2.  The word proclamation comes from a Latin word that means “________”.

3.    Long ago, when a ruler wanted his subjects to hear something important, he would send a messenger, or _____, to make an official proclamation.

4.  Because not everyone could read, the messenger would first _____ and proclaim the ruler's message in a loud voice.

5.  On Christmas Day and throughout the Christmas season the Church celebrates the love of God in the person of ______.

6.  At Christmas, Jesus’ followers think about and celebrate Jesus’ birth at Bethlehem and also that Jesus is _______ to us at every moment of our lives.

7.   We look forward in hope when Christ will come again at the end of time and bring about in its fullness the _____ he announced.

8.  Christmas is more than a single day of _______ for the Church because it is a whole season of feasts and celebrations.

9.  The Christmas season begins with the Solemnity of the ______ of the Lord on December 25th.

10.     Early Christians began to hold the celebration of the Incarnation near the ________ when the short days of winter begin to grow longer.

11.    St. John’s Gospel says Jesus is the “_______ of the world” so we celebrate Jesus’ birth at the same time when we anticipate more sun and light.

12.       The Nativity of the Lord is such an important celebration that the Church continues it for ________ which are called the octave of Christmas.

13.       During this time the Church celebrates the Feast of the ______ of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

14.  We celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God on _      

15.       The Solemnity of the ______ of the Lord is celebrated on the Sunday nearest to January 6th.

16.  This ancient celebration recalls that Jesus came not just for the __________ people, but for all nations and peoples of the world.

17.   The Christmas season ends with the Feast of the _____ of the Lord.

18.    Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the ____ and was the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry.

19.       At Jesus’ Baptism people saw signs that Jesus was the ______, such as the voice of God the Father from Heaven affirming Jesus as his beloved Son and the Holy Spirit resting upon Jesus in the form of a dove.

20.    Through the Sacrament of Baptism, we are made sharers in the ______ of Jesus Christ.