Wreath
How many weeks does each candle represent?
One week
True or False: Advent means Christmas
False
What are the primary colors used for Mass during Advent?
Violet/purple
This is what we prepare for in Advent.
Jesus' coming/Christmas
Ichthys?
Greek for Fish. Stands for Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.
How many candles are on the outside of the Advent wreath?
Four
The meaning of the word Advent
Coming
What liturgical song is not sung during Mass during Advent?
the Gloria
This is something that can help countdown the days until Christmas.How many weeks are there in Advent?
an Advent Calendar
True or False. Catholics are not Christian.
False. Catholics are the first Christians and the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ.
What color is the first candle lit on the wreath?
Purple
What does it mean that the Church is catholic?
Universal
This day begins a new Liturgical Year in the Church?
The first Sunday of Advent
This day begins the new year in the Church.
The first Sunday in Advent
True or False: When taking communion the consecrated host is the only way to receive the Body of Christ.
False. You can take either the host or the wine or both to receive the entire Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ.
What color is the third candle on the Advent Wreath?
Rose/pink
The third Sunday is Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means this:
Rejoice
What are the two meanings Advent have for Catholics?
1) Jesus coming in the Incarnation and Nativity
2) Jesus Second Coming.
What do the readings during the second week of Advent cover?
John the Baptist’s ministry to prepare the way for the Messiah by calling people to repentance
Is the rainbow science or a sign?
Both. The Rainbow is the dispersion of white light into its component colors. It is also God's sign that he would not destroy the world with food again.
What country did the Advent wreath originate in?
Germany
What does Emmanuel mean?
God with us
What does the Church do during Advent?
Wait, Prepare, Hope, Penance
What do the readings during the first week of Advent cover?
Jesus’ promise to come again to judge the living and the dead
True or False. Martin Luther King Jr. created Lutheranism.
False. Martin Luther created Lutheranism after splitting with the Catholic Church in 1517. Martin Luther was a US Civil Rights Activist who lived from 1929 - 1968.