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.
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!).