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Prayer
100

This day of the sending of the Holy Spirit is often called the birthday of the Church

Pentecost

100

Peter and Paul were both martyred in this city.

Rome

100

This type of minor sin does not completely separate the sinner from God but erodes charity and makes one more susceptible to committing serious sin.

Venial Sin

100

God gave the Ten Commandments to this scriptural figure.

Moses

100

This type of prayer consists of meditating on the mysteries of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary while reciting prayers with the help of beads.

The Rosary

200

The Deposit of Faith, the teaching of the Church, and the valid celebration of sacraments is maintained through this process by which bishops are connected to the Twelve Apostles.

Apostolic Succession

200

Christianity became legal in the Roman Empire during this century.

Fourth

200

This type of sin completely separates the sinner from God.

Mortal sin

200

Catholics are obliged to abstain from this on Fridays during Lent.

Meat

200

This scriptural prayer is called the "perfect" prayer and is the way Jesus encouraged his disciples to pray

The Lord's Prayer (Our Father)

300

These are the two sources of divine revelation received by the Church

Scripture and Tradition

300

The Protestant Reformation began in this century

Sixteenth

300

The third theological virtue in addition to faith and hope

Charity

300

Catholics are obliged under penalty of grave sin to attend Mass on these two types of days:

Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation

300

This type of prayer is rooted not in words, but in silence in the presence of God.

Contemplative / Mental

400

This ecclesiastical term means "universal"

catholic
400

This man was named the first ever Cardinal of the American South.

Daniel Cardinal DiNardo
400

Human Dignity is rooted in the fact that all men and women are created in the _____ and likeness of God.

Image

400

Catholics must fast for at least this long before receiving Holy Communion.

One hour

400

These unique prayers, comprising a book of the Bible, are ones provided by God to offer back to Him.

Psalms

500

The Acts of the Apostles describes this ancient see (Church) as the place where disciples were first called by the name of "Christian".

Antioch

500

In 1959, Pope John redesignated the Diocese of Galveston as the Diocese of Galveston-Houston.  Sacred Heart Parish in downtown Houston was redesignated in this way:

Co-Cathedral

500

Regardless of vocation or particular state in life, all Christians have received the universal call to this:

Holiness

500

This type of law is knowable even without the aid of divine revelation or authoritative teaching.

Natural law

500

These aids are not part of the seven sacraments, but are signs, words, and objects that can assist the Christian in prayer and contemplation of the mysteries of faith.

Sacramentals

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