What are the three main aspects of a sacrament?
Answer : C
It is a Sacred Sign
Instituted by Christ
To give grace
When God gives grace in the sacrament, is the grace something external to God?
Answer: B
No, it is the very life of God himself operating in our souls
Does our effort or the effort of the priest ( actions), help to bring about our holiness in the sacrament?
Answer: B
No, the power of Christ has nothing to do with the personal holiness of the minister”
In the sacraments what does the degree of God's grace depend on?
Answer: C
depends on the degree of our faith, hope, and love.
In the sacraments, does God demand that we choose him?
Answer: B
No, we obtain grace by freely choosing and cooperating with God.
Who did God entrust his sacraments to?
Answer: D
The Catholic Church
What is called the sacrament of conversion?
Answer: C
Reconciliation
What should be our focus when it comes to the sacraments?
Answer: B
Our focus should not be on what we are doing for Christ, but what Christ is doing for us.
Are the sacraments found in the bible?
Answer: B
Yes, they are all found to be based in the bible.
What saint said "“the God who created us without us will not save us without us.” We can’t do it without him, and he won’t do it without us.
Answer: D
Saint Augustine
How is a sacrament a sign of Christ's action in our hearts?
Answer: B
A sign points to something real beyond itself.
When we receive a sacrament, do we normally walk away from the experience "feeling" something in our souls?
Answer: B
No, God isn't usually felt. The sacraments do not usually feel miraculous.
What kind of negative attitudes can prevent us from experiencing the sacraments?
Answer: C ( Both A and B)
A. Concerns over whether fellow worshipper is wearing ugly clothes
B. or even whether we think someone is a great sinner, or even a hypocrite.
Can a priest add or subtract anything from the prayers of the sacrament?
Answer: B
no sacramental rite may be changed at the will of the minister or the community”
When God created Adam and Eve, did they need sacraments?
Answer: C
No, for they knew God with face-to-face intimacy
What are the 3 purposes of sacraments?
Answer: A
to make us holy
to build up the Body of Christ
to give worship to God”
When we receive sacraments, does God give us his grace all at once?
Answer: C
No, He plants “seeds” of grace, which grow gradually, rather than all at once.
What two Latin words do we get sacrament from?
Answer: B
Sacramentum meaning "oath or pledge" and mysterion which means "mystery"
Can our disobedience prevent God from continuing to love us in the sacraments?
Answer: B
No, our disobedience cannot change the fact that God is love.
Will we need sacraments in heaven?
Answer: C
No, because we will know God also with face to face intimacy
How do sacraments become something people understand and apply to their lives?
Answer: C
Through proper teaching
Is Christ active or passive in our souls when we receive sacraments?
Answer: B
Christ is active. He does not sit still, like an artist’s model, but works, like the artist.
What 5 senses do the sacraments bring us into contact with?
Answer: A
smell, taste, sight, sound, feel
Is grace in the sacrament something God simply gives?
Answer: B
No, God’s grace is God himself, God’s own life in our souls
How has God designed the sacraments?
Answer: C
to heal our sin and bring us closer to our future perfection.
Originally, how many sacraments were there?
Answer: C
12
What great Council of the Church declared there to be seven sacraments? What year did this happen?
Answer: A
Council of Trent in 1551
Who is regarded as the greatest sacrament of God?
Answer: D
Jesus
Why are the sacraments called "holy"
Answer: B
Because they bring us into contact with God who is all holy
True or False. All of the sacraments are received only once
Answer: A
False
What is the term used to describe something beyond a human experience that happens in sacraments?
Answer: C
Supernatural
What term do were use to describe a false teaching such as " the sacraments have nothing to do with receiving grace."
Answer: C
Heresy
Sacraments are rituals. What do we mean by a ritual?
Answer: B
a set of actions or words performed as part of a religious ceremony.
What does the word consecration have to do with a sacrament?
Answer: C
Consecration means to make or declare something holy.
What does it mean to say that the sacraments are mysteries?
Answer: B
Something not understood or beyond understanding