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JESSE TREE of SATURDAY 58 VIDEO 22 Salvation History December 23 LEVEL 1 Saint Joseph, Foster Father of Jesus Tomorrow is Christmas Eve! There is no better time to think about Saint Joseph, the man God chose to be the father of His Son on earth.

You can also get a BIG 17-page coloring download of the Life of Saint Joseph today—the pictures are a great summary of what we’ve learned this Advent about the Joyful Mysteries of the rosary!

Get this big 17-page Saint Joseph coloring DOWNLOAD today!

ROSARY CERTIFICATION starts today!

The Joyful Mysteries Certification Quiz is available starting today! You’ll be amazed how much you’ve learned this Advent... so gather your family and take the quiz together! Don’t forget ... there is always A NICE SURPRISE available at the end of the quiz!

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VIDEO Be sure to WATC H our VIDEO on the “Feasts of Christmas” ... you should also WATC H the last O Antiphon VIDEO, because you’ll learn a “Fun Fact” in Latin!

HolyThen, SOLVEHeroes this CROSSWORD Advent PUZZLE below! Adventure: Dec 23

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Christmas Eve! All the Adventure Guides are so excited for Christmas Morning to arrive!

You can READ Luke chapter 2. READ the Picture Bible pages 554-558.

SACRIFICE MANGER: It’s time to finish up your Manger Scene and prepare your Sacrifice Manger for Baby Jesus. Put everyone around the manger, waiting for Jesus, just like the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph did two thousand years ago. We hope you’ve made a lot of sacrifices and acts of love so there is a lot of “straw” in the manger!

The Adventure Guides want you to COMPLETE the WORD SEARCH below to reveal a special message that we have for you and your family!

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Fill in the blank spaces below to read a special Christmas Season to you and your family from all of us!

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©2017 Holy Heroes, LLC. All rights reserved. Fourth SUNDAY of Advent 61 December 24 Fourth SUNDAY of Advent LEVEL 1 “You shall name Him Jesus!” Hooray—it’s finally the Fourth (and last!) Sunday of Advent!

GO BACK to page 6 and COLOR in the fourth candle in the Advent Wreath—don’t forget to “light it” by coloring in the flame! Here’s a coloring page about the Gospel reading in today’s Mass. Do you recognize it? It is The ______

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. [The angel said], “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” (Luke 1:26-27, 31-33)

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Take this to Mass with you, then listen carefully! You’ll see and hear all the answers during Mass!

1. The color vestments the priest is wearing are ______. 2. How many candles on the Advent Wreath are lit (either before or during Mass)? ______3. What color candle(s) are lit? ______4. The first reading is from the second book of a. Samuel b. Chronicles c. Kings

5. In this reading, during the night God spoke to Nathan, telling him to give a message to whom? a. Solomon b. David c. Jesus Do you want to check your answers? As always, the answers are FREE when you 6. God says in this reading that something will last forever: register for Advent Adventure using your email address. Simply visit us at a. The “throne” or Kingdom of David www.AdventAdventure.com! b. The Ten Commandments c. The Temple that Solomon will build

7. The Responsorial Psalm is, “For ______I will sing the ______of the Lord.” 8. The second reading is from the Letter to the a. Thessalonians b. Colossians c. Romans

9. The “proclamation of Jesus Christ” is “made known to all nations”: a. To bring about a new heaven and a new earth b. To bring about the resurrection of the dead c. To bring about the obedience of faith

10. The Gospel reading is from the Gospel of ______. 11. What two persons are speaking in this Gospel? ______and ______12. The Lord God will give the son mentioned the throne of whom? ______(HINT: think of the first reading!)

13. BONUS: What mystery of the rosary is this reading about? ______

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©2017 Holy Heroes, LLC. All rights reserved. Christmas Eve! Fourth SUNDAY of Advent 63 December 24 LEVEL 1 It’s finally Christmas Eve! Have you put a lot of straw in the “Sacrifice Manger” for Baby Jesus? You still have one more day to get ready!

It’s time to COLOR in your Baby Jesus—so you can put Him in your Sacrifice Manger on Christmas Day!

When you are done coloring, carefully CUT Him out along the dotted line.

On Christmas Day, PLACE Baby Jesus in the Sacrifice Manger on top of all that nice soft “straw” that you have put there during the Advent Season!

A SUGGESTION: Tape a piece of cardboard to the back to make Him more sturdy in the manger.

ANNOTHER SUGGESTION: Before you cut out Baby Jesus turn the page to see our Christmas Day message to you and your family!

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Have a very Blessed Christmas! It’s time to COLOR the Manger Scene below and to CELEBRATE the birth of the Baby Jesus!

A REMINDER: Lent begins in 51 days! Ash Wednesday is February 14, 2018.

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