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In what year did Jesus die?
33 AD
What word describes the supreme witness given to the truth of the faith?
martyrdom
In what 2 places were the first Masses offered?
Homes and catacombs
Who was the first pope?
St. Peter
1. What year did Jesus die?
2. What year was the Temple destroyed?
1. 33 AD
2. 70 AD
1. Belief in only one God is called what?
2. The most supreme "witness" given to the truth of the faith is called what?
1. monotheism
2. Martyrdom
What were the 2 special days out of the year when catechumens would be received into the Church in the period of the early Church?
Easter vigil
Saturday before Pentecost
1. Today at Mass, the priest reads the prayers from the Missal. In the days of the early Church, how were these prayers said?
2. What are the words of Consecration, which always existed in the Church, even from the very beginning?
1. In his own words. Spontaneous prayer.
2. "This is my body. This is my blood."
1. Who was the first Father of the Church to use the word "Catholic Church"?
2. The Temple was destroyed in ______ AD by whom?
1. St. Ignatius of Antioch.
2. 70 AD by the Romans
1.The word "catechumen" comes from the Greek word that means what?
2. What does Didache mean?
1."the instructed"
2. teaching
1. What does it mean to be an Apostolic Father of the Church?
2. Name 3-4 of them.
1. Men who were taught by the apostles or early on who were writers and helped us understand what the early church believed.
2. St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Clement of Rome, St. Polycarp, St. Papias, Hermas, unknowns authors of epistles of Barnabas and Diogentus
1. Every week, what were the 2 days of fasting and penance in the early church?
2. The sabbath was changed from _________ to __________ in the early Church.
3. Why?
1. Wed and Fridays
2. Saturday to Sunday
3. Resurrection occurred that day; new creation
1. In the days of the early Church, did the celebrant say the same words at the consecration as is said today?
2. What are those words?
3. Which Church Father taught about the topic of a just war?
1.Yes
2."This is my body. This is my blood."
3. St. Augustine (and later, St. Thomas Aquinas)
1. Name 2 former slaves who became popes in the early church.
2. A Theban legion under the leadership of St. ___________ was martyred under the reign of Emperor Maximian for refusing to sacrifice to a pagan god.
3. Which Doctor of the Church wrote on the topic of a just war, permitted in the case of self defense?
1. St. Linus, St. Anacletus, St. Clement I of Rome
2. St. Maurice
3. St. Augustine
1. Who is considered to be the Father of Latin theology even though he left the Church by the end of his life?
2. The Greek word ichthys is a symbol used in the church and is seen as a _______________
3. What does it stand for?
1. Tertullian
2. fish
3. Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior
1. Name 3-4 effects of the Sacrament of Baptism.
1. What 4 purposes did the catacombs serve?
2. Which two historical events caused the drastic shift in the make-up of the Church from being mostly Jewish Christians to a more mixed collection of people from many backgrounds?
3. What does the word "apologia" mean?
1. burial places, 2. places of worship (Mass) 3. shrines 4. Place for baptisms to occur
2. Council of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple
3. defense
1.The Greek word "agape" (which was an early meal for the early Christians) means what?
2. Eucharist means what?
3. Belief in only one God is called?
4. What does the word "apologia" mean?
1. love
2. Thanksgiving
3. monotheism
4. Defense
1. Which pope came after St. Peter?
2. Name 3 women who were part of the early Church and martyrs. (We learned about 4)
3. By the end of his life, ___________ broke from the church and joined a heretical sect called _______________.
4. Christ made _____________ the head of the Church. His successor is the Bishop of ______________
1. Linus
2. St. Cecilia, St. Seraphia, St. Perpetua, St. Felicity
3. Tertullian, Montanism
4. St. Peter, Rome
1. What is the name for the branch of theology which purports to defend and explain the Catholic Faith and religion?
2. The word ______________ comes from the Greek word presbyter
3. A common title for pope started by St. Gelasius is what?
4. What does Didache mean?
1. apologetics
2. priest
3. Vicar of Christ
4. teaching
Answer 5/6 correctly
1. Who was the first Father of the Church to use the word "Catholic Church"?
2. Who is considered to be the Father of Latin theology even though he left the Church by the end of his life?
3. The person in #2 left the Church to join a heretical sect called ______________ that no longer exists.
4. A common title for pope started by St. Gelasius is what?
5. What does Didache mean?
6.What 4 purposes did the catacombs serve?
1. St. Ignatius of Antioch
2. Tertullian
3. Montanism
4. Vicar of Christ
5. teaching
6. 1. burial places, 2. places of worship (Mass) 3. shrines 4. Place for baptisms to occur
1. What was the early Church's position on abortion?
2. What was the early Church's position on contraception?
3. The writers who came right after the Apostles are called what?
4. Name an early church martyr we learned about who was a woman.
5. The Greek word "agape" means what?
1. morally wrong
2. morally wrong as today
3. Apostolic Fathers
4. St. Seraphia and St. Cecilia
5. Love
Answer 5/6 correctly:
1.The Eucharistic prayer found in this document became the basis for the second Eucharistic prayer in the 1970 Missal.
2. Who wrote this prayer?
3. Did the early church baptize entire families, including infants?
4. Name a church father who supported infant baptism.
5. Name 2 effects of the sacrament of baptism.
6. From the word "presbyters", we get the word ____________.
1. Apostolic Tradition
2. St. Hippolytus
3. yes
4. St. Ireneus, St. Hippolytus, Origen in 248, Cyprian in 253, Ambrose in 387, St. John Chrysostom in 388, St. Augustine in 412
5.
6. priest
1. What is an Apostolic Father?
2. Name at least 4 of them
3. What is the Greek name for priest?
4. Is there evidence that there were already multiple priests celebrating Mass by the second century?
5. What was the stance of the early Church on abortion?
1. A writer of the early Church who was taught by the apostles themselves or shortly after.
2. St. Clement of Rome, St. Ignatius of Antioch, Hermas, St. Polycarp of Smyrna, St. Papias, Unknown author of the Epistle of Barnabus, Unknown author of The Epistle to Diogentus
3. presbyteros
4. yes
5. They were against it.
Answer 5/6. correctly
1. During whose reign did St. Peter and St. Paul die?
2. What year is thought to be their deaths?
3. What were the 2 special days out of the year that Catechumens in the early years would be received into the church?
4. What does "catechumen" mean?
5. Name 3 slaves that served as popes.
6. Name a church father who defended infant baptism.
1. Nero
2. 64 AD
3. Easter vigil, Saturday B4 Pente
4. the instructed
5. Pope St. Linus (2nd pope), Pope St. Anacletus (3rd pope), Pope St. Clement I, (the 4th pope)
6. St. Ireneus, St. Hippolytus, Origen in 248, Cyprian in 253, Ambrose in 387, St. John Chrysostom in 388, St. Augustine in 412