Virtues
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The Mass
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Church History
100
This cardinal virtue, from the Latin word for “moderation,” helps us control our appetites and desires.
What is Temperance?
100
Nicknamed the “Doctor of Grace,” this Bishop of Hippo wrote The Confessions and extensively taught on original sin.
Who is St. Augustine?
100
Referred to as the “gateway to all other sacraments,”
What is Baptism?
100
This prayer, retained in Greek even within the Latin Rite, means “Christ, have mercy.”
What is the Christe Eleison?
100
A sin is mortal if it involves grave matter, full knowledge, and this.
What is full (deliberate) consent of the will?
100
The Edict of Milan in 313 granted Christianity legal status within the Roman Empire under this Emperor.
Who is Constantine?
200
Sometimes called “the habit of a pilgrim,” this theological virtue opposes despair and presumption, sustaining us on the journey to Heaven.
What is Hope?
200
Nicknamed the “Hammer of Heretics,” was renowned for his powerful preaching and miracles.
Who is St. Anthony of Padua?
200
The change of substance does the Church declare takes place at the Holy Sacrifice, effecting Christ’s Real Presence under the appearances of bread and wine.
What is Transubstantiation?
200
The official liturgical language used in the Traditional Roman Rite for centuries.
What is Latin?
200
Traditionally listed as six, these directives prescribe certain duties, like attending Mass on Sundays and fasting on appointed days.
What are the Precepts of the Church?
200
Fought in 1571, this naval engagement saw the Holy League’s decisive victory over the Ottoman Empire, credited to Our Lady of the Rosary.
What is the Battle of Lepanto?
300
Name the four cardinal virtues.
What are Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance?
300
A Benedictine monk and later pope, he reorganized the liturgy and championed a style of chant that still bears his name.
Who is St. Gregory the Great?
300
It’s the supernatural gift from God that makes the soul holy and pleasing to Him.
What is sanctifying grace?
300
It’s the psalm traditionally recited during the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar in the Traditional Latin Mass, beginning with ‘Judica me, Deus’ and expressing the soul’s longing for God’s dwelling.
What is Psalm 42?
300
The Church’s highest teaching authority, exercised by the Pope and bishops in union with him, is called what?
What is the Magisterium?
300
In 1095, Pope Urban II’s stirring sermon at Clermont launched this series of military expeditions to reclaim the Holy Land.
What are the Crusades?
400
Known as the virtue that ensures a firm will to give God and neighbor their due, famously defined by St. Thomas Aquinas as a “constant and perpetual will.”
What is Justice?
400
He called himself ‘God’s donkey,’ and wrote the ‘Canticle of the Sun,’ praising creation as brother and sister.”
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
400
Which sacrament is widely known as the “source and summit of the Christian life,”
What is the Eucharist?
400
The principal Eucharistic Prayer of the Traditional Roman Rite, beginning with the words “Te igitur.”
What is the Roman Canon?
400
Born of Original Sin’s wounds, this persistent inclination toward evil remains in the human heart even after Baptism.
What is concupiscence?
400
From 1309 to 1377, the Popes resided in France, an era sometimes called the ‘Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy.
What is the Avignon Papacy?
500
Called the “charioteer” of the virtues, this cardinal virtue perfects practical reason to discern the true good.
What is Prudence?
500
Called the “Sibyl of the Rhine,” this Benedictine abbess composed sacred music and wrote visionary works like Scivias.
Who is St. Hildegard of Bingen?
500
The pledge of contrition the faithful must make after receiving pardon for mortal sins, it is the willingness to complete satisfaction for them.
What is the firm purpose of amendment?
500
Mandated by Pope Leo XIII, these prayers—including the St. Michael Prayer—were recited after Low Mass until 1965.
What are the Leonine Prayers?
500
Often reflected in the Ten Commandments, this universal moral code is accessible through human reason and guides us to do good and avoid evil.
What is the Natural Law?
500
Breaking from Rome in 1534, this monarch established himself as Supreme Head of the Church of England.
Who is King Henry VIII?