Advent
What does the word Advent mean?
Coming
Is the Gloria sung during Christmas?
YES
Where is the Paschal Candle placed after Pentecost?
Next to the Baptismal font
Why Do we put ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday?
This act symbolizes our mortality as well as our need for ongoing repentance
remember that you are dust, and unto dust you shall returnWhat does Good Friday commemorate?
The trial, crucifiction and death of Jesus
The First Sunday of Advent begins a _____________
Advents lasts __ weeks
New church year
4
When does Christmas end?
After the Baptism of the Lord
On November 1st and 2nd, what feasts do we celebrate?
Nov 1st - All Saints
Nov 2nd - All Souls
What are considered the 3 big Lenten practices?
Prayer, fasting and almsgiving
What are the liturgical colours for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Glorious Saturdy?
Holy Thursday - white
Good Friday - red
Glorious Saturday - white
The third Sunday of Advent is also called ________ Sunday
Gaudete (means rejoice)
What color candle on the Advent wreath is lit on Christmas Eve or day and what does it represent?
White
The Christ candle reminds us that Jesus is the light of the world
What is the feast of the Assumption of the BVM?
Mary, the immaculate perpetually Virgin Mother of God, after the completion of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into Heaven
When does the season of Lent begin and end?
Starts - Ash Wednesday
Ends - Holy Thursday
When does the Easter Season start and end?
Starts on Easter Sunday, ends on Pentecost Sunday
What is the liturgical color for the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary? What does it commemorate?
White
Mary was preserved from original sin from the very moment of her conception
What does the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord celebrate?
The visitation of the Magi (three wise men) to see the newborn Christ
What feast is celebrated on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time? Name the liturgical color and what the Feast commemorates.
The feast of Christ the King
White
Celebrates Jesus, King of the Universe
Ends the Liturgical Year
What devotion depicting the Passion of Christ has a special place during Lent? How many are there?
The 14 Stations of the Cross
What does the feast of Pentecost celebrate, and what is the liturgical color?
Liturgical color - red
We celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and their followers, and the beginning of their earthly ministry to make disciples of all nations
What colour candles are lit during Advent and what do they represent?
1st Sunday - violet (hope)
2nd Sunday - violet (peace)
3rd Sunday - rose (joy)
4th Sunday - violet (love)
This feast day on December 28th commemorates the execution of the innocent male children in Bethlehem as told in Matthew 2:16. What feast is it?
The Feast of Holy Innocents
When do the first and second seasons of Ordinary Time begin and end?
1st starts after Christmas time and ends at the beginning of Lent
2nd starts after Pentecost Sunday and ends on the Feast of Christ the King
How many days is the Lenten Season and why?
40 days (Sundays included = 46 days)
the 40 days recalls the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness, fasting and being tempted by Satan
Where does the Paschal Candle remain during the Easter Season? How many days is the Easter Season?
The Paschal Candle is kept near the ambo or altar throughout Easter time
there are 50 days in the Easter Season