Ch. 1
A participation in God's goodness and a response to God's love by the way that we live.
What is holiness?
In the moral decision-making process, our conscience is at work (before/during/after) we make decisions when it enables us to judge our decisions as good or evil and accept responsibility for our choices.
What is after?
The day(s) that we pray the Rosary with the Joyful Mysteries
What are Mondays and Saturdays?
In the Divine Mercy Chaplet, on the 10 Hail Mary beads, the phrase that comes after: "For the sake of his sorrowful passion,..."
What is "...have mercy on us and on the whole world"?
January is the Month of...
What is The Holy Name of Jesus?
A participation, or a sharing, in God's life and friendship that we receive through prayer and the sacraments.
What is grace?
The type of sin that gives rise to unjust situations and conditions that negatively impact society and its institutions.
What is social sin?
The Joyful Mystery in which we see Mary, pregnant with Jesus, go in haste to see her cousin, Elizabeth, who became pregnant with John the Baptist.
What is the Second Joyful Mystery, The Visitation? (a.k.a., Ms. Young's FAVORITE!!)
In the Divine Mercy Chaplet, on the 5 big Our Father beads, the phrase that comes after: "Eternal Father, I offer you the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ..."?
What is "...in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world"?
December is the Month of...
What is the Immaculate Conception?
The natural law is understood through our _______, which enables us to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong and enables us to make right choices.
What is conscience?
What are 1) object, 2) intention, and 3) circumstances?
The second and the fourth Luminous Mysteries
What is The Wedding Feast at Cana and The Transfiguration?
In the St. Michael the Archangel Prayer, the phrase that comes after, "St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection ____________ _____ _________________ _____ ________ ___ ____ __________."?
What is "...against the wickedness and snares of the devil"?
November is the Month of...
What is the Holy Souls in Purgatory?
The practice of thinking about our choices and determining whether we have followed God's law and the teachings and examples of Jesus.
What is examination of conscience?
3 sources of wisdom that help us to form our conscience
What are...
1) God's Word in Scripture
2) the teachings of the pope and bishops
3) the love and wisdom of our Catholic faith
4) faithful Catholics among us
5) the Holy Spirit
The five Sorrowful Mysteries in order
What are...
1) The Agony in the Garden
2) The Scourging at the Pillar
3) The Crowning with Thorns
4) The Carrying of the Cross
5) The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus?
The four parts of the Nicene Creed
What are God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, and the Church?
October is the Month of...
What is the Rosary?
The 3 conditions for a sin to be considered mortal
What are 1) the sin is about a serious matter; 2) we commit the sin knowing that it is seriously wrong; and 3) we commit the sin completely of our own free will?
Four (out of the seven) effects of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation from our book
What are...
1) restoring or strengthening our relationship with God
2) reconciling us with the Church
3) excusing us from eternal punishment for the mortal sins repented
4) lessening the purification necessary for our sins after death
5) granting us peace and serenity of conscience
6) comforting us
7) strengthening us to continue living a moral life?
The five Glorious Mysteries in order
What are...
1) The Resurrection
2) The Ascension
3) The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon Mary and the Apostles
4) The Assumption of Mary
5) The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth?
In the Salve Regina, based on what you know about the Hail, Holy Queen, the English translation of the Latin part: "Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae; Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra salve."?
What is, "Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope."?
The Church's first martyr.
Who is St. Stephen?