Religion Advent And Special Date Flashcards
December 6th
Feast of St. Nicholas
December 2nd
First day of Advent 2018
Dec 8th
Feast of Immaculate Conception
Dec 12th
Feast of Lady Guadalupe
Dec 24th
Advent ends at midnight
Dec 25th
Nativity of Our lord, Christmas, Jesus’ Birthday
Jan 6th
Feast of Epiphany
Feast of the three king
March 25th
Annunciation Angel Gabriel tells Mary that she will have the son of God
Sept 8th
Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary’s Birthday)
Jan 13th
Baptism of out lord end of Christmas season
What does the Advent Wreath mean
Endless life
Advent is
The Church’s New Year
The word Advent comes form
The Latin word Adventus which means the arrival or coming
What color do Priest wear
Purple or Royale Blue
How many candles are there
Three Purple and one rose candle=four candles in order
Advent is the season of
Hope
Orthodox call it
Nativity Fast
Advent was established by who
Pope Gregory
Advent always begins
Four sundays before Christmas
Christmas Eve begins
At Sundown
Advent was around since the
600s
The season Advent has
Joyful and penitential
The Advent wreath is made up of two parts
The wreath and the candles
What does the evergreen color for the wreath mean
Everlasting life
In Advent each week represents
1000 years
What else does the lighting of the candles mean
The anticipation of his second coming
Advent actually begins the Sunday closest to
St. Andrew’s feast day
Advent ends on
December 24th
Each week on Advent the candles get
Brighter for the coming of our lord.
Candle 1
Hope (profits candle) purple
Candle 2
Love (Bethlehem) purple
Candle 3
Joy (Gaudet Sunday) “Rejoice” Sunday color Rose
Candle 4
Peace (Angles candle) Purple
