12/20/22 Test Flashcards
What is the color of Advent?
purple
What does the color purple represent?
a sign of expectation
What is the color of Christmas?
white
When does the Christmas Season begin?
Christmas Day with the birth of the son of God
When does Lent begin?
Ash Wednesday
What is the color for Lent?
purple
What is the color for Good Friday?
red
What word means 3 days?
triduum
What is the Church’s greatest and most important celebration?
Easter Triduum
What are the colors for the other days of the Triduum?
white
What is the day on which the sun crosses the equator making day and night of equal length everywhere?
The Spring Equinox
What does the Liturgical Year begin with?
Advent
What is the time to prepare for the celebration for Jesus’ birth?
Advent
When does the Easter Season begin and continue?
It begins on Easter Sunday and continues until Pentecost Sunday
What is the color for the Easter season?
White
The whole Easter season is white except for what day?
Pentecost
Which day during the Easter season uses the color red?
Pentecost
T/F: The season of Ordinary Time is celebrated in 2 parts. The first part is between Christmas and Lent. The second part is between Easter and Advent.
True
What is the color for Ordinary Time?
green
Which color is a sign of life and hope?
green
What are the Holy Days of Obligation?
Solemnity of Mary - January 1st, Ascension - 40 days after Easter Sunday, Assumption of Mary - August 15, All Saint’s Day - November 1, Immaculate Conception - December 8, Christmas - December 25
What is the season of preparation for Jesus’ coming?
Advent
What does Advent mean in Latin?
to come
How many weeks before Christmas is Advent?
4
What is the beginning of the liturgical year?
Advent
What is Lent a time of?
prayer, fasting, and almsgiving
What was John the Baptist’s relation to Jesus?
he was Jesus’ cousin
What type of season is Advent?
A hopeful as well as penitential season
How many candles does the Advent wreath have?
4
What word means “rejoice”?
Gaudete
The third candle is what color for Gaudete Sunday?
pink
How many out of the 4 Advent candles are purple?
3
What is the celebration of the Incarnation?
Christmas
What is Christmas known as?
the Solemnity of the Nativity
What special solemnity is celebrated on the Sunday between January 2 and January 8?
the Solemnity of the Epiphany
What word comes from the Greek term meaning “manifestation” - to show or to reveal?
epiphany
Which gift of the 3 wise men symbolizes Christ’s kingship?
Gold
Which gift symbolizes Christ’s divinity
Frankincense
Which gift symbolizes Christ’s death as a human being?
Myrrh
What is celebrated the Sunday after Christmas?
the Feast of the Holy Family
When does the Christmas season end?
The Sunday after Little Christmas (January 6)
Who were the Magi?
the “three kings” or “wisemen”
Around what time is Easter determined by?
between March 22 and April 25
What are the 3 days of the Triduum?
Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday
What does the color red represent during Pentecost?
the descent of the Holy Spirit
How many parts is Ordinary Time celebrated in?
2
What are solemnities where we are obliged to go to Mass?
Holy Days of Obligation
