3Q REL EXAM

• Adventus or Advent is the preparation for the birth of Jesus
• Christmas is when Jesus was born
• Adventus means "come into"
• Ordinary I is the public ministry of Jesus
• Lent is Jesus' passion and death
• Easter was when Jesus resurrected from the dead
• Ordinary II occurred after the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus
• The Liturgical Calendar is a spiral so we can get closer to God
• The Liturgical calendar starts with Advent
• The lost and finding of Jesus in the temple occurred during the Feast of passover.
• The Liturgical Calendar has 33 Sundays and Christ the King
• The first Sunday of Advent is hope
• The second Sunday of Advent is peace
• The third Sunday of Advent is joy
• The fourth Sunday of Advent is love
• The violet in advent represents Mother Mary because violet is dominated by blue
• We use purple to represent Jesus' blood in the season of Lent
• Novena is a 9 day preparation
• Christmas is the season of giving because God gave us His only Son
• Becoming man means that Jesus began His redemptive mission of reconciling us with God
• Christmas is a festival of surprise and we celebrate the unexpected
• Our religion is a religion of surprise
• The infancy narratives of Jesus are only seen in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew
• Matthew's account traced Jesus' lineage from David and Abraham
• 7 is a symbolic number of fulfillment for the Jews
• the birth of Jesus = God had fulfilled His promise
• Luke's account traced Jesus' lineage to Adam
• Adam = the father of all of us
• Joseph is the head of the holy family
• In the Gospel of Matthew, the magi represented Gentiles
• In the Gospel of Matthew, Myrrh represented that Jesus is truly the King of the Universe, the Son of God who will undergo death to save His people
• The Magi are 3 kings and astrologers
• Gold represented that Jesus was worthy to be king
• Frankincense - offering
• In the Gospel of Luke, Angel Gabriel announced to Mary about her role of becoming Jesus' mother
• Luke pointed out that Mary's role was prominent
• Jesus = God saves
• The temple is the center of Jewish worship and prayer
• Simeon and Anna were the first to herald the significance of Jesus' birth
• Euangelion - "Good news"