Core Catholic Beliefs
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Prayer Forms
100
God created human beings to be in perfect union with him and one another. However, the sin of our first parents, called this term, deprived the human race of our original holiness and justice.
What is Original Sin?
100
The Holy Spirit has been at work in the world from the beginning of Creation to the present day. The Holy Spirit was given to the Apostles on this day, fifty days after we celebrate Easter.
What is Pentecost?
100
Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation make up the Sacraments of _____________.
What is Initiation?
100
An official profession of faith, usually prepared and presented by a council of the Church and used in the Church's liturgy, based on the Latin word meaning "I believe".
What is Creed?
100
A prayer of gratitude for the gift of life and the gifts of life.
What is Thanksgiving?
200
Throughout human history God worked to restore the relationship of love and trust that was lost through Original Sin. He did this by entering into this word that means relationships based on mutual promises.
What is covenants?
200
God has revealed himself in the mystery of one God in three Divine Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This mystery is known as this term.
What is the Holy Trinity?
200
This Sacrament, which is the heart of the Church's life, says that the Real Presence of Jesus is present as the Body and Blood of Christ in the appearance of bread and wine.
What is the Eucharist?
200
Making a person (candidate for ordination), place (a new church), or thing (bread and wine) holy. During the Mass, the term refers to the point in the Eucharistic prayer when the priest recites Jesus' words of institution, changing the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.
What is Consecration?
200
A prayer on behalf of another person or group.
What is Intercession?
300
God sent his only begotten son, Jesus Christ, who is ________with the Father, which means both true God and true man.
What is consubstantial?
300
The Bible, or Sacred Scripture, is another source of God's revealed truth for Catholics. The Bible is closely connected to Sacred Tradition. Catholics believe that this person inspired the authors of the Bible to write what God wants us to know for our salvation.
What is the Holy Spirit?
300
This Sacrament at the Service of Communion is the sacrament through which a man is made a bishop, priest or deacon and is given the grace and power to continue the mission of Christ to his apostles.
What is Holy Orders?
300
To have hatred for our sin and a commitment not to sin again. We pray an Act of this during the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
What is Contrition?
300
A prayer form in which one asks God for help and forgiveness.
What is Petition?
400
This event happened when Christ overcame death and opened Heaven's gates for all the just.
What is the Resurrection of Christ?
400
Catholics celebrate these visible signs, instituted by Christ, to give God's grace and make God's love known and present in the world.
What are the Sacraments?
400
At this Sacrament, you were marked with oil as a sign that you are consecrated to God and anointed by the Holy Spirit. Your anointing also was a sign that you are joined to Christ and share in his threefold mission as prophet, priest, and king.
What is Baptism?
400
The theological virtue by which we love God above all things and, out of that love of God, love our neighbor as ourselves.
What is Charity?
400
A prayer of acknowledgement that God is God, giving him glory not for what he does, but simply because he is.
What is Praise?
500
Christ established the Catholic Church on the foundation of the Apostles when Christ and the Holy Spirit revealed the religious truth, known as Sacred Tradition and is handed down to the Popes and Bishops throughout time. This process is known as this term.
What is Apostolic Succession?
500
The passion, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ is known as this term.
What is the Paschal Mystery?
500
The Sacraments of Penance and Reconciliation make up the Sacraments of ____________.
What is Healing?
500
A special gift or grace of the Holy Spirit given to an individual Christian or a community, commonly for the benefit and building up of the entire Church.
What is Charism?
500
A prayer asking that God care for a particular person, place, or activity.
What is Blessing?
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