The Mass
The celebration between Christ, His bride, and the churc, is what the mass is frequently called in
A Holy Banquet wedding
Jesus’ central message in His life and actions was to proclaim this.
What is the Kingdom of God?
The most important moment in the Liturgy is the
What is the Consecration
This Old Testament figure is a foreshadowing of Jesus as the "New Adam."
what is Who is Adam
The idea of bishops and successors comes from the
What is apostles
changes the bread and wine into Christ's Body and Blood, and it makes Christ's sacrifice present to us now.
What is Transubstantiation
Jesus entrusted this disciple, known as His best friend, with the secret of the liturgy.
Who is St. John?
The Mass allows us to participate in this eternal event, where heaven and earth meet.
What is the Heavenly Liturgy
The manna in the desert foreshadowed this sacrament.
What is the Eucharist
is becoming a child of God, received through baptism.
What is Divine filiation
meet in the liturgy because the Eucharist brings us into Christ’s presence.
What is Heaven and earth
Mary is considered the "New Eve" for this reason.
What is her role in salvation, saying yes to God where Eve said no?
The Church’s hierarchy comes from this original group established by Jesus.
What are the Apostles?
The Catholic Church allows both the New Mass and the Old Mass for this reason.
What is unity in worship while preserving tradition?
This phrase by St. Augustine explains how the Old and New Testaments connect
What is "The New Testament is hidden in the Old, and the Old is revealed in the New"?
The Passover lamb in Exodus prefigures this title of Jesus
What is the Lamb of God?
The three main jobs of bishops and priests in the Church.
What are teaching, sanctifying, and governing?
What is Consecration
The Church gets the idea of bishops, cardinals, and successors from this doctrine.
What is Apostolic Succession?