Lent
What day marks the beginning of Lent?
Ash Wednesday
We always begin Mass with...
The sign of the cross.
We will be celebrating his feast day tomorrow (February 14)
Saint Valentine
How many days are in the season of Lent?
40 (Technically, there are 46 but Sunday's don't count! Jesus spent 40 days in a desert. Noah had to wait 40 days for his ark to float. And Moses, along with his followers, traveled through the wilderness for 40 years before reaching the Promised Land.)
The word "Mass" comes from the Latin word "missa" which means...
"mission" or to be sent
champion of justice, a healer of the sick, and the guardian of the Church; An Archangel
Saint Michael
During the season of Lent, what color are the church banners and priests' vestments?
Purple! NOT violet.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What is the word that summarizes event when "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of the Blood of Christ"?
Transubstantiation
Baptized Jesus in the river of Jordan; was also his cousin!
Saint John the Baptist
The guildelines for abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday, as well as the practice of fasting on ALL Friday's of Lent are applicable for what age?
14 - 59
In a typical Sunday Mass, how many readings are usually read outloud to the congregation?
FOUR.
1. 1st Reading (Old Testament)
2. Responsorial Psalm
3. 2nd Reading (Epistle)
4. Gospel (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John; about Jesus)
First ever Pope, leader of the church, gatekeeper of heaven; "Rock"
Saint Peter
When fasting, we are allowed to eat ONE full meal. What else are we allowed to consume?
Two small snacks that, when added together, are equivalent to the ONE full meal.
The basic structure of the Mass has four parts: two main parts, which we call "Liturgy" and two framing rites; What are do we call the two main parts?
Introductory Rites LITURGY of the WORD (Biblical Readings, Homily, Creed, Intercessions) LITURGY of the EUCHARIST (Preparation, Eucharistic Prayer; Communion Rite) Concluding Rite
Wrote many of the letters that create a good chunk of the New Testament
Saint Paul