Observance
The term for the ceremonial touching of forehead, stomach and shoulders during mass.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
Which apostle was the first pope?
Who is Peter?
The sacrament which the individual receives the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
What is Confirmation?
This is round, usually green, and holds four or five candles.
What is and Advent Wreath?
He was a descendant of David and married to the mother of Jesus.
The 28 day period leading up to Christmas.
What is Advent?
This saint, whose feast day is celebrated in a popular March holiday, brought Christianity to Ireland.
Who is Saint Patrick?
Sacrament which ends in penance.
What is the Reconciliation?
The main colour of the Lirugical vestments during Advent.
What is purple?
He was struck mute when he doubted that his "older" wife would give birth to a son.
Who is Zachariah?
The term for days where Catholics are expected to attend Mass.
What is "Holy Day of Obligation".
Upon being elected Pope in 2013, Pope Francis became the first pope to be born and raised outside Europe. What continent did the Pope come from?
What is South America.
During Baptism, this serves as a symbol of cleansing us from our sins.
What is water?
In Polish tradition, we celebrate these types of masses during Advent with lanterns (Polish name).
What is Roraty?
He was the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah and lived in the desert proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Who is John the Baptist?
In Canada, Catholics are not permitted to eat meat on these days.
What are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday?
Prior to the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), which allowed for The Mass to be spoken in the local language of the parish, the Mass was spoken by the priests worldwide in this language, which dates back to the Roman Empire.
What is Latin?
The sacraments of initiation.
What are Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist.
The symbolic meaning behind the second Sunday of Advent.
What is Faith.
One of Jesus' many names one of which means "God With Us".
What is Emmanuel?
The term for the kneeling of one knee which Catholics perform prior to entering the pews when they come into the area where the Holy Eucharist is present.
What is genuflecting/genuflection?
This Roman Emperor was the first Emperor to convert to Christianity and who legalized the religion in Rome.
Who is Constantine?
The sacraments of service to community.
What are Holy Orders and Matrimony.
The Latin name for the third Sunday of Advent.
What is the Gaudete Sunday?
The names of the three wise men who visited Jesus after His birth.
Who are Kacper, Melchior, and Balthazaar?