Church Calendar
Church Vocabulary
The Perfect Mass
Round the World
Abbreviations
100
The five seasons of the liturgical year.

What is Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and Ordinary Time?

100

Bishop, Priest and Deacon.

What are the three categories of Holy Orders?

100

The number of bible readings at Sunday Mass.

What is four?

100

The number of Catholics in the world.

What is one billion?

100

The “N” in INRI

What is Nazarene?

200

This feast is celebrated on January 1.

What is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God?

200

Universal.

What is the meaning of the word “Catholic”?

200

The correct posture of the faithful during the bible readings before the gospel.

What is sitting?

200

The continent with the highest Catholic population.

What is South America?

200

BVM  

What is Blessed Virgin Mary?

300

The fiftieth day after Easter and the birthday of the Church.

What is Pentecost?

300

Faith, Hope and Charity.

What are the Theological Virtues?

300

The gesture you ought to make just before receiving the Eucharist.

What is a gesture of reverence such as a bow?

300

The number of priests in the world?

What is 400,000?

300

IHS

What is Jesus? (Greek abbreviation)

400

The Latin term for the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.

What is Corpus Christi?

400

The idea that the authority of the Apostles granted to them by Christ has been passed down to all times and places in an unbroken line by means of ordination.

What is Apostolic Succession?

400

According to Vatican II, the instrument held in high esteem.

What is a pipe organ?

400

The Country with the highest Catholic population?

What is Brazil?

400

SJ

What is Society of Jesus (Jesuit)?

500

The three days or liturgies that comprise the Triduum of Easter Week.

What is Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday (or Easter Vigil)?

500

This person swings the thurible in a liturgical procession.

Who is the Thurifer?

500

According to Vatican II, the sacred music that takes a place of pride in the Roman liturgy.

What is Gregorian Chant?

500

The Country in which the Vatican Advance Technology Telescope can be found.

What is the United States (Tucson AZ)?

500

FX

What is Francis Xavier?

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