All About the Bible
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A former shepherd, he defeated Goliath in battle and was later king in Israel for a total of 40 years. He also gets a cool reference in "Las Mañanitas."🎂
Who is David? (el Rey David)
As the name implies, the Holy Trinity is one God in ___ Persons.
What is three (3)?
This gentle saint lived centuries before the Salesians were formed, but the Salesian congregation is named after him. His feast day is January 24th.
(Hint: It's not Don Bosco!)
Who is St. Francis? (de Sales)
*DAILY DOUBLE*
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The disciples asked Jesus how to pray, and this is the prayer He taught them.
What is the Our Father?
In this final book of the New Testament, the devil is vanquished forever; Christ reigns eternally. There is a new Heaven and a new Earth.
What is Revelation?
(aka Apocalypse or Apocalipsis)
This Person of the Trinity is often referred to as the Creator, always near to us. Certainly not a frail, old man or a cosmic genie!
Who is God the Father?
This young saint, a student of Don Bosco, loved confession, Communion, and "being a saint now, not later." He passed on just before turning 15, and his feast day is May 6th.
Who is St. Dominic Savio?
(Santo Domingo Savio)
This sacrament cleans away our original sin and makes us a son or daughter of God.
What is Baptism?
*DAILY DOUBLE*
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This man is described in Exodus as "God's friend." He led the Israelites across the Red Sea and out of slavery.
Who is Moses?
This Person of the Blessed Trinity came down from heaven and became man. Pretty humble thing to do for a divine being!
Who is Jesus Christ?
(aka God the Son)
*DAILY DOUBLE*
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A man and a woman unite in a lifelong covenant of love. Jaruwat and Ellen are a great example of this sacrament!
What is matrimony? (aka marriage)
The Pope (currently Pope Leo XIV) is the direct successor of this apostle, who once denied Jesus three times.
Who is Peter? (aka Simon Peter)
The Gospel is really 1, but these are the 4 spiritually-inspired accounts of the Good News of Jesus Christ. (You need all 4.)
What are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
(the Gospel according to...)
This Person of the Most Holy Trinity is known as the Paraclete. It means an "advocate" or "helper," who is at our side always.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
She was Don Bosco's mother and cared for many of the boys in Don Bosco's oratory. Her feast day is Nov. 25th, and she is affectionately known as "Mamma ___."
Who is Margaret?
In this sacrament, our personal sins are completely wiped away -- those wrongs we have committed after our Baptism. Think act of contrition followed by absolution!
What is Reconciliation?
(aka Confession or Penance)
At our Baptism, we receive 3 supernatural gifts from God. They come directly from God (Theos in Greek), and they connect us to Him. These theological virtues are ___, ___, and Charity. (You need both.)
What are Faith and Hope?
The shortest verse in the entire Bible is from John 11:35, and it says, simply, that "Jesus ___."
What is "wept"?
("cried" is also acceptable. "Y Jesús lloró.")
This Person of the Holy Trinity is the Head of the Church. All of us, as baptized sons of God, make up the Body.👨👩👧👦
Who is Jesus Christ?
This brave teenage girl from Chile attended a Salesian school, offered her own suffering to save her mother's soul, and died with heroic virtue at age 13. Her feast day is January 22nd.
Who is Blessed Laura Vicuña?
These 2 sacraments are known as the Sacraments of Healing. (You need both.)
What are Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick?
(Reconciliation = Confession = Penance)
The 4 "marks" of the Church are that it is One, ___, Catholic, and ___. (You need both.)
What are Holy and Apostolic?