Unit 1
How is the account of the Creation and the Holy Trinity related?
Scripture helps us see that Creation is the work of all three Persons of the Trinity.
Who is part of the Holy Family?
Joseph, Mary and Jesus
What are the 5 events (in order) that constitute the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary?
1) The Baptism in the Jordan; 2) The Wedding at Cana; 3) The proclamation of the Kingdom of God; 4) The Transfiguration; 5) The institution of the Eucharist
Who included the Mysteries of Light to the Rosary in 2002?
St. Pope John Paul II
Who is the current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church?
Pope Francis
How are humans created in God’s image?
Human persons are a body-soul unity. We are both physical (mortal) and spiritual (immortal) beings.
What are the 3 most important titles given to Jesus?
What does the word REDEEM mean?
What event in the Scripture shows us how Jesus purifies our conscience by teaching us the true meaning of God's Law?
The Sermon on the Mount.
What was Jesus' first miracle?
Convert water to wine in the Wedding of Cana.
What are the 3 reasons God created humans as male and female?
We are not meant to be alone. It is our first communion between people. Through marriage, God shares his power of creation.
Name 5 out of 8 Christological prophecies learned in class.
Jesus' obedience is the model for us of how to live a life of obedience to God. Who is another example of perfect obedience in the OT and in the NT?
Abraham, in the OT, and Mary, in the NT.
What event strengthened Peter, James and John in their faith that Jesus was the Messiah? And what does it mean?
The Transfiguration. This event represented the sign that Jesus was the fulfillment of the Law and the prophets.
What was the sin committed by Adam and Eve?
Disobeying God. They wanted to be like gods and gave in to temptation.
How does Original Sin affect human nature?
CONCUPISCENCE. It diminishes our power for doing good and relating to God.
Name the 4 events (in order) that constitute the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ.
Passion, death, Resurrection and Ascension.
Why is Jesus the "New Adam"?
He redeemed Adam’s disobedience, and he
was an example for us.
We enter the core of the Paschal Mystery every time we celebrate which sacrament?
The sacrament is the Eucharist. Jesus gave the Church a great gift - the gift of himself - present to us in his Body and Blood.
What are the two great commands of the New Law, which was instituted by Christ?
1) Love the Lord your God, with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. 2) Love your neighbor as yourself.
Why must the accounts presented in the book of Genesis be interpreted symbolically? Why is Genesis written in figurative language?
Genesis reveals religious truth about which science and history can only speculate.
What prophecy is Isaiah 53 talking about?
----"But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that made us whole,
and with his stripes we are healed."----
The Savior will suffer and die.
What event prefigured Jesus’ offering of his life for us through his Passion, death, Resurrection and Ascension?
The offering of the Paschal Lamb. This lamb was offered to free people of Israel from their slavery in Egypt.
How do the life and Paschal Mystery of Jesus fit into God’s plan for salvation of the world?
God’s plans for salvation began since creation, and culminated in the saving work that Jesus accomplished.
What sacraments were instituted during the Last Supper?
The sacrament of Eucharist (Body and Blood of Christ) and the sacrament of Holy Orders (Priesthood).