Advent Flashcards
December 6th is the feast day of ___. He was a Bishop from the 4th century who spread love and kindness to poor children.
Saint Nicholas
December 8th is the feast of ___. This means that SHE, Mary, was conceived without ___. Mary is the ___.
Immaculate Conception of Mary, Original Sin, Immaculate Conception
December 12th is the feast day of ____.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
This is the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe: One day ___ met a beautiful Lady on a hill. She really was Mary, the Blessed Mother. She told Juan to go and tell the local ___ to build a church on this hill. The Bishop asked for a ___ as proof. Mary told Juan Diego to ____ from the hillside into his cloak. He did what was asked of him and believed the roses were the necessary sign. When he went to the bishop, he threw open his cloak and the beautiful roses fell out. The Bishop instantly fell to his knees but NOT because of the roses. The true sign was a beautiful ___, which was now upon Juan Diego’s cloak. Of course the church was built. A replica of this picture hangs in Most Holy Redeemer Church. Juan Diego has since been named a saint.
Juan Diego, bishop, sign, gather roses, picture of Mary
December 13th is the feast day of ___. She is the patron saint of ___. Her name means ___.
Saint Lucy, eyes, light
Advent is the celebration of 3 comings.
- Jesus coming ___
- Jesus coming ___
- Jesus coming ___
as a child, into our daily lives, at the end of time
Advent means ___
to come
Covenant means an ___
agreement
An antiphone is a ___.
short prayer
Advent is the ____.
4 weeks before Christmas
The advent wreath has 4 candles: ___, ___, ___, ___
1st Purple, 2nd Purple, 3rd Pink, 4th Purple
The evergeen represents ___.
life
The circle represents ___ (God has no ___ and no ___)
infinity, beginning, end
The candles represent that Jesus is the “___ of the ___”
Light, World
Emmanuel means “_____”
God with us
