Matthew 16
The name "Peter" literally translates to this in English.
Answer: What is Rock?
In theology, this 4-letter word describes a "visible sign" or "identifying feature" that helps us recognize the true Church.
Answer: What is a Mark?
Because the Church is "One," we share this same meal at every Mass around the world.
Answer: What is the Eucharist (or Communion)?
This part of the mission involves acts of charity, like feeding the hungry or helping the poor.
Answer: What is Service?
This is the primary mission of the Church.
Answer: What is "the salvation of souls"?
This is the specific title Peter gave Jesus when he said, "You are the _______, the Son of the living God."
Answer: What is the Christ (or Messiah)?
This Mark means the Church is for everyone, in every country, and every time.
Answer: What is Catholic (or Universal)?
The Pope and the Bishops are the direct "successors" of these men.
Answer: Who are the Apostles?
This aspect is when the Church gathers together as a family to support one another.
Answer: What is Community?
This important event happened during Jesus's life before His death and resurrection to set up His followers to lead after His Ascension.
Answer: What is the establishment (or founding) of the Church?
Jesus promised that these "gates" would never prevail against or overcome the Church.
Answer: What are the gates of the netherworld (or hell)?
This Mark means the Church is united in one Faith and one leadership under the Pope.
Answer: What is One (or Unity)?
Because the Church is "Catholic" or universal, she is sent on a mission to share the Gospel with this group of people.
Answer: Who is the whole human race (or everyone)?
Through this mission, the Church uses the Bible and the Pope’s messages to explain God's truth to us.
Answer: What is Teaching?
The Church is a sign of these two things in the world, showing that God wants all people to be together.
Answer: What are peace and unity?
Jesus said Peter didn't learn the truth about Jesus from humans, but from this Person of the Trinity.
Answer: Who is God the Father?
This Mark means the Church is built on the foundation and authority of the original Twelve Apostles.
Answer: What is Apostolic?
The Church is "Holy" because she is set apart by God for this specific type of sacred mission or purpose.
Answer: What is the salvation of souls (or making people holy)?
This aspect includes the Mass and the seven special signs Jesus gave us to receive grace.
Answer: What are the Sacraments?
The mission of Christ is brought to this through the work of the Church.
Answer: What is fulfillment (or completion)?
Jesus gave Peter these symbols of authority, which showed he was in charge while the Master was away.
Answer: What are the Keys of the Kingdom?
This Mark means the Church is set apart for God and provides us with the Sacraments to become saints.
Answer: What is Holy?
We profess these four Marks every Sunday when we recite this specific prayer.
Answer: What is the Nicene Creed?
This part of the mission is our personal and communal communication with God.
Answer: What is Prayer?
As this type of "tool," the Church is the way God actually brings about peace and unity in the world.
Answer: What is an Instrument?