Advent
What liturgical color is associated with Advent?
What is purple?
The Christmas season begins on this day, celebrating the birth of Jesus
What is December 25th?
The name of our priest
Mary and Joseph traveled to this town where Jesus was born
What is Bethlehem?
This liturgical season begins with Ash Wednesday
What is Lent?
Advent began as a season not of celebration but of this, similar to Lent
What is fasting (or penance)?
During the Christmas season, the Church uses this liturgical color
What is white?
At Midnight Mass, this angelic hymn is proclaimed, "Glory to God in the highest..."
What is the Gloria?
This cousin of Jesus preached, "Prepare the way of the Lord," making him a key Advent figure
Who is John the Baptist?
This is the longest liturgical season
What is Ordinary Time?
These are the four themes of the four weeks of Advent
What are Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love
These three visitors, honored during the Epiphany, are also called the Magi
This creed, said at Sunday Masses, begins with the words "I believe in one God"
What is the Nicene Creed?
This Gospel contains the story of the angel Gabriel announcing Jesus' birth to Mary
What is the Gospel of Luke?
These three days, from Holy Thursday evening to East Sunday evening, are the most sacred days of the liturgical year
What is the Triduum?
The third Sunday of Advent is traditionally called this, a Latin word meaning "rejoice"
What is Gaudete Sunday?
The Christmas season officially ends with this feast, celebrating Jesus being revealed as God's Son at the Jordan River
What is Baptism of the Lord?
This word, meaning "thanksgiving," refers to the central sacrament celebrated at Mass
What is the Eucharist?
This prophet foretold the birth of a child called Emmanuel
Who is Isaiah?
This 50-day season celebrates Jesus' resurrection and ends with the fest of Pentecost
The use of the Advent wreath came from this country, as did the tradition of Christmas trees
What is Germany?
This feast, celebrated on January 1st, honors Mary as the Mother of God
What is the Solemnity of Mary?
Christmas has not one but four distinct Mass settings: the Vigil, Midnight Mass, Mass at Dawn; and this is the fourth
What is the Mass during the Day?
The Old Testament book that includes the prophecy "A start shall come out of Jacob"
What is Numbers?
This liturgical color, used on feasts of martyrs, Pentecost, and Passion Sunday, symbolizes the Holy Spirit and sacrifice
What is red?