The technical term we use in reference to stories in the Old Testament that foreshadow Christ and and events in the New Testament
What is “prefiguration”?
100
The process by which anyone of catechetical age is initiated into the Catholic Church.
What is RCIA or "The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults"
100
This is the primary symbol in the Sacrament of Baptism.
What is water?
100
Someone of catechetical age preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation.
What is a catechumen?
100
The home country of John Paul II.
What is Poland?
200
The book in the Bible that contains the creation story, in which “the spirit of God hovered over the waters” and in which life came from water.
What is Genesis?
200
The teaching office of the Catholic Church
What is the Magisterium?
200
Signifies dying with Christ - and death to sin.
What is the plunging or immersion into the water?
200
Someone who teaches a person preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation.
What is a catechist?
200
Pope John Paul II's original name.
What is Karol Wojtyla?
300
The body of water which parted to allow the Israelites to flee slavery in Egypt.
What is the Red Sea?
300
The official name for the perfumed oil, blessed by the bishop, used for anointing in Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.
What is Sacred Chrism?
300
Is a sign that the neophyte has been freed from the darkness of sin and has now "put on Christ"
What is the white garment?
300
Forgiveness of sins, becoming a "new creature," and incorporation into the Church
What are the three graces that come from Baptism?
300
The two forces who invaded John Paul II's country at the same time while he was a young man.
Who are the Nazis and the Soviet Union?
400
This Old Testament story foreshadows the “indelible mark” of Christ which we receive at Baptism, which saves us from death.
What is the Passover?
400
This gift of the Holy Spirit was symbolized by Twizzlers because it helps us untie the knots. It helps a person judge promptly and rightly what should be done in difficult situations.
What is the Gift of Counsel?
400
The day of the liturgical year on which catechumens receive the Sacraments of Initiation.
What is the Easter Vigil?
400
The period during which neophytes immerse themselves in the sacraments and local community.
What is the mystagogia?
400
The year John Paul II was shot by an assassin, but survived.
What is 1981?
500
The book in the Bible in which the Israelites cross out of the desert and into the promised land through the Jordan River.
What is Joshua?
500
The name for those newly received into the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil.
What is a neophyte?
500
Signifies that a new character or identity has been given to that person and they officially belong to Christ
What is anointing with Sacred Chrism?
500
Prayers services during the Purification/Enlightenment/Illumination stage during which a catechumen asks God to help him or her examine his or her life for sins that need Christ's healing.
What are the scrutinies?
500
The number of days that passed after Pope John Paul I was elected on August 26, 1978 before he died, leading to the conclave that would elect John Paul II as Pope.