Traditions
Prayer traditionally recited at 6am, noon, 6pm, midnight
The Angelus
Who does the priest not simply represents but acts in his name?
Jesus
The century that Catholicism became legal to practice in the Roman Empire?
4th Century, 313AD
The first Pope was
Peter
Will all the souls in purgatory go to Heaven?
Yes
Name of a 9 day prayer
Novena
celibacy
What centuries is St Augustine from?
4th-5th centuries- 354AD-430AD
St. Peter, the first pope, was martyred by the Romans. How was he killed?
Crucified upside down
The name given to time taken off purgatory
Indulgence
The tradition of bringing a evergreen tree into the home is symbolic of what
the tree symbolizes Jesus because the evergreens do not loose their leaves during winter, and thus are a sign of life in the midst of death, as Jesus is the Life of the world.
The three promises that priests make at ordination
celibacy
obedience to the Bishop and his successor
to pray the Liturgy of the Hours.
Who initiated the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis on a church door in German in 1517 marking the start of the Protestant Reformation
Everybody knows that Saint Peter the Apostle is regarded as the first Pope, but who was the second one?
St Linus
Will we have bodies in Heaven? Why or Why not?
Yes, the human is incomplete apart from his body
the pink candle on an advent wreath symbolizes what Sunday of Advent? (Latin Name)
Gaudete Sunday
What educational level does a seminarian achieve prior to ordination?
Masters in Divinity
Who were the last 4 popes beginning with the earliest?
John Paul I
John Paul II
Benedict XVI
Francis
The Pope is infallible when he makes official decrees concerning _______ and __________
faith and morals
In Matt 22: 1-14, Jesus compares Heaven to this type of event.
Wedding Banquet
Is Halloween Catholic? Why or why not?
Yes, it comes from "All Hallow's Eve" the night before All Saints Day.
The name of the garment that priests wear at mass
Chasuble
What was the first ecumenical council and what question were they trying to solve?
Council of Jerusalem, 50AD
The Popes use to wear a three tiered tiara, what did the three tiers represent?
The Popes authority over hell, earth, and heaven
In the parable of the wedding banquet, those not wearing a wedding garment were cast out. How did the Church Father's interpret the symbolism of the wedding garment?
Acts of charity