Sacraments and Church Life
The Sacrament by which the sick and dying receive the grace of Christ to face their suffering with dignity and, if it is God’s will, to be healed.
What is Anointing of the Sick?
Teachings given by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount as the perfection of the Ten Commandments.
What are the Beatitudes?
The handing on of apostolic preaching and authority from the Apostles to their successors, the bishops.
What is Apostolic Succession?
A prayer addressed to Mary asking for her intercession, with Biblical roots.
What is the Hail Mary?
Serious sin that we choose to commit, breaking our friendship with God.
What is Mortal Sin?
The first Sacrament we receive, making us members of the Church, forgiving our sins, and giving us new life in Christ.
What is Baptism?
The gift God gave human beings to judge right from wrong, helping us make moral choices.
What is Conscience?
The profession of our Christian faith, such as the Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed.
What is the Creed?
A way of worshiping our Lord in the Eucharist, shown in a monstrance and placed on an altar.
What is Eucharistic Adoration?
Less serious sin that hurts our relationship with God but does not destroy it.
What is Venial Sin?
The Sacrament that allows us to confess our sins, receive forgiveness from God, and be reunited with God and His Church.
What is the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
A Cardinal Virtue that helps us give God and neighbor their due.
What is Justice?
The Sacrament in which we receive the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ.
What is the Eucharist?
A special prayer using beads, reflecting on the Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous, and Glorious Mysteries.
What is the Rosary?
God’s reign or rule over all things, fulfilled in Heaven.
What is the Kingdom of God?
The Sacrament through which men are ordained to the priesthood and given the power to administer the Sacraments.
What is Holy Orders?
A Cardinal Virtue that helps us avoid extremes and find the right balance in life.
What is Temperance?
The change of the bread and wine at Mass into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.
What is Transubstantiation?
An outward sign of expressing sorrow for our sins, often given by the priest in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
What is Penance?
Short stories told by Jesus to teach us deeper lessons about God and the Kingdom of Heaven.
What are Parables?
The Sacrament that joins one man and one woman in a free, faithful, fruitful, and indissoluble union.
What is Marriage?
Faith, hope, and charity—virtues infused directly by God that help us relate to Him.
What are the Theological Virtues?
A blessed, perfumed holy oil used in Baptism, Confirmation, and Anointing of the Sick.
What is Sacred Chrism?
The liturgical celebration and memorial of Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection.
What is the Mass?
The state of purification after death for those who die in God’s grace but need to be purified before entering Heaven.
What is Purgatory?