped in clothes and lying in a manger"?
The shepherds
Time St Mary spent serving Elizabeth
3 months
Town where Jesus grew up
Nazareth of Galilee
Who said "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’" ?
Isaiah
Person who wanted Jesus killed
Who was told "You will not die until you have seen the Lord’s anointed"?
Simeon
# of days till circumcision in the Jewish tradition
8 days
Home of the wise men
the East
Who said "Out of Egypt I called my son"?
Hosea
On what day of each coptic month do we commemorate the Nativity
29th of the Month
Who was told "And now you will be silent and not able to speak"?
Zacharias
# gifts of the wise men + what were they + what did they represent
3 gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh (King, High Priest, and sufferer for our sins)
Matthew and Luke
Who said "“A voice was heard in Ramah,
Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted, Because they are no more.”?
Jeremiah
St John's food and drink
locusts and wild honey; did not drink wine or strong drink