January 6
One, holy, catholic, apostolic.
What is the laity?
Laity is “all the faithful except those in Holy Orders and those who belong to a religious state approved by the Church."
After death, what are the three possible places a soul can go to?
Heaven, Purgatory, or Hell.
What does the liturgy celebrate?
The liturgy celebrates the Paschal Mystery, i.e. how Christ worked the salvation of man.
What is infallibility?
Infallibility is a gift given by Christ to the Church to teach faith and morals without error.
What is consecrated life?
Consecrated life is the state of life constituted by profession of the evangelical counsels while not part of the hierarchy of the Church.
What is Heaven?
Heaven is the communion of life and love with the Trinity, Mary, the angels, and the saints.
What is a sacrament?
A sacrament is a visible sign which manifests a spiritual reality.
What are the two conditions that must be met in order for there to be infallibility?
1) It must be explicitly declared by the pope, NOT implied
2) It must be only about faith and morals
What are the three states of life/vocations in the Church?
Married, Single, and Clergy/Consecrated.
What is Purgatory?
Purgatory is where souls are purified before entering Heaven.
What is the matter of a sacrament? The form?
The matter of a sacrament is the visible sign, or material object. The form of a sacrament is the words of the minister.
What is the difference between "Church" and "church"?
The word “Church” with the capital → the whole community of faithful.
The word “church” with the lowercase → a particular physical building, a particular community.
What is Hell?
Hell is the state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed.
What are the liturgical seasons of the year? Hint: There are five.
Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time.