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• O’ God, my Father in heaven, I offer you myself and all I do this day.
• Mary, my mother, help me to love God today.
• John baptized them with water for the forgiveness of their sins.
• John accompanied the sinners who were deemed hopeless and taught them how to reform their lives.
• Advent is a season of waiting and preparation, coming from the Latin word “adventus” and Greek word “Parousia” both meaning “coming/arrival”.
• The first candle in Advent is color purple and is called the "Prophet’s Candle".
• The second candle in Advent is also color purple and it is called “Bethlehem’s Candle”.
• The third candle in Advent is color rose and is called “Shepherd’s Candle”.
• The fourth candle in Advent is color purple and is called “Angel’s candle”.
• If something is important to you, you will learn to wait and prepare yourself.
• Advent season is not about the gifts that you will receive for Christmas but is about remembering how loving God is that he gave His only begotten Son to be our redeemer.
• Penance or asking for forgiveness, praying, attending mass, showing our love through generosity, and learning to pause to realize that Advent is not about the material gifts but it is a time to remember that Jesus is our savior are ways to show our preparation in this season of Advent.
• The Liturgical Calendar is the official calendar of the Church that have five major seasons of celebrations.
• Gregorian calendar is the usual calendar in our homes or offices.
• The Liturgical Calendar is patterned based on the life of Jesus Christ.
• Advent season prepares us for the first coming of the Messiah or the Nativity of Christ.
• Advent wreath is assembled to mark the passage of this season.
• The color purple is widely seen inside the church because it symbolizes the royalty of the coming of the King Jesus Christ and the penitential tone of advent.
• Christmas season celebrates the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• The colors white and gold are seen in the vestments of the priest and ministers and in the mantles of the altars during the Christmas season.
• First Period of the Ordinary Time prepares us to the next season of celebrations and is a season of growth.
• Lent season prepares us for the commemoration of Jesus’s passion, death, and resurrection.
• Triduum is done during Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Black Saturday.
• Advent consists of 4 Sundays and weekdays leading to the celebration of Christmas.
• Epiphany – season after Christmas.
• Three of the candles are purple, which symbolizes time of prayer, penance, and sacrifice.
• Color: Purple, symbolizing penitence, leads us to Paschal Triduum (three-day commemoration of Jesus’ passion).
• The circle of the wreath, which has no beginning or end, symbolizes eternity of God, the immortality of the soul, and the everlasting life we find in Christ.
• Readings from this season are those of chaos or destruction.
• Easter ends with Pentecost Sunday.
• Joseph was instrumental to the birth of Jesus, protecting and supporting Mary and Jesus.
• Advent, which comes from the Latin word adventus (coming), is a time of preparation for our hearts and minds of Christ’s birth.
• Christians celebrate the triumph of Christ over death in his resurrection and sharing in his new life through baptism.
• Christmas – season after Advent.
• Christ the King – before Advent; last Sunday of Ordinary Time (Nov 26, 2023).
• Paschal candles are lighted during this season, which symbolizes Jesus as the light of the world.
• Advent represents the 4 weeks of advent as one candle is lit each Sunday.
• Colors for Easter: White and gold.
• Advent is a time of hope.
• Easter starts on Easter Vigil (Mar 30, 2024).