Passover & Eucharist Connections
What Jewish feast celebrates God freeing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt?
Passover.
What is the name for God’s free gift of help that strengthens our faith?
Grace
Jesus’ miracle at the Wedding at Cana foreshadows which sacrament?
Eucharist
What season prepares us for Christmas?
Advent
What is the first sacrament of initiation?
Baptism
What food at Passover represents the Israelites leaving Egypt quickly?
Unleaved Bread
How many sacraments are there in the Catholic Church?
Seven
When Jesus forgave sins in the Gospels, it foreshadowed what sacrament?
Reconciliation
What season celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus?
Easter
Baptism makes us members of the one ________.
Church
What Jewish ritual meal directly influenced the Last Supper?
The Passover meal (Seder)
What sacrament removes Original Sin and welcomes us into the Church?
Baptism
Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan shows us this sacrament is the beginning of our ________.
Mission or ministry.
Which season is 40 days long and focuses on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving?
Lent
What symbol in Baptism represents receiving the light of Christ?
The baptismal candle
The lamb sacrificed at Passover foreshadows Jesus as the “________ of God.”
Lamb
What is the visible sign used in Baptism that symbolizes cleansing and new life?
Water
At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “This is my Body.” This event began what sacrament?
The Eucharist
What is the longest season of the liturgical year?
Ordinary Time
What early Church gathering in the Acts of the Apostles shows unity among believers?
Pentecost.
Name two similarities between the Passover meal and the Eucharist.
Use of bread and wine, thanksgiving prayer, a memorial meal, sacrifice, etc.
The sacraments are rooted in Jesus because He either _______ them or _______ them.
Instituted them or performed them.
What event in Jesus’ life shows His authority to forgive sins, connecting directly to Reconciliation?
Healing of the Paralytic (“Your sins are forgiven”).
The liturgical year follows the life of Christ. List two examples of this connection.
Advent = awaiting His birth
Christmas = His birth
Lent = His ministry and suffering
Easter = His Resurrection
etc.
Baptism unites Christians because all Christians share this same spiritual mark. What is it called?
The permanent spiritual seal