Ch 8 - Seven Sacraments
A - Through the sacraments, Jesus is present in the church in a unique way
B - Sacraments help us to grow in holiness
C - One sacrament is "you shall not steal"
D - Sacraments help us to build up the Body of Christ
E - Sacraments help us worship and praise God
C - that is a commandment, not a sacrament
True or false: Baptism can be repeated multiple times.
False. Baptism is a once-in-a-lifetime sacrament. We are marked with an indelible character, or spiritual mark, that claims us as belonging to Christ and no action on our part can erase this character.
At the Last Supper, Jesus was gathered with his 12 close followers called the A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Jesus explained to them that his life would be sacrificed.
Who are the Apostles?
The second half of Mass is the Liturgy of the Eucharist. The gifts of bread and wine are prepared, the Eucharistic Prayer is said, and the bread and wine are turned into the Real Presence of Jesus. As a sign of respect and honor for the Eucharist, we must observe the Eucharistic Fast, which means we have not had any food or drink (other than water) for __ _____ before receiving Holy Communion.
What is one hour?
A thought, word, deed, or omission against God's law that harms us and our relationship with God and others.
What is sin?
The number of Sacraments.
What is 7?
In baptism, we are freed from O_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S_ _, become children of God, and are welcomed into the church.
What is Original Sin?
False - Jesus told his Apostles to repeat it in his memory! They would do this in the Eucharist to remember that Jesus died and rose for us. We do this at mass every Sunday.
True or false: A person who has committed a serious sin is welcome to receive Holy Communion at Mass. Explain your answer.
False, UNLESS they have celebrated Penance or gone to Reconciliation to ask forgiveness of God. We must be free of serious sin to receive Holy Communion.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is our ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong. It should be formed by the teachings of Christ and his Church.
What is Conscience?
Put the three Sacraments of Christian Initiation (Confirmation, Baptism, Eucharist) in the order in which they are received by Catholics.
What is Baptism - Eucharist - Confirmation?
In Confirmation, we receive the Gifts of the H_ _ _ S_ _ _ _ _ in a special way. It continues the life of grace begun in Baptism and strengthens us to be Christ's witnesses.
What is Holy Spirit?
One of these is NOT a name for the Eucharist:
- the breaking of the bread
- Eucharistic Adoration
- the Holy Sacrifice
- the Lord's Supper
- the Mass
What is Eucharistic Adoration?
Describe a Lectionary in a church.
What is the book containing all readings we use at Mass? It's not the whole Bible, but a collection of parts arranged for reading at Mass.
This is a very serious sin that turns us away from God completely because it's a choice we freely make to do something we know is seriously wrong. It involves a serious matter, we know that what we are doing is mortally sinful, and we freely choose to this serious evil.
What is mortal sin?
These two sacraments are known as The Sacraments at the Service of Communion - they give those who receive them a particular mission or role in building up the Church.
What are Holy Orders and Matrimony?
In Confirmation, the bishop extends his hands over the candidate for Confirmation, prays for them, and anoints them with holy oil called _ _ _ _ _ _ .
What is Chrism?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is when Jewish people remember the miraculous way God saved them from death and slavery in Egypt. On the night before they escaped, God sent Moses to tell the Israelites to kill a young lamb and sprinkle its blood on the doorposts and frames of their homes. This would save their newborn children from death.
What is Passover? Jesus' Last Supper was his final Passover meal.
The first half of Mass is called the Liturgy of the Word when we hear God's Word proclaimed to us.
- The first reading is taken from the ____ Testament.
- The second reading is taken from the ____ Testament.
- The third reading is called the _______ (from Matthew, Mark, Luke or John). Only a priest or deacon can proclaim this, and everyone stands.
What is Old, New, Gospel?
This is a less serious sin that weakens our friendship with God but does not turn us completely away from him. These sins do no harm to others, to ourselves, or to our relationship with God and others.
What is venial sin?
These two sacraments are known as The Sacraments of Healing.
What are Penance / Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick?
There are 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Name 2 of them.
What are:
- Wisdom
- Understanding
- Counsel
- Fortitude
- Knowledge
- Piety
- Fear of the Lord
The Catholic Church in the US observes six Holy Days of Obligation. Name two of them.
1. Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
2. Ascension
3. Assumption of Mary
4. All Saints' Day
5. Immaculate Conception
6. Christmas (because it might not fall on a Sunday)
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the changing of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ during mass. The priest does this with the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the Real Presence of Jesus under the appearances of bread and wine.
What is Consecration?
During the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, there are four main parts:
1 - Contrition
2 - Confession of sins
3 - Penance
4 - Absolution
Define Contrition, and explain why it's the most important part for the person seeking forgiveness.
Contrition is sorrow for our sins with a firm purpose not to sin again. The person seeking forgiveness must have a genuine sadness for the sin and the desire to sin no more.