Advent- the season that comes before Christmas, it is also known as "the season of waiting". The word "advent" comes from the Latin word "adventus" meaning "coming".
Advent Wreath- it symbolizes the advent season.
Advent Wreath Symbols:
Candles- represent Jesus as the "light of the world".
Circular shape- represents the never ending love of God/ God has no end.
Rose/Pink Candle- represents joy
White candle- represents Christ.
Purple Candles- represent the coming of Christ/that Christ is coming.
Solemnity of The Epiphany of Christ- is considered by many Christian sects as the last day of the Christmas season.
Solemnity of The Motherhood of Mary- celebrates Mary's motherhood it is held on January 1.
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Kingdom of God:
Seek the Kingdom- this is what Jesus tells us to do.
Parables About The Kingdom of God:
1.The Sower
2.The Tares
3.The Seed Growing in the Ground
4.The Leaven
5.The Precious Pearl
6.The Treasure Hidden in the Field
7.The Fishing Net
Things to remember about the Kingdom of God:
1.The Kingdom of God is a gift as well as a task.
2.The Kingdom of God is already here but it is not complete.
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Everlasting Life:
Heaven- where those who die in God's grace and friendship go.
Hell- where
Purgatory- where cleansing of souls takes place.
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The Love of Neighbor:
Jewish Definitions of Neighbor:
Neighbor is a brother
Neighbor includes friends
Neigbor embraces the neighborhood,the village
Neighbor is anyone who belongs to the Jewish race
Neighbor is anyone who belongs to the Jewish religion.
Neighbor is anyone who is in the process of becoming a Jew.
Percepts of the Chruch:
1. You shall attend mass every Sunday and holy days of obligation.
2. You shall confess your sins at least once a year.
3. You shall humbly receive your Creator in Holy Communion at least during Easter Season.
4. You shall keep the Holy days of obligation.
5. You shall observe the prescribed days of fasting and abstinence.
Corporal Works of Mercy:
Feed the Hungry
Give drink to the thirsty
Clothe the naked
Shelter the homeless
Visit the imprisoned
Visit the sick
Bury the dead
Spiritual Mecry:
Convert the sinner
Instruct the ignorant
Give advice to the doubtful
Confront/comfort the sorrowful
To bear patiently
To forgive injuries
To pray for the living and the dead.
The Ten Commandments:
I. You shall not have any other gods besides me.
II. You shall not make idols of me or anything in heaven, below the earth and under the waters of the ocean.
III. You shall not use the name of the Lord,your God, in vain.
IV. Remember to keep Holy the Sabbath.
V. Honor your Father and your Mother
VI. You shall not kill
VII. You shall not commit adultery
VIII. You shall not steal
IX. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife
X. You shall not covet
Seven Petitions in The Lord's Prayer:
The First Petition: The Sanctification of the Name of God
The Coming of the Kingdom of God
The Third Petition: The Actualization of the Will of God
The Fourth Petition: The Bread of Life
The Fifth Petition: The Remission of Sins
The Sixth Petition: The Preservation from Temptation
Liberation from Evil.
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