Words & Terms
Key Characters
Colors & Meaning
Days & Seasons
Articles & Objects
100
A solemn promise
What is a covenant?
100
Committed the first sin by disobeying God out of pride and a lack of trust
Who is Adam and Eve?
100
The color of the world from outer space
What is turquoise?
100
The four week period of preparation for Christmas
What is Advent?
100
The golden container that holds the Hosts that were changed at Mass into the Body and Blood of Jesus
What is the tabernacle?
200
A trait of God that means He is all-powerful
What is omnipotent?
200
God promised him that he would become a great nation with numerous descendents, he would have his own land and he would receive worldwide blessings
Who is Abraham?
200
Represents the blood covenant
What is burgundy?
200
The six week period of preparation for Easter
What is Lent?
200
The light near the tabernacle that indicates Jesus is truly present there
What is the Sanctuary Lamp?
300
The teaching office of the Church
What is the Magisterium?
300
His brothers sold him into slavery but God brought good out of this tragedy
Who is Joseph?
300
Symbolizes the dark time in Jewish history when the 12 tribes were split into two kingdoms
What is black?
300
The saint whose feast day we celebrate on December 3
Who is St. Francis Xavier?
300
The area in the church where the priest offers the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
What is the sanctuary?
400
The Jewish celebration that remembers when the temple was rebuilt after the exile, and the candles in the temple were lit for 8 days, despite the fact that there was only enough oil for them to stay lit 1 day
What is Hannukah?
400
He conquered Goliath and became a great king
Who is David?
400
Symbolizes the sorrow the Jews felt when they were taken into exile
What is blue?
400
The first day of Lent
What is Ash Wednesday?
400
The book that contains the Scripture that is proclaimed at Mass
What is the Lectionary?
500
The Lenten disciplines
What is Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving?
500
His suffering and death made up for sin and brought us back into the family of God
Who is Jesus?
500
Two colors - one symbolizes the gifts of the Magi brought to Jesus when He was born and the other symbolizes the establishment of the Church, the Bride of Christ
What is gold and white?
500
The feast we celebrate on January 1
What is "Mary, the Mother of God"?
500
The book that contains the prayers that are said at Mass
What is the Roman Missal?
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