Prayers
This prayer was given to us in the bible, and teaches us how to pray to God. It's commonly called the Lord's Prayer.
What is the Our Father?
What do we commonly refer to this event in the bible as. While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body. Then he took a cup, gave thanks and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf for many, for the forgiveness of sins"
What is the Last Supper, or the Institution of the Eucharist?
This is a symbol that the church uses, that reminds us of the grace we receive in the sacraments.
Examples: Holy Water, Miraculous Medals, Brown Scapulars, Benedictine Medal, Wedding Rings, Blessed Oil, Rosary.
What is a sacramental?
This is a Sacrament of Initiation
What is Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation?
This is a title of a Marian Apparition. Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego in Mexico. And there is a picture of her imprinted on his Tilma, that you can still go and see today.
Who is Our Lady of Guadalupe?
This is a prayer devoted to the Virgin Mary. It has a set number of prayers and mysteries that you can meditate on about Jesus life, death, and resurrection. Praying this prayer is like giving Mary a boquet of roses.
What is the Rosary?
This is a book that contains everything that we believe as Catholics. It has all the teachings of our church, and helps us to understand our faith more deeply. (Hint, it is commonly referred to as CCC)
What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
This Sacramental is meant to be a reminder of our baptism. We use it to bless ourselves. You can bless yourself with it before you walk into the church.
What is Holy Water?
This is a Sacrament you can receive more than once.
What is Communion, Confession, Anointing of the Sick, (technically marriage)
This is a Marian Apparition where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in a small town in France. She asked St. Bernadette to dig for water, and miraculous spring water appeared. You can still go and see it today.
Who is Our Lady of Lourdes?
This is a guide or reflection you can use before you go to the sacrament of Confession. You examine your conscience and your sins so you can be prepared to make a good confession.
What is an examination of Conscience?
This is a prayer that the priest will ask you at the end of your confession, and before you receive absolution for your sins.
What is the Act of Contrition?
This is why Sacramentals are important, and why the church uses them.
What is, it reminds us of the grace God gives us when we receive the sacraments?
(What is the stain called, and what are the 3 sacraments you receive it from)
What is an indelible mark? And what is Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders?
This Saint is the Patron saint of throat illnesses, animals, wool combers and wool trading. On his feast day, you can get your throat blessed.
Who is St. Blaise?
Name a mystery of the rosary that you can meditate on when praying the rosary.
What is the joyful, sorrowful, luminois, or glorious mystery.
Joyful Mysteries: The Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Presentation, and Finding Jesus in the Temple
Sorrowful Mysteries: Agony in the Garden, Scourging at the Pillar, Crowning of Thorns, Jesus Carrying the Cross, and Crucifixion of our Lord.
Glorious Mysteries: The Resurrection, Ascension, Descent of the Holy Spirit, Assumption of Mary, Crowing of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Luminous Mysteries: Jesus Baptism in the Jordan, Proclamation of the Kingdom, Transfiguration, and Institution of the Eucharist
This is the highest form of worship, where Jesus' Sacrifice of the cross is made present to us.
What is the Holy Mass?
This is the difference between a sacrament, and a sacramental.
A sacrament is a special ceremony and sign given by Jesus that brings God's grace and makes us part of His family.
Marriage and Priesthood and examples of which kind of sacraments.
What is Sacraments of Vocation?
This saint is the Patron Saint of Mental Health. She ran away from her father because she refused to marry him after her mother died. Her feast day is May 15th.
Who is St. Dymphna?
We Pray this/ these prayer at Mass, (or the beginning of the Rosary.) This prayer expresses what we believe as Catholics.
What is the Nicene or Apostles Creed.
What is this part of the bible commonly known as: "Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."
What is the Bread of Life Discourse?
This is God's divine life in us. It transforms our natural capabilities to be more like God's supernatural ones. It is a gift from God that we cannot earn, that He freely gives us. (Hint, he gives us an abundance of it in through the sacraments)
What is Grace?
This is the name of the sacrament where a man becomes a priest.
What is Holy Orders, or Laying of Hands?
This Saint is a female doctor of the church, her feast day is October 15th. She was very good friends with St. John of the cross, and wrote the book Interior Castle. She is the patron saint of people who suffer from headaches, people in religious life, and anyone seeking a deeper prayer life.
Who is St. Teresa of Avila?