ISAIAH, the Prophet of the Messiah - Holy HeroesISAIAH, the Prophet of the Messiah God sent many prophets to Israel to tell them to stop sinning, to tell them to repent, and to warn

ISAIAH, the Prophet of the MessiahGod sent many prophets to Israel to tell them to stop sinning, to tell them to repent, and to warn them. Then, God sent Isaiah, the prophet who told them what the promised Messiah would be like. Once, Isaiah saw a vision of God sitting on His throne and six-winged seraphim were with Him.

SOLVE the cryptogram below to reveal what Isaiah heard the seraphim saying.Isaiah gave us the “O Antiphons,” which told us about God, so we’ve filled in each “O” and the words referring to God for you already! (If you’re stumped, go to Isaiah 6:3.)

Real letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZCode letter: R Z B M K H Q

_O__, _O__, _O__, __ ___ LORD O_ _O___;ZKMG, ZKMG, ZKMG, BQ JZF MKHR KN ZKQJQ;

___ __O__ _____ __ ____ O_ HIS __O__.JZF SZKMF FIHJZ BQ NDMM KN ZBQ CMKHG.

Where have you heard something very much like this? ___________________________________

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COLOR this picture and thendraw your own picture of what you think Seraphim look like.

READ the Picture Bible pages 491-492.You can READ Isaiah chapter 6.

WEDNESDAY / December 18

Watch the video today about the colorable Nativity Manger scene.

It’s time to start your Nativity Manger scene, so PRINT OFF the colorable pages if you haven’t already! Every day there will be NEW things to print off, color, and set up, day by day until Epiphany, when the THREE KINGS will arrive to visit Baby Jesus!

Today, you need to: Color the stable and all the animals that are there waiting for Baby Jesus (do you see them all)?Set it up in a special place in your home!

Color Mary, Joseph, and the donkey, and start them on the way to the stable! They have a long way to go before they arrive! How many miles is it from Nazareth to Bethlehem? (Hint: the video will tell you) ____________ miles.

HELP the ANGELS! God sent them to tell several different people about Jesus. Do you know remember whom?Solve the maze below to find out—connect the ANGELS to the people (it’s tricky—more than one path works!).

Whom should the ANGELS tell about Jesus?? Saint Joseph ? Shepherds

? Blessed Virgin Mary ? The Three Kings

Nativity Manger Scene

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The first people to bring presents to Baby Jesus were—the Three Kings or Magi!

But they did NOT come on Christmas! When did they come?The Adventure Guides explain it in a special video today.WATCH this VIDEO at www.AdventAdventure.com, then complete the rest of this page!

How can you give presents to Jesus? The Adventure Guides have some nifty ideasabout this in another video you can WATCH today.

Why don’t you give some presents to Jesus, too? After all, it is His birthday we’re going to be celebrating.

HERE’S HOW TO DO IT:

#1 On the lines below WRITE some ideas for “presents for Jesus” that you can still do before Christmas day:

The Three Kings and Presents for Jesus

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DOIT

#2 Then, when you “DO” each present, WRITE it down on a slip of paper and PUT it in an ENVELOPE.Then, put the envelope behind the stable—and open it up when Christmas morning arrives to seewhat your family gave to Baby Jesus!



It’s a good time to learn the 4th Joyful Mystery of the Rosary—the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple!

READ about the 4th Joyful Mystery in Luke 2:22-40, and PRAY along with us today in this Advent Adventure!

The CROSSWORD below will help prepare you to be “certified” in the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.The word bank we provide below will help make solving the crossword puzzle easier. Enjoy!


WORD BANK

AnnablessedcovenantfirstbornfortyGalileeGentilesHerodHolySpiritJerusalemJews

JosephLukeMessiahMosesNazarethpigeonsPresentationSimeonSolomonsword

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4 This man was "righteous and devout" (Luke 2:25)

5 The 4th Joyful Mystery 6 Gospel records the 4th Joyful Mystery 7 Jesus was presented in the Temple

according to the "law of ____." 8 Prophetess in the Temple

12 The Holy Family returned to this city after the Presentation

14 The Holy Spirit revealed to Simeon that before he died he would see the _______.

16 By Jesus' time, the Ark of the _____ was no longer in the Temple.

18 A pair of turtledoves or two young _____. 19 Jesus was "presented" when He was ___

days old. 20 Simeon ______ Mary and Joseph.

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1 Simeon prophesied that Mary would also suffer, as if a ____ had pierced her.

2 Where was the Jewish Temple? 3 He brought Mary and Jesus to the Temple 4 Built the First Temple 9 _____ sons were to be presented to the

Lord. 10 Nazareth is in this region 11 Mary and Joseph were this 13 The ____ ____ revealed things about Jesus'

mission to Simeon. (2 words) 15 Simeon said Jesus would be a "light for

revelation to the _____." (Name for non- Jewish people)

17 The Temple in Jesus' time had been rebuilt by King ______.

WORD BANK: Anna, blessed, covenant, firstborn, forty, galilee, gentiles, herod, holyspirit, jerusalem, jews, joseph, luke, messiah, moses, nazareth, pigeons, presentation, simeon, solomon, sword.

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WEDNESDAY / December 18 – ANSWER KEY

Blessed Virgin Mary

Saint Joseph Shepherds

The Three Kings

Isaiah

Cryptogram solutions:

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.

Plain: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Cipher: I W L R F N C Z B U T M X E K O A H Q J D P S Y G H

Where have you heard this? At Mass (just before we kneel down during the Eucharistic Prayer)

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4th Joyful Mystery

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