Advent!

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What Is the Purpose of Advent?

• Only to prepare for the celebration of the birth of Christ

• To prepare for Christmas when Christ's first coming to us is remembered;

  and a remembrance directs the mind and heart to await Christ's Second Coming at the end of time.

• A time to get all your shopping done

• I have no idea, I just do what my parents and priest tell me.

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What two Liturgical colors are used during Advent?

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When does Advent begin and end?

• Begins with evening prayer I of the Sunday falling on or closest to 30 November and ends before evening prayer I of Christmas

• Begins the first week of December and ends Christmas Eve

• I have no idea

• It begins the last week of November and ends on Christmas Day

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What does Guadete mean?

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What is the main liturgical and home decoration for Advent?

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Do we sing the Gloria during Advent?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Don't choose this. I just had an extra blank I couldn't get rid of

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The word Advent comes from the Latin word adventus, which means what?

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Does Advent have a penitential character? (Respond yes or no)

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What does the circle of evergreen in the Advent wreath symbolize?

• a crown

• growth

• evergreen - growth and everlasting life; circle - eternity

• Just decoration

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What are the special phrases chanted during the last week of Advent?

• Proverbs

• O Antiphons

• Collect Prayers

• Psalms