Preparing for Mass/Introductory Rites
We do this action when we drop our knee to floor and make the sign of the cross before we enter the pew at church
What is genuflecting?
This is a reading about the life of Jesus on Earth. It comes from Matthew, Mark, Luke or John.
What is the Gospel?
During this prayer we ask that God accepts our sacrifice, and we thank Him for everything we have because it is all a gift from Him.
What is the Eucharistic prayer?
A group of 10 beads on the rosary.
What is a decade?
This mystery includes:
- The Agony in the Garden
- The Crowning of Thorns
- The Carrying of the Cross
What are the Sorrowful mysteries?
I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
What is the Penitential Rite? OR What is the Confiteor?
This is a reading about life before Jesus came to Earth. It is typically from the Old Testament.
What is the 1st Reading?
This is the perfect prayer that Jesus himself taught us.
What is the "Our Father"?
This is the prayer we say 10 times in a row for each mystery.
What is the "Hail Mary"?
This mystery is a reminder of the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary and telling her that she will have a son, and she should name him Jesus.
What is the Annunciation?
We do this in 4 ways: in our thoughts, in our words, in what we have done, and in what we have failed to do
What is sin?
What is the Apostles' Creed?
We use this gesture to show kindness and as a sign of forgiveness before we receive communion.
What is the sign of peace?
This is the prayer we say after a decade of Hail Marys
During this mystery we remember how Jesus prayed to his father (after the Last Supper) and asked for God to change his fate...if it can be done within God's will. Jesus was so deeply scared and stressed that he sweat blood.
What is "The Agony in the Garden"?
This prayer is unique because we ask for absolutely nothing. We say it only to praise God.
What is the Gloria?
During these, we pray for the church, our leaders, the sick, people in need, church members, etc. These are also known as "prayers of the faithful".
What are petitions?
The Father sends the Holy Spirit on the bread and wine
The Holy Spirit transforms the bread and wine
The Son is present in the body and blood
Where is God present in the Liturgy of the Eucharist?
This is the statement of our beliefs that we start with when we begin praying the rosary (after the sign of the cross).
What is the Apostles' Creed?
During this mystery we remember when Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water into wine.
What is "The Wedding Feast at Cana"?
We do this for 4 reasons: to praise God, to confess our sins and ask for forgiveness, to say thank you, and to ask God for help
What is prayer?
This reading is about a time after Jesus' death and resurrection. It comes from the New Testament.
What is the 2nd Reading?
This is a Hebrew phrase that means "Please save us!"
What is "hosanna"?
We typically pray these mysteries during the season of Lent.
What are the Sorrowful mysteries?
During this mystery we remember when the Holy Spirit came to the Apostles and they begin speaking foreign languages.
What is "Pentecost"?