Talks with God
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
Jesus named this disciple our first pope after he had cut the high priest's servant's ear and denied Jesus three times.
Who is Peter?
Adults and infants alike receive this as their first sacrament, wearing a white garment to symbolize their new purity from original sin.
What is Baptism?
These four men were disciples and witnesses of Jesus' public ministry. They even decided to transform their experiences into some pretty famous books.
Who are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
The first book of the Bible and the Greek word for "origin", "beginning", or "creation."
What is Genesis?
Ave Maria begins the song of the same of the same title but the English translation is said when we pray to Our Lady.
What is the Hail Mary?
When Jesus had exhaled his last breath, the scriptures state that this natural disaster shook the lands. In Matthew's Gospel, he says that it broke open the tombs.
What is an earthquake?
Catholics receive this at every Mass when it is the first time the whole congregation celebrates.
What is First Holy Communion?
These sons of Zebedee were both disciples of Jesus and part of his inner circle, being among the first apostles to be called. They were also known as the "Sons of Thunder" because of their sometimes fiery natures.
Who are James and John?
This patriarch had many sons. I am one of them and so are you. So let's just praise the Lord.
Who is Father Abraham?
Jesus taught his disciples to pray using this, and over 2,000 years later, we continue to use it.
What is the Our Father?
Coming from the country, and father of Rufus and Alexander, this man was chosen from the crowd to help Jesus carry his cross.
Who is Simon of Cyrene?
Priests receive this and can trace their lineage back to when Christ gave it to his apostles.
What is Holy Orders?
This apostle, who became a martyr when bringing the early Church to India, doubted that Jesus had returned and would not believe until he felt the holes in Jesus' hands.
Who is Thomas/Didymus?
Associated with a multicolored coat and sharing the same name as the father of Jesus, this young man was sold into slavery by his brothers and became the pharaoh's dream interpreter.
Who is Joseph?
It states everything we believe as members of the Catholic Church.
What is the Creed?
Jesus was crucified here, which lay just outside of Jerusalem in Israel. In Aramaic, it translates to ‘place of the skull’, as the location resembled that of a skull-shaped hill.
What is Golgotha?
This sacrament allows you to be a lector, godparent, and sponsor it is also where our relationship with Christ is strengthened and confirms the promises we made at baptism.
What is Confirmation?
On the road to Damascus, he was blinded by a light from heaven, and God changed his name. Before this, he persecuted the early Church.
Who is Paul?
God appeared to him in a burning bush, calling him to free his people.
Who is Moses?
A Greek word that means "to pray"; a Christian form of prayer that includes invocations and responses.
What is a Litany?
This woman, moved by love beyond her fear, wiped the face of Christ, creating an image that shows Jesus' face in his final hours.
Who is Veronica?
The Church requires us to receive this at least once a year when a priest speaks to us "in persona Christi".
What is Reconciliation/Confession?
After the early church begins to convert thousands of people to the Christian faith in a matter of days, we meet this man who has a short introduction in Acts and becomes the first martyr for the Christian faith just one chapter later.
Who is Stephen?
The first humans created by God. They lived in the Garden of Eden.
Who are Adam and Eve?