Holy Days
The day when the Holy Spirit came to Mary and the Apostles as tongues of fire over their heads, and the Church was born.
What is Pentecost?
The twelve men Jesus chose to follow Him and continue His work.
What are "Apostles"?
The theological virtue that helps us believe in God and His promises.
What is faith?
One of the four cardinal virtues that helps us make the right choices and know the best thing to do.
What is prudence?
Objects like medals, crosses, or blessed rosaries that help us prepare to receive God’s grace.
What are sacramentals?
This feast celebrates that Mary was taken body and soul into Heaven. It is celebrated every year on August 15th.
What is the Assumption?
A person who follows Jesus and learns from Him is called this.
What is a "disciple"?
Faith, hope and love/charity are these kind of virtues.
What are theological virtues?
One of the four cardinal virtues that helps us be strong when things are hard and do the right thing even when it's difficult.
What is fortitude?
The sacrament that strengthens the Holy Spirit in us after Baptism. It also gives us special strength to spread and protect our Catholic Faith. The bishop lays his hands upon the person and prays for God’s blessing. The bishop will also anoint the person with holy oil as a sign of the gift of the Holy Spirit.
What is Confirmation?
Forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus went up to Heaven in His glorified body.
What is the Ascension?
A priest who is in charge of a parish church.
What is a pastor?
A habit of doing what is good through our own effort and with God’s help.
What is virtue?
One of the four cardinal virtues that helps us give God and others what they are due.
What is justice?
The blessed oil used at Baptism, Confirmation, and Anointing of the Sick.
What is Sacred Chrism?
This liturgical season lasts for fifty days and begins with Jesus' Resurrection and ends with the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
What is the Easter season?
The bishop of Rome and leader of the whole Church.
What is the pope?
The theological virtue that helps us trust in God and want to be with Him forever.
What is hope?
One of the four cardinal virtues that helps us find the right balance between too much and too little of the good things in life.
What is temperance?
The part of us that gives our body life and lives on after our body dies.
What is the soul?
This is the title of Mary that we use to remember her special relationship to Jesus. We celebrate this a special holy day called a Solemnity on January 1st.
What is "Mother of God"?
The handing on of preaching and authority from the Apostles to the bishops through the laying on of hands.
What is Apostolic Succession?
The theological virtue that asks us to love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves.
What is charity?
Name for the four main moral virtues that help us live good lives by our own effort and make other moral virtues possible.
What are cardinal virtues?
The belief that God is three Persons in one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What is the Trinity?