GREEK ROOTS
This early Christian communal meal was closely linked to and also preceded the term "Eucharist".
What is the Agape?
This first Sacrament of Initiation forgives original and personal sin and incorporates the believer into the Body of Christ.
What is Baptism?
This office holder is the Vicar of Christ, instituted by Jesus, with supreme authority for guiding the Church
What is the Papacy?
rom the Greek apostellein, this title literally means "one who is sent" and was given to the twelve chosen by Jesus, plus Matthias, Paul, and Barnabas.
Who is an Apostle?
The act of tracing a cross from forehead to breast and shoulder to shoulder; by the early 3rd century it was deeply rooted in Christian practice.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
The acrostic "Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter" spells this Greek word for a common Christian symbol.
What is Ichthys (fish)?
These adults seeking entry into the Church met for extended instruction before receiving Baptism; their name literally means "the instructed."
Who are Catechumens?
A successor of the Apostles who has received the fullness of Christ's priesthood.
What is a Bishop?
These 2nd- and 3rd-century Church Fathers wrote works defending and explaining the Christian religion in the Roman Empire
Who are Apologists?
Fifty days after the Resurrection, this feast celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles. |
What is Pentecost?
This Greek term meaning "thanksgiving" names the central act of Christian worship involving the literal Body and Blood of Christ.
What is the Eucharist?
This refers to the passing of the Faith of the Apostles from generation to generation.
What is the Apostolic Tradition?
The heritage of Faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Tradition, handed down from the Apostles, bears this name
What is the Deposit of Faith?
The Sacrament that was instituted at Pentecost when the Apostles and Mary received the gifts of the Holy Spirit
What is the Sacrament of Confirmation?
The name of our current pope
Who is Pope Leo XIV (the 14th)
From the Greek for "teaching," this 1st-century treatise covers morals, Baptism, fasting, prayers, and the Eucharist in sixteen chapters
What is the Didache?
The practice of THIS sacrament for young infants became more common in the 3rd century and was universal by the early Medieval period, until this century's Reformation challenged it.
What is Infant Baptism?
An authorized gathering of bishops, guided uniquely by the Holy Spirit, to pass decrees on ecclesiastical matters.
What is a Council?
: Being killed for one's Faith, understood by Christians as direct participation in the sufferings of Christ and the supreme witness to the Faith.
What is Martyrdom?
The requirement that a person needs to be in order to become elected the Pope
Who are adult catholic men?
From the Greek word describing church elders who served in the early Church; the English word "priest" is a contraction of this term
What is Presbyter?
Those “born” into the Church through faith in Christ and Baptism.
Who are the People of God?
ts English name etymologically means "thing belonging to the Lord"; the Latin ecclesia comes from a Greek word for "assembly." Scripture calls it the Body of Christ and Temple of the Holy Spirit.
What is the Church?
The record of the life of Jesus, the actions of men, and the Holy Spirit acting in the Church — from initial Apostolic evangelization through every culture and historical situation.
What is Church History?
A work of literature with scriptural pretensions that is not genuine, canonical, or inspired; its name suggests something hidden or counterfeit.
What is Apocryphal?