Key Terms
The liturgical season in preparation of Easter
Lent
Husband of Mary and father of Jesus
Joseph
The prayer said during Confession to the priest
Act of Contrition
The number of times Jesus fell with the cross
3
1
One True God
Holy oil anointed on candidates making their confirmation
Chrism
The group whose goal was to persecute and punish Jesus
The Pharisees
The prayer said at the end of the Rosary
Hail Holy Queen
The day which Jesus was crucified and died
Good Friday
7
Seven sacraments
The action of bending a knee and making the sign of the cross in reverence of God
Genuflect
Father of Isaac, who formed a covenant with God
Abraham
"You must confess your sins at least once a year" is one of the...
Precepts of the Church
The man who helped Jesus carry the cross
Simon
10
Ten Commandments
The Church's authority to give authentic interpretation of the Word of God
Magisterium
The one who built an ark for protection against the flood
Noah
The shorter form of the Nicene Creed
The Apostle's Creed
The woman who wiped the face of Jesus
Veronica
40
Forty days of fasting or trials
The action of changing bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus
Transubstantiation
The king who sent the three Magi to report on baby Jesus' location
King Herod
The prayer said to offer up our sins at the beginning of Mass
Penitential Rite
The place where Jesus was crucified
Golgotha
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Sixty-six books in the Bible