The Christmas Story
Who appeared to Mary to ask her to be the mother to Jesus?
Archangel Gabriel
The color of the advent season
Purple
Christmas Day
What does Noel mean?
“Birth” in French (from Latin Natalis)
Advent music should focus on longing and waiting for _____?
Jesus!
Mary and Joseph travelled to…
Bethlehem
How many weeks is advent?
Four
What do you call the depiction of the birth of Jesus (usually small statues)?
Nativity
A fifth white candle is added to the Advent wreath on Christmas. What is the meaning of this candle?
Jesus!
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep ____”
Silent
How did the shepherds know Jesus was born?
An Angel told them
What color is the third Sunday of Advent?
Rose
Which Saint has a feast day tradition in which girls wear a white gown with a red sash and a wreath of candles on their heads?
St. Lucy
What does Emmanuel mean?
God is with us
The song “We Three Kings” refers to…
The three magi or wise men
What Gospel tells the birth of Jesus?
Luke
True or False: Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year
True
Children put out shoes and are gifted golden coins and other things such as oranges and candy canes in honor of this Saint:
Saint Nicholas
What does the word advent mean?
Coming
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! Glory to the _____ _____”
Newborn King
Who tried to have the baby Jesus killed?
King Herod
During Advent, the _____ is omitted from Mass
The Gloria
What does the Jesse Tree show?
Jesus’s genealogy (family ancestry)
What is Gaudete Sunday?
The third Sunday of advent (Sunday of Joy)
“O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive ______”
Israel