To use oil to mark someone as chosen for a special purpose.
anoint
God gave him the Ten Commandments and he died just before the Israelites entered the Promise Land.
Moses
Jesus' mother
Mary
The Sundays before the Christmas Season begins
Advent
Birthplace of both David and Jesus
Bethlehem
poems and hymns that were first used in the liturgies of the Israelites. They are sometimes sung.
Psalms
Led the Israelites into Canaan
Joshua
Wrote many of the Letters to the people he visited
St. Paul
Fifty days after Easter
Pentecost
A very good man who suffered a lot
Job
A gift from God that helps us see God's purpose and plan for our lives.
Wisdom
The last judge of Israel
The Prophet Samuel
Called the "dumb ox," he became one of the wisest men in the Church.
St. Thomas
Includes Ash Wednesday, five Sundays, and Passion (Palm) Sunday
Lent
Prophesied the vision of the Dry Bones
Ezekeil
A messenger from God who speaks the truth and calls the people to follow the laws of God's covenant and act with justice.
prophet
Israel's first king
Saul
One of three children that Mary appeared to in Fatima, Portugal
Blessed Jacinta Marto
Includes December 25, The Feast of the Holy Family, and the Epiphany
Christmas
Falsely called the "Disturber of Israel"
Elijah
The time when Judah, the southern kingdom, was conquered by the Babylonians (586 B.C.) As a result, the people of Judah were sent into Babylon, away from their homeland.
exile
The king that would replace Saul and God promised to establish a line of rulers from him. Jesse's youngest son
David
Felt responsible for ruling the way he thought Jesus would rule
St. Louis IX of France
Includes Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday
Triduum
The Book of Wisdom is sometimes called the Book of
Solomon