Our Catholic Faith
Mass
Commandments
Parables
Sacraments
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An unfinished story that helps us see ourselves the way God sees us. Jesus tells them to teach us about the kingdom of heaven.
What is a parable?
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The priest's or deacon's talk during the Liturgy of the Word (public worship) that helps us to understand the meaning of the Gospel for us today.
What is the Homily?
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The prophet who received the Commandments that are listed in the Old Testament from God.
Who is Moses?
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Jesus told a story about a king who threw one of these, a big meal that you have at a party or holiday.
What is a feast?
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The first step in a lifelong journey of commitment and discipleship. Whether we receive this sacrament as infants or adults, it is the Church's way of celebrating and enacting the embrace of God.
What is Baptism?
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Another word for "Mass" this is the name the Catholic Church uses for official public worship of the Church.. It includes the prayers, readings, and actions for celebrating the seven Sacraments.
What is the liturgy?
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One of the prayers we say together during Mass that is the profession of our faith.
What is the Nicene Creed or the Apostles Creed?
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The number of commandments given by God in the Old Testament.
What is ten?
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Jesus told a lot of stories about these, places where that need a lot of care and tending, to grow grapes for wine.
What is a vineyard?
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This sacrament is both a sacrifice and a meal. We believe in the real presence of Jesus, who died for our sins. As we receive Christ's Body and Blood, we also are nourished spiritually and brought closer to God.
What is the Eucharist?
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A group of religious Jews who strictly kept the Law of Moses and taught others to do the same. They were teachers like Jesus, but many of them believed that Jesus did not respect the Law.
Who were the Pharisees?
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Given in the second part of the Mass (The Liturgy of the Eucharist), it's when we receive the Body and Blood of Christ.
What is Communion?
300
The number of commandments Jesus gives his followers.
What is two?
300
Jesus often told stories about these people, male children.
What are sons?
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This Catholic Sacrament has three elements: conversion, confession and celebration. In it we find God's unconditional forgiveness; as a result we are called to forgive others.
What is Reconciliation?
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The Sundays and weeks of the Church between Christmas (December) and Lent (March or April) and between the end of the Easter Season (April/May) and Advent (November/December) are called this.
What is Ordinary Time?
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This rite, by which the Church entreats peace and unity for herself and for the whole human family, and the faithful express to each other their ecclesial communion and mutual charity before communicating in the [Blessed] Sacrament.
What is the Sign of Peace?
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He said "..." Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
Who is Jesus?
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The Pharisees tried to trap Jesus into taking sides about making these types of payments to the government.
What are taxes?
400
This Catholic Sacrament is of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts. It is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation for Catholics. It is most often associated with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. You may make this Sacrament in 9th Grade.
What is Confirmation?
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This special book is used each Sunday at Mass. It contains readings and psalms from the Old Testament, writings from the New Testament, and stories from the Gospels.
What is the Lectionary?
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The priest or deacon reads these passages from the Bible in the first part of the Mass (Liturgy of the Word).
What is the Gospel?
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The Ten Commandments were written on tablets made of this material.
What is stone?
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Jesus compares our bodies to this building, saying that God lives in us so we have to respect it and recognize that we are holy.
What is the Temple of God?
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For Catholics, this Sacrament is a public sign that one gives oneself totally to this other person. It is also a public statement about God: the loving union of husband and wife speaks of family values and also God's
What is Matrimony or Marriage?
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