Catholic "e" Faith Words
Sacrament of the Real Presence of the Body and Blood of Jesus given during Mass.
What is Eucharist?
The day Jesus rose from the dead.
What is Easter Sunday?
The name of the book containing Holy Scripture.
What is the Bible?
A particular way to answer God's call whether as a lay person, religious, priest or deacon.
What is a vocation?
Eternal separation from God as punishment for not seeking his forgiveness.
What is eternal life?
The day that the crowds waved tree branches when Jesus triumphally entered Jerusalem.
What is Palm Sunday?
The process that God makes himself known to us?
What is Divine Revelation?
Solemn promises made to God such as poverty, chastity, and obedience.
What are vows?
The full joy and happiness of living eternally in God's presence
What is heaven?
The letters written by the Apostles in the New Testament - usually the Second Reading during Mass.
What are the Epistles?
The day Jesus was crucified and died for our sins.
What is Good Friday
The Church's teaching about the message of Jesus that comes from the Apostles and Saints.
What is Sacred Tradition?
The sacrament in which a baptized man and woman promise to love and be faithful to one another.
What is Matrimony?
The state of final cleansing after death before entering heaven to remove all effects of our sins.
What is purgatory?
During the Liturgy of the Eucharist when the priest asks the Holy Spirit to sanctify (purify) the gifts of bread and wine.
What is epiclesis?
The day when Jesus started the sacrament of Eucharist and washed the apostle's feet during the Last Supper.
What is Holy Thursday?
They are the successors of the Apostles.
Who are the Bishops?
Members of a religious community who live in convents and usually wear habits?
Who are nuns or religious sisters?
The compassionate kind and forgiving treatment of someone who deserves punishment.
What is mercy?
Giving witness to the faith by words and actions to spread the Gospel of Jesus to others.
What is evangelization?
What is Holy Saturday or the Easter Vigil?
Poems and hymns written by King David in the Old Testament that are prayed and sung during Mass.
What are the Psalms?
The sacrament in which baptized men are ordained to serve the Church as deacons, priests, or bishops.
What are Holy Orders?
When God decides what happens to your soul after death.
What is judgement?