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Advent Symbol
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This is the color of the season of Advent.
What is purple?
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He was a descendant of David and married to the mother of Jesus.
Who is Joseph?
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The season that represents the beginning of the liturgical year in the church.
What is Advent?
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This is round, usually green, and holds four or five candles.
What is the Advent Wreath?
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This word means "coming" and is the season when we prepare for the coming of the baby Jesus.
What is Advent?
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He was struck mute when he doubted that his "old" wife would give birth to a son.
Who is Zechariah?
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The number of seasons in the liturgical year.
What is five?
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This part of the wreath symbolizes hope and eternal life because it stays green all year even through the winter.
What are evergreens?
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He has many names one of which means "God With Us".
What is Emmanuel?
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He was the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah and lived in the desert proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Who is John the Baptist?
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This color is worn during the Christmas and Easter seasons and special feast days.
What is white?
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There are four of these in the season of Advent represented by the candles.
What is Sunday?
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We say this prayer to her: "... the Lord is with you, Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus..."
Who is Mary?
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This angel visited Mary to tell her she would have a son by the Holy Spirit.
Who is Gabriel?
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This 40 days in the liturgical year is a time of preparation (fasting, prayer and giving) and leads to the greatest of the Church's feasts.
What is Lent?
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The Advent wreath is made in this shape to symbolize God's never ending love for us.
What is a circle?
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This traditional advent activity explores Jesus' family tree using symbols.
What is the Jesse Tree?
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His name given to him as a baby means "saved" or "Savior"
Who is Jesus?
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The name of this time in the liturgical calendar between special seasons and feasts is based on the ordinal numbers used to count the Sundays.
What is Ordinary Time?
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This color candle on the Advent wreath symbolizes joy and is lit on Gaudate (means Rejoice) Sunday.
What is pink?