This word (metanoia in Greek) refers to a change of heart, or a turning towards God.
What is conversion?
100
A priest who hears confessions from someone is called a confessor. A person who is confessing and asking forgiveness for sins is called this.
What is a Penitent?
100
All sacraments as we know them today are based on the actions of this group of people, who were blessed and directed by Jesus.
Who are the Apostles?
100
This is used in the Anointing of the Sick to signify strengthening, healing, and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
What is Oil (of the Sick)?
100
This is a less serious offense against the will of God. It weakens our relationship with God, but does not rupture it.
What is venial sin?
200
This is a state of eternal life and unity with God.
What is Heaven?
200
An utterance, deed, or thought against the will of God.
What is a sin?
200
Some of the first hospitals were guesthouses in these religious locations.
What are monasteries?
200
True or False: The ritual of the Anointing of the Sick has to take place during a mass.
What is False! (But it CAN be celebrated during a mass)
200
This is an action so bad that it actually kills God's grace in us and separates us from God.
What is a mortal sin?
300
Making amends for a wrong which caused harm or loss to another person.
What is reparation?
300
Sorrow and hatred for a sin, combined with an intention not to commit future sin.
What is Repentance/Contrition?
300
This sickness, also known as Hansen's disease, became a physical symbol of the pain and isolation caused by sin.
What is leprosy?
300
This is a prayerful reflection about the day, which people will often make in order to prepare themselves for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
What is an Examination of Conscience?
300
This is the state in which we purify ourselves after death by performing penance for venial sins.
What is Purgatory?
400
It is a common saying that this act of verbally naming your sins to the priest is good for the soul.
What is confession?
400
Literally meaning "with you on the journey", this word refers to receiving the Eucharist shortly before death.
What is viaticum?
400
In a passage from the Gospel of Luke, Jesus saves a woman from being stoned to death for committing this mortal sin.
What is adultery?
400
In the rite of the Anointing of the Sick, the priest does this to the sick person in order to remind them of their Baptism.
What is sprinkle Holy Water on them?
400
This is a term we use to describe an eternal separation from God
What is Hell?
500
If a priest violates this and discusses confidential confessions, he is automatically excommunicated from the Church.
What is the Sacramental Seal/Seal of the Confessional?
500
This term, meaning "last anointing," is another term for the Anointing of the Sick.
What is extreme unction?
500
The Fathers of the Church made it clear that if you were drowning in sin, the first "plank" you grabbed to save yourself would be the Sacrament of Baptism. The second 'plank' is this.
What is the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation?
500
This the essential act of the priest during the Sacrament of Reconciliation in which he forgives the sins of the person confessing.
What is Absolution/Absolving of sins?
500
A result of Original Sin, this term describes the tendency all humans have towards sin.