7 Christmas Quiz

1.  A _____ is an important announcement.

2.  The word proclamation comes from a Latin word that means “________”.

3.    Long ago, when a ruler wanted his subjects to hear something important, he would send a messenger, or _____, to make an official proclamation.

4.  Because not everyone could read, the messenger would first _____ and proclaim the ruler's message in a loud voice.

5.  On Christmas Day and throughout the Christmas season the Church celebrates the love of God in the person of ______.

6.  At Christmas, Jesus’ followers think about and celebrate Jesus’ birth at Bethlehem and also that Jesus is _______ to us at every moment of our lives.

7.   We look forward in hope when Christ will come again at the end of time and bring about in its fullness the _____ he announced.

8.  Christmas is more than a single day of _______ for the Church because it is a whole season of feasts and celebrations.

9.  The Christmas season begins with the Solemnity of the ______ of the Lord on December 25th.

10.     Early Christians began to hold the celebration of the Incarnation near the ________ when the short days of winter begin to grow longer.