The Mass
Which of these is not one of the four ways God is present at Mass?
A. In the priest
B. In the bells and incense
C. In the Scripture readings
D. In the Eucharist
E. In his people
B. In the BELLS 🔔 and INCENSE 😌
The Eucharist is the Source and Summit of the Christian Life (T/F)
TRUE! ☀️
FIND: Matthew 18:20 in 60 seconds.
Ready.... Set.... GO!
“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
(Tying that into the Mass: not only are we here on earth gathered to be in the Presence of God, but we are united with the Communion of Saints!! All of our Saint Brothers and Sisters, and future patrons!)
Name the First POPE!
St. Peter, the Apostle.
(BONUS +100) What was Peter's name before Jesus changed it to "Peter"?
Name the Saint that is FAMOUS 😎 for finding lost objects?
A. St. Anthony
B. St. Thérèse
C. St. Joseph Cupertino
D. St. Padre Pio
E. St. Francis
A. St. Anthony!
The ancient Jewish feast of Passover 🐑 🚪 😇 is a foreshadowing of the Mass (T/F)
TRUE!!
What does someone do BEFORE going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
EXAMINE THEIR CONSCIENCE.
BONUS (+50 points each) if you can provide 2 other names for the Sacrament of Reconciliation)
During a Sunday Mass, there are ___ Readings we receive/listen to from the Bible.
FOUR:
(1) 1st Reading (Old Testament)
(2) Psalm (Book of Psalms, also in the O.T.)
(3) 2nd Reading (New Testament)
(4) Gospel (from one of the 4 Evangelists)
The Vatican has an astronomical observatory where one can see the stars and the moon (T/F) ✨🌖
✨ TRUE ✨
Pope Paul VI watched the first moon-landing through a telescope in the Vatican observatory!
He also addressed the Apollo astronauts on the Moon in 1969!
Which Pope survived an assasination attempt?
A. Pope Pius X
B. Pope Francis
C. St. Peter
D. Pope John Paul II
D. Pope (Saint!) John Paul II
It happened on May 13, 1981! He famously said "one hand pulled the trigger, the other guided the bullet" (thanking Mama Mary for saving his life!)
The Mass begins with the Sign of the Cross, later, the priest will tell the faithful gathered: "The Lord be with you"
We respond: "And _____ _______ _______"
AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT!
BONUS: What do we say when the deacon finishes reading the Gospel and proclaims: "The Gospel of the Lord"? (hint: 6 words) +100
If we are aware of committing a ______ sin, we should go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation before receiving the Eucharist.
A. Venial
B. Mortal
C. Secret
D. Mortified
B. MORTAL sin
BONUS (+100) : What is another term used for "MORTAL" sin?
_ _ _ _ _ [sin]
Finish this verse. (Matthew 7:7)
"Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall ____,
knock and the door shall be opened"
How many AMERICAN Popes have there been?
A. One
B. Five
C. Eighteen
D. One Hundred
ONE! The one we have now, Pope Leo XIV, is the first American-born Pope in all of Papal history!
This Saint use to levitate. His fellow brothers in religion were afraid these were demonic levitations, so they sentenced him away (practically imprisoning him!)... they later learned after a great BANG from the breaking of the chains, and a bright light emanating from the cell, that this was caused by a rapture of love and ecstatic visions of Heaven and the Blessed Mother.
A. St. Joseph Cupertino
B. St. John the Baptist
C. St. Tarcisius
D. St. Cloud
A. St. Joseph Cupertino!
The Mass is divided into 2 parts, known as the Liturgy of the ______ and Liturgy of the ______.
The Liturgy of the Word
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
The word "EUCHARIST" comes from the Greek word meaning: ___________
Thanksgiving
Name the 4 Gospel Writers (100 points for each Gospel named)
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
What is the name of our current Pope?
Pope Leo XIV ("the fourteenth")
BONUS (+100) Where was he born/raised?
Which of these Saints are NOT a twin?
A. St. Scholastica
B. St. Rita
C. St. Benedict
D. St. Catherine of Siena
D. St. Rita!
She had two boys, who some say may have been twins; but she herself was not a twin!
What do we call the miracle of bread and wine being changed into Christ’s Body and Blood?
TRANSUBSTANTIATION!
BONUS (+200) : The Eucharist is Jesus' BODY, BLOOD, _____ AND ______!
Name the 7 Sacraments. (+100 if you can name them in their "traditional" order!)
Baptism, Reconciliation, Communion, Confirmation, Marriage / Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick
The prayers of Consecration are from the Word of God (the Bible!) Please find Luke 22:19-20 and read it. You have 1.5 minutes....
Ready... Set... GO!
“And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.'” (Luke 22:19-20)
What is the name of the brother of the FIRST pope?
BONUS POINTS if you can name the two disciples who went up the mountain and witnessed Jesus' Transfiguration, along with the first (future) pope!
ANDREW
BONUS ANSWER: James, and John (witnessed the Transfiguration with Peter)
Which Saint did NOT receive the STIGMATA:
A. St. Gemma Galgani
B. St. Francis
C. St. Catherine of Siena
D. St. Padre Pio
E. St. Bernadette Soubirous
F. St. Rita of Cascia
G. St. Miriam Baouardy
E. St. Bernadette Soubirous!
BONUS: Who did St. Bernadette have a vision of? (+100)
A. Our Lady of Fatima
B. Our Lady of Lourdes?
C. Our Lady of Pompeii