Catholic Vocabulary
A representation of a cross with a figure of Jesus on it.
What is a Crucifix?
Which sacrament is often called the "source and summit" of the Christian life?
What is the Eucharist?
The day we commemorate the resurrection of Jesus
Easter
Name the 7 sacraments.
What are Baptism, Confession, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick?
The common day for the celebration of the Eucharist.
Sunday
Which Saint is known as "The Little Flower"?
St. Therese of Lisieux
Another name for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Confession or Penance
Catholics are required to attend Mass on Sundays and these special feast days known as ______.
What are Holy Days of Obligation?
The 40 days of fasting before Easter
Lent
This sacrament is received when a man is ordained a priest.
Holy Orders
The name of the confessional prayer said during mass.
The Confiteor
Which saint is the patron saint of lost things and is often invoked when people are trying to find something they have misplaced?
St. Anthony of Padua
The book of teachings of the Catholic Church.
What is the Catechism?
The third divine person of the Blessed Trinity.
Holy Spirit
The 4 week period leading up to Christmas.
Advent
What two sacraments can you receive over and over again?
Eucharist and Confession
What is the podium called from which the Mass readings are done?
What is the ambo?
Which saint founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits?
Who is St. Ignatius of Loyola?
What is the action where we bend one knee towards the Tabernacle?
What is genuflecting?
A vow made by Religious in which they renounce personal property and embrace communal sharing and simplicity in living.
Poverty
On November 2nd, we pray for the dead. This day is called.......
All Souls Day
What is the couple (bride and groom)?
The Mass is made up of these two parts:
The Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
Which Doctor of the Church wrote the famous spiritual autobiography Confessions?
St. Augustine of Hippo
The name of the prayer we say each Sunday at Mass that is comprised of the main beliefs we hold as Catholics.
What is the Apostle or Nicene Creed?
This ecumenical council, held from 1962–1965, brought significant reforms to the Catholic Church, including allowing the Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular.
What is the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II)?
The day that the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles and other followers.
Pentecost
The Sacraments that can only be received once.
Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders
Before the Gospel is read at Mass, we trace a cross on our forehead, our lips, and our heart. What should we be saying in our head as we do that?
May the Word of the Lord forever be in my mind, on my lips, and in my heart.
Which saint was a brilliant theologian whose unfinished masterpiece is the Summa Theologica?
St. Thomas Aquinas