| A | B |
| Immaculate Conception | Feast honoring Mary's sinless birth |
| Annunciation | Feast honoring Mary's role as Mother of God |
| original sin | Sin committed by first humans |
| free will | ability to choose what to do |
| Jesus | name that means"God saves" |
| Emmanuel | name that means "God is with us" |
| judges | wise rulers of the Old Testament |
| angels | God's messengers |
| Magnificat | special prayer about Mary |
| Canaan | the Promised Land |
| infancy narratives | stories about Jesus as a child |
| genealogy | family history |
| consecrate | to make sacred for God |
| Temple | the place of worship for Jews |
| Solomon | builder of the Temple |
| Holy of Holies | sacred, innermost room in the Temple |
| Ark of the Covenant | box that holds the Ten Commandments |
| Incarnation | Jesus's becoming human |
| Wailing Wall | only part of the Temple not destroyed |
| wisdom | gift given to Solomon |