Religion Advent Notes PDF

Religion Study Notes Advent the church year is called the liturgical year Advent is the first season end on December 25ᵗʰ After Advent Christmas begins ends on January 6ᵗʰ During Advent people focus on the people who waited for the son ofGod to come and to recall that...

Religion Study Notes Advent the church year is called the liturgical year Advent is the first season end on December 25ᵗʰ After Advent Christmas begins ends on January 6ᵗʰ During Advent people focus on the people who waited for the son ofGod to come and to recall that when we die we will be with God Meaning of the Advent wreath 1 Has 4candles represents Advent 2 Pink candle is lit on the henegeekgot 3 The other 3candles love hope peace 4usually has a purple ribbon Forgivness in God 5 Made of Evergreen leaves life withGod is everlasting 6Shape of a circle no end life with God has no end 7 Sometimes has a white candle in the middle Jesus is the light John the Baptist cousinof Jesus Zachariah and Elizabeth hisparents had no children Zachariah was in the temple an angelappeared and said that Elizabeth would have a child Hedidn't believe theangel because Zachariah and Elizabeth were old Theythought Elizabeth was barren Zachariah didn't believe the angel's message from God so the angel took away Zachariah's voice The angel was Gabriel When Elizabeth had the baby everyone wanted to call the baby after the father's familyShe wanted to call him John People asked Zachariah what to do Because he couldn't talk he asked someone to paper He wrote John and he could talk again zachar abein mais Birth of Jesus on On March 25th Feast of Annuciation an Jesus angel Gabriel appeared to Mary The angel told Mary that she was going to be the mother of the son of God Mary was shocked and surprised She was engaged toa a man named Joseph She asked the angel how this was possible because she was virgin The angel said the chil would beconceivedthrough the power of the HolySpirit She was afraid but said she would do whatever God asked she was the lord's servent Mary then Vists Elizabeth Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth and told her the big news As soon as Mary walked in Elizabeth's house the baby inside of Elizabeth John jumped Elizabeth kne before Mary had even told her that something veryspecial happened to Mary Elizabeth said to Mary You are the Most Blessed of all women Joseph's Reaction At first when Joseph heard that Mary was pregnant he was going to break off their engagement But when Joseph was sleeping an angel appeared to him The angel told Joseph not to be afraid Theangel said that the child Mary was carring was the son of God Mary was to call this child Immanuel The name Immanuel means son of God Joseph's family were from the family or house of David Since most peoplethought that Joseph was the father of Jesus Jesus woul become known as the son of David  Jesus's Birth Around the time that Jesus was born the Romans controlled all the land around Israel The Emperor of the Roman Empire at that time was Augustus The Emperor wanted to find out how many people he controlled so he ordered that each town do a census count the people Everyone had to go back to the town in which their family came from Joseph's family came from Bethlehem so he and Mary had to go there Joseph tried to find a roo for Mary but because there were so many people back in Bethlehem there were no rooms available Joseph had no choice but to stay in the stable The shepherds Shepherds who were watching their sheep looking up in the sky and saw a bright star Then an angel appeared before shepherds and announced that the son of God ha been born The angel said there were 2ways they would recognized the child it would be in a manger and wrapped in a cloth The 3 wise men The 3kings were known as the 3wise men because they studied stars Astrologers They saw a special star in the sky and were able to determine that the son of God was born When they arrived in the city they asked King Herod where the baby was who would be the king of the Jews This was the first time Herodhad heard about Jesus Hetried to trick the 3WM by saying he wanted to givegifts to Jesus So he asked the 3WM to came back when they foundJesus and tell him where He was Herod however really wanted to kill Jesus because he wanted to always be the kingAnangel however warned the 3WM and headed home in a differe direction in order to avoid HerodWhere Herod heard that the 3WM were notcoming back he was furiousHerodordered that all male children under the age of 2 will be killed Gl getwoke Josephduring the night and warned him about what Herod was goingto do The angel told Joseph to leaveimmediately so he headed to Egyt