Seasons of the Church
The number of seasons the Church has
Seven
Mary is also called this (Greek)
Theotokos
What is another word for Nativity of our Lord?
Yeldo
Name one fixed feast
Christmas, Epiphany
What does Theotokos mean?
God-bearer
What does incarnation mean?
become flesh
Name one movable feast
Easter
Why is Mary called the New Eve?
She is the perfect woman and obeyed God
What does we must become like God as Jesus who became man mean?
For us to be as Holy as God and to treat others with kindness and respect as God would.
Name the season we are in now
Epiphany
What did Elizabeth call Mary?
Mother of my Lord
Finish this verse, Matthew 5:48
Therefore you shall be perfect,
Just as your Father in heaven is perfect
Name all seven seasons
Annunciation, Epiphany, Great Lent, Resurrection, Pentecost, Transfiguration, Holy Cross
What is the Annunciation and how do we know it is so significant to our Church?
the announcement of Jesus' birth, it is celebrated twice
Why was it important for the Church Fathers to defend the Church's teaching that Christ was fully God and fully man?
Because the Son of God is fully man born to St. Mary, and fully diving having the same true divinity as God the Father and the Holy Spirit.