Advent
Of the following colors, the one NOT traditionally used for the candles in Advent wreaths:
purple, blue, green, red
What is green?
Nicene Creed:
". . . True God from true God, begotten, not made, _____________ with the Father, through him all things were made. . ."
What is consubstantial?
This color is traditionally associated with the Virgin Mary.
What is blue?
Name of the river where Jesus was baptized
What is the Jordan?
Paris cathedral that partially burned in 2019
What is Notre Dame?
December 6 is the feast day of this early saint who was the inspiration for Father Christmas.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
Because it contains the cathedra, or bishop's chair, a bishop's church is called this.
Because Advent is a penitential season, clergy usually wear this color.
What is purple?
The _______ Room: location of the Last Supper, the Descent of the Holy Spirit, and the Institution of the Eucharist
What is Upper?
Where the Pope is elected; Michelangelo's frescoes are on the ceiling
What is the Sistine Chapel?
This Marian feast falls during Advent.
What is the Immaculate Conception?
Angels, archangels, principalities,
Powers, virtues, dominions,
Thrones, ___________, seraphim
What are cherubim?
Pope Pius V began the tradition of popes wearing this color, which they still wear. Prior to that, the pope usually wore red.
What is white?
Prior to the Finding of Jesus in the Temple, Mary and Joseph visited Jerusalem to celebrate this Jewish feast.
What is Passover?
Large Gothic cathedral in NYC
What is Saint Patrick's?
This feast is celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent.
What is Christ the King?
A row of windows above the nave in a church, originally designed to let in more light
What is a clerestory?
The color of Pentecost
What is red?
The three Apostles present at the Transfiguration
Who were Peter, James, and John?
Gaudí's unfinished church in Barcelona
What is la Sagrada Família?
The eight verses of this familiar Advent hymn are based on the O Antiphons used during the last seven days of Advent.
(ex: O Come Thou Wisdom, O Come Thou Key of David, O Come Thou King of Nations, etc.)
What is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel?
Abbreviated CCC, this document, often found in book form, contains all of the teachings of the Catholic Church.
What is the catechism?
This color is used only on Gaudete Sunday in Advent and Laetare Sunday in Lent.
What is pink or rose?
This Rosary Mystery refers to Jesus' trip from Jerusalem to Golgotha/Calvary.
What is the Carrying of the Cross?
The Pope's cathedral due to his position as the Bishop of Rome (not St. Peter's)
What is the Basilica of Saint John Lateran?