Theology
The doctrine that describes God as three persons in one divine nature
What is the Holy Trinity?
The liturgical season focused on repentance and preparation for Easter
What is Lent?
The reunion with the Catholic Church in 1930 was led by this archbishop
Who is Archbishop Geevarghese Mar Ivanios?
The garden where Jesus prayed before His arrest
What is the Garden of Gethsemane?
This is the largest and most widespread Church within the Catholic Church
What is the Latin Church?
The term for God becoming human in Jesus Christ
What is the Incarnation?
The practice of giving up certain foods or habits as a form of penance
What is Fasting?
The title of the head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
What is Major Archbishop Cardinal Catholicos?
The disciple who doubted Jesus’ resurrection until he saw Him
Who is St. Thomas?
This sacrament, often received during serious illness, involves anointing with oil for healing and spiritual strength
What is the Anointing of the Sick?
The state of separation from God inherited from Adam and Eve
What is Original Sin?
This Gospel event, where Jesus is tempted by Satan after fasting, is the primary model for the Lenten season
What is the Temptation of Jesus in the desert?
This European group attempted to bring the St. Thomas Christians under Latin control in the 17th century
Who are the Portuguese?
The city where Jesus was crucified
What is Jerusalem?
The sacrament of confessing sins and receiving forgiveness
What is Reconciliation?
The Church teaching that Mary was conceived without original sin
What is the Immaculate Conception?
This phrase, said while ashes are imposed, reminds believers of their mortality and need for repentance
What is “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”?
Before the 1930 reunion, the Malankara Church was historically connected to this ancient Christian center in the Middle East
What is Antioch?
This Old Testament figure wrestled with God and was given a new name meaning “he struggles with God”
Who is Jacob
This theological term describes the change of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ during the Eucharist
What is Transubstantiation?
The heresy that denied Jesus’ full divinity and claimed He was a created being
What is Arianism?
The act of giving to the poor as a Lenten discipline
What is Almsgiving?
This 1653 event, in which St. Thomas Christians swore an oath against Portuguese authority, marked a major turning point in the history of the Malankara Church
What is the Coonan Cross Oath?
This Old Testament prophet saw a vision of dry bones coming back to life
Who is Ezekiel?
Including the Latin Church, this is the total number of autonomous Churches that make up the worldwide Catholic Church
What is 24?