A Man who is ordained to preach the gospel and serve the faithful, especially by celebrating the Eucharist and the other sacraments.
What is a Priest
100
Telling our sins to the priest
What is the Sacrament of Penance (Confession)
100
This day is the First day of Lent. Members of the Church receive ashes on their forehead.
What is Ash Wednesday?
100
On the feast of this Saint, a special blessing of the throat is offered in many parishes.
Who is Saint Blaise
100
The name of our Bishop
Who is Bishop Larkin
200
Baptized men who are not priests but are ordained to the work of service for the Church.
What is a Deacon
200
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 values.
What is Marriage
200
This is the Day of Jesus' Ressurection
What is Easter
200
The Blessed Virgin Mary's Father
Who was St. Joachim
200
The name of the pastor of our church
Who is Father Dennis
300
The successors of the Apostles who are ordained to continue the Apostles' mission of leadership and service in the Church
What is the Bishop
300
A Sacrament that is meant to be observed over and over throughout the life of a Christian. It is a holy time of worship when we corporately come together as one body to remember and celebrate the body and blood of Christ
What is Holy Communion
300
The word comes from the combination of Christ and Mass; it is the feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
What is Christmas
300
A fisherman, one of the 12 Apostles and the person our church is named after.
Who was St. Peter the Apostle
300
Another name for Eucharist
What is Communion
400
Name comes from the Greek word papas, which simply means "father.
What is the Pope
400
A rite of washing with water as a sign of religious purification and consecration.
What is Baptism
400
3 days which lasts from Holy Thursday evening, through Good Friday and Holy Saturday, until Easter Sunday evening
What is Easter Triduum
400
Patron saint of Animals and the environment. Our Pope chose his name.
Who is St. Francis of Assai
400
Set of 10 biblical laws given to Moses on Mt. Sinai
What are the 10 Commandments
500
A dignitary of the Roman Church and counsellor of the pope. As a body, it advises the pope and, on his death, elects a new pope.
What is a Cardinal
500
A sacrament in which the Holy Ghost is given to those already baptized in order to make them strong and perfect.
What is Confirmation
500
A Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi.
What is the Epiphany
500
One of the 35 Doctors of the Church, he is considered the Church's greatest theologian and philosopher.
Who was St. Thomas Aquinas
500
Series of artistic representations, very often sculptural, showing Christ Carrying the Cross to his crucifixion in the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus before he died.