Prayers
"I believe in one God..."
What is the Apostles' Creed?
The Supreme Being who made all things.
Who is God?
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
What is the Holy Trinity?
This Book of Genesis states that God created human beings in this fashion.
What is in His image and likeness?
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says that if you embrace who He says He is and His teachings, you are like a wise man who builds his house on rock. Our strong foundation, on which we build our lives, is the truth that Jesus is both _____ and ______.
What is human and divine? (Or true God and true man.)
"Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil."
What is the Prayer to St. Michael?
When we die, our souls cannot enter heaven if they are attached to something on earth: a person that you need to forgive, an earthly item or sin, or a penance that needs to be completed. Souls go here in order to move on from these attachments so they can be free to love perfectly in heaven. We pray for souls here to help them in this process.
What is purgatory?
A sacred, permanent bond of family relationship. God entered into a series of these throughout Salvation History to unite us to be part of His divine family and to prepare us to receive the gift of Salvation.
What is Covenant?
God revealed moral law - the rules that we must follow to guide our knowledge of good and bad - through these, given to Moses on Mount Sinai in the Book of Deuteronomy.
What are the Ten Commandments?
Catholics must attend Mass every Sunday by obligation to this commandment.
What is the 3rd Commandment? (Or "keep holy the sabbath").
"Blessed be God. Blessed be his holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ..."
What is the Divine Praises?
The Catechism teaches that this is well-formed if it is upright, truthful, and aligned with the true good willed by God. We know good and bad from God, and this is God's voice in our own hearts that helps us make good moral choices.
What is our conscience? *Remember that there is objective good and objective bad...each person does not determine for themselves what is good*
Jesus demonstrates this type of love through His death on the cross. We too can embrace suffering and become strengthened to live our lives for others, through this same type of love, as we grow in virtue and allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives.
What is sacrificial love?
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says that "This is the greatest and the first commandment" (Matthew 22:36-38).
What is "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind."
Many people try to argue that the Bible is not reliable. However, the books of the New Testament are ____, meaning they were written by an apostle or one of the apostles' immediate disciples. Therefore, the Bible is directly connected to Jesus because is was written by his direct followers who spent time with him, and knew what he taught and did.
What is Apostolic?
"I confess to almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters that I have greatly sinned...."
What is the Confiteor?
The Catechism teaches that man can know God in two ways. The first is through God's works - we can see these and reason that they come from God. The second is through this, in which God has shown himself and spoken to us.
What is divine revelation?
Jesus' work of redemption - accomplished principally through His passion (suffering), death, resurrection, and ascension into Heaven - in which Jesus offers His life as the new Passover Lamb for our salvation.
What is the Paschal Mystery?
St. Paul tells us "Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." This verse reminds us that ______ is a gift from God, a covenant with God, and offers the communion of Christ's peace.
What is prayer?
The Catholic practice of devotion to Mary and of venerating Mary means we must show her great respect and reverence. It not only demonstrates the great respect the Catholic Church has for women, but recognizes this important role of Mary in the kingdom of heaven.
What is to advocate for the needs of the people? (Or to intercede for us/present our requests to God and ask Him to hear and answer us).
"V/. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,
R/. And she conceived on the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary..."
What is The Angelus?
This Catholic Social Teaching is the foundation for all Catholic Social Teachings, stating every person's life must be respected from conception to natural death.
What is Life and Dignity of the Human Person?
What is concupiscence?
The story of salvation demonstrates that God had a plan, ever since Adam and Eve committed Original Sin, to bring mankind back to Him. A plan to save us from sin and bring us to freedom and eternal life in heaven with Him. These are the 3 major parts in the story of salvation.
1. Creation
2. the Fall
3. Redemption
The four marks of the Church.
What are "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic?"