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Advent is Here!

The Season of Advent is at hand. Let's use our Advent knowledge to complete this puzzle about Advent.
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On December 13, the Church honors St. Lucy, the Patron Saint of those with maladies of their ____.
In the Gospel reading of the Second Sunday of Advent, we are admonished to "____ the way of the Lord."
God made known to Elizabeth and Zechariah that their son should be named ____. (Luke 1:57-66)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us: "When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the ____."
What color vestment may be worn on the Third Sunday of Advent?
On December 8, we honor the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the womb of St. ___.
Joseph's status relative to Mary before their marriage. He was _____ to her. (Matthew 1:18-25)
Who came to Joseph in a dream and told him to take Mary into his home. (Matthew 1:18-25)
From St. Luke's Gospel (Ch.2): We are told that in the days leading up to the Birth of Christ: "a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be ____"
The Church season immediately before Christmas.
The day after the last day of Advent.
Number of days of Advent for Orthodox Christians
The last day of Advent (Dec. 24) is traditionally observed as the feast of Saints ____ ____ ____ (3 words)
Advent decoration made up of greenery and candles: An Advent ____.
The first half of Advent is focused on the ____ ____ of Christ (2 words)
In St. Luke's Gospel (Ch. 1) on the Fourth Sunday of Advent we are told that "Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of ___.
The _____ is generally omitted from the Mass during Advent.
On December 3, the Church honor St. Francis Xavier who helped spread the Gospel to Japan and ___.
In what country did the Advent Calendar originate?
On December 7, the Church honors St. Ambrose who is the Patron Saint of ______.
Number of Holy Days of Obligation during Advent.
In St. Luke's Gospel (Ch. 3) on the Third Sunday of Advent, St. John the Baptist speaking of Jesus says "One mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his ____."
Advent hymn: O Come, O Come ___.
Emmanuel means "God is __ __" (2 words)
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Advent marks the begin of the Catholic Church's ___.
Another word for Advent
In Hispanic custom, these are devotional celebrations held between December 16-24 that commemorate the journey of Mary and Joseph before the birth of Jesus.
How many Sundays of Advent are there?
The last word of the Gospel on the last day of Advent.
Isaiah 40:3 is a passage associated with Advent. In that passage what are the faithful commended to build for the Lord?
When John baptized people, he was in the river ______ (Matthew 3:6).
The least number of days that there can be in Advent. (two words)
During Advent, on December 12, Mary is honored on the Feast of Our Lady of _____.
The U.S. National Holiday that is closest to the first Sunday of Advent.
The liturgical color of Advent
In Isaiah 7:14, a passage connected to Advent, who will conceive and bear a son?
The O _____ are observed during the last seven days of Advent.
St. John the Baptist told people that he baptizes them with water but that there is One who is coming who will baptize them with the Holy Spirit and ___.
On December 14, the Church honors the great Carmelite Doctor of the Church: St. John __ __ __ (3 words)
The first line of the first reading of the First Sunday of Advent: "The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and ____."
On December 4 the Church honors what 7th century Priest: St. John ___.
During Advent, on December 6, we observe the feast of the martyr St. ____.
The Third Sunday of Advent is commonly called ____ Sunday.
The angel who visited Mary (Luke 1:26-38)
Advent begins on the Sunday closest to Feast of St. _____
In St. Luke's Gospel (Ch. 3) on the Second Sunday of Advent, St. John the Baptist is described as "A voice of one crying out in the ____."
Mary's response to God's call to bear his Son.