People of Faith
Places of faith
Saints
prayer
Faith terms
100
One of the names given to Jesus in the Bible - it means "God is with us"
What is Emmanuel
100
The church community in a town or neighborhood.
What is a parish?
100
One of the Church's great theologians; the son of St. Monica
Who is Saint Augustine
100
A prayer to tell we are sorry for our sins.
What is the Act of Contrition?
100
The part of our being which makes us distinctly human and which will never die.
What is our soul?
200
Anel who announcedm to Mary that she would be the Mother of God
What is Gabriel
200
The small town where Jesus lived with his parents and where he first preached in the synagogues.
What is Nazareth?
200
A former Spanish soldier who founded the Jesuit order
Who is St. Ignatius of Loyola
200
One of the earliest creeds of the Church. It summarizes the faith of the early Christians and our faith.
What is the Apostles Creed?
200
The meal Jesus and his disciples ate together before he died; at this meal Jesus instituted the Eucharist.
What is the Last Supper?
300
A 20th Century nun who cared for dying persons and founded an order of sisters who continue her work
Who is Mother Teresa of Calcutta
300
The city where the apostles Peter and Paul died; one fo the main churches in early Christianity.
What is Rome?
300
The founder of the "order of preachers" the person who taught us to pray the rosary.
Who is St. Dominic?
300
A form of prayer that is made up of a long list of invocations and responses.
What is a litany?
300
A word that means "universal" or "for everyone."
What is catholic (small c)?
400
The apostle who was known as the "beloved disciple."
Who is John
400
The Biblical name fo Canaan, the land God promised to the Israelites.
What is the Promised Land?
400
A young Carmelite Sister who taught the "little way" to holiness - doing everyday things with great love for God.
Who is St. Therese of Lisieux?
400
A prayer which honors Mary and remembers the special events inthe life of Jesus and Mary; the beads on which this prayer is said.
What is the rosary?
400
A successor to the apostles; the leader of a diocese.
What is a bishop?
500
An Old Testament character who is a model of suffering. Though all his possessions were taken away, he never cursed God.
Who is Job.
500
A city which was the home of a very early Christian community. Here the followers of Jesus were first called "Christians."
What is Antioch?
500
The English chancellor who was martyred because he refused to sign an oath to King Henry VIII.
Who is St. Thomas More?
500
A prayer that was traditionally repeated three times a day, at morning,noon and night with the ringing of the church bells.
What is the Angelus?
500
Seven signs of God's love and sources of God's grace, given by Jesus to his church. They allow us to share in the life of God.
What are the sacraments?
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