Just a bit of a review for your test  tomorrow:

Study:
- Notes on the liturgical year
- Holy days of obligation
- Advent notes (both pages)
- Memory verse

Luke Chapter 1 will not be on the test (even though it would have been open Bible). It will be on the Christmas Unit test in January (no open Bible).

Good luck!

Below is the prayer video from yesterday.

Today, we began our lesson on Advent. Much of the information is a bit repetitive, but here are the new pieces we learned.
- During Advent, we remember the Israelites and their centuries-long anticipation for the coming of the Messiah.
- Imagine the destruction and misery Cubans (in Cuba) have experienced for only decades (and are still experiencing). Their unending suffering, oppression, and enslavery makes them long for hope, much like the Israelites hoped and anticipated for the coming of the Messiah. Imagine their feelings!
- Messiah means "Anointed One" or holy, blessed one.
- In the Old Testament, the prophets wrote about the Messiah bringing peace, justice, and freedom to the people of Israel.

Are you still remembering to de-clutter and make spacein your heart/ life for Jesus?

HW- Contiue editing your commercial. Here's the criteria:
    - include pictures of your season (you must properly cite each one)
    - include the main purpose of your season
    - include 3 facts about your season
    - incorporate the color in some way.
    - The length is 30 seconds to two minutes long.

Please test it on more than one computer before submitting it. All names must be at the end of the commercial.

Study for Thursday's test.

Post to the December 2nd post if you weren't able to last week. I will close it Wednes

Below is the video from class. Stay warm!

(You do not need to respond to this post).

Click below to track the order. It should arrive on the 16th. You can check the boxes' progress online!

Scholastic order

We completed all notes and charts on the liturgical year.

Please study for your quiz tomorrow.

Your test is on Thursday.

The video's message speaks for itself. Share this with your family!

Due Friday at midnight: How is this Advent going to be different for you than in years past?
Are you going to let the season slip away like previous years?

Today we recapped general information about the liturgical year in understanding that the primary purpose for the calendar is to remember and celebrate the main events surrounding Christ's life.

In one year's time, we celebrate Christ's birth, youth, public ministry, and Pascal Mystery ( remember: B, Y, PM, PM).

His Pascal Mystery includes his suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension.

We began a quick overview of the some of the seasons and the coordinating colors which are represented in the priest's dressing and the church decor.

Advent, the first season of the Church year, begins four Sundays prior to Christmas (be sure you know how to calculate when Advent starts). The season's purpose is to not only to prepare the for birth of the Lord, but to anticipate Christ's Second Coming. Advent is represented by the color purple, symbolizing royalty and expectation. Advent lasts for 4 weeks, ending on December 24th.


Christmas follows Advent, and the season begins on Christmas Day. The purpose of this 12 day season is to celebrate the birth of Christ, the Lord's Incarnation. Christmas is represented by the color white, and it lasts for 12 days, ending on January 6th on Three Kings Day (That's where the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas" comes from!).