The Bible
The readings at Mass come from these two parts of the Bible.
What is the Old Testament and the New Testament?
This is when the priest raises the monstrance with Jesus in it and blesses the people.
What is Benediction?
This is a statement of what we believe about God and His Church.
What is the Creed?
This is when Jesus instituted the Eucharist.
What is Holy Thursday, at the Last Supper, when Jesus said, "This is my Body" and "This is my Blood"?
The judgment by Jesus of each person at the end of their life. We are judged on the good we have done through thoughts words, and deeds. Also, on the things we should have done but chose not to do.
What is the particular judgment?
This part of the bible contains information on the history of creation and of God's chosen people.
What is the Old Testament?
This is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ under the appearance of bread and wine; one of the seven sacraments.
What is the Eucharist?
The bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ during this priestly prayer in the Mass.
What are the Words of Consecration?
This is the sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, under the appearance of bread and wine, which is offered by the priest to God in remembrance of and re-presentation of the Sacrifice of the Cross.
What is the Holy Mass?
The three groups that make up one Church.
What are the: Church Triumphant (souls in heaven - saints)
Church Suffering (souls in purgatory)
Church Militant (faithful followers on earth)
This part of the Bible contains the Gospels (what Jesus said and did while He was on earth) and writings about the early church.
What is the New Testament?
This is when Jesus is placed in a monstrance and set out for all to see and adore.
What is Exposition?
This is the Jewish feast celebrated every year in remembrance of God rescuing His people from slavery in Egypt.
What is Passover?
The Mass is called this because, through the priest, Christ offers Himself to the Father on the Cross for our sins.
What is a sacrifice?
A time of cleansing souls of venial sins and preparing them to go to Heaven. It is temporary.
What is purgatory?
These four men wrote the Gospels
Who are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
These three things are necessary before we receive the Eucharist.
What are:?
1). Be in a state of grace (free of mortal sin)
2). Believe it is Jesus whom we are about to receive
3). Observe the Eucharistic fast
These are the two main parts of the Mass.
What are the: Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist?
This is when Jesus instituted the Sacrament of Holy Orders (the priesthood).
What is at the Last Supper when He said to His Apostles, "Do this in memory of me."?
When Jesus returns to earth to judge the living and the dead.
A truth revealed by God that we cannot fully comprehend.
What is a mystery?
This is WHAT we call the change of the bread and wine into the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ.
What is Transubstantiation (which means change of substance)?
He provides over every Mass.
Who is Christ Himself, in the person of the ordained priest?
This is the importance of the Resurrection.
What is that it proves Jesus is God.
The concept which means that our body and soul are reunited in order to enter eternal life, either in reward or in punishment.
What is the "Resurrection of the Body"?