Holy Spirit
When did Jesus send the Holy Spirit to guide the Church?
Pentecost
What does the Greek origin of the word Apostle mean?
It means to send away - literally means "one who is sent"
The Church is ________, __________, ___________, and ____________.
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
Martyr is the Greek word for what?
Witness
The Deposit of Faith is the heritage contained in ___________ and _______________handed down by the Church from the time of the Apostles.
Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
If the Church is the Mystical Body of Chirst, what is the Holy Spirit?
The Soul
What does it mean to say St. Peter is the Vicar of Christ?
As the rock upon whom Christ promised to build his Church, St. Peter stands in the place of Christ on earth.
The Church represents a ____________ and ___________ enity.
Physical (visible) and Spiritual (invisible)
Who was the first martyr of the Church?
St. Stephen
The apostles selected seven ___________ to meet the material needs of the growing Church.
Deacons
What gift of the Holy Spirit showed that the Church was meant for every nation, people, and time?
The Gift of Tongues
Why did Christ choose 12 Apostles and not another number?
It coincides with the 12 Tribes of Israel.
What stumbling-block would Jewish practice have imposed on the spread of Christianity?
Jews were not allowed to associate with Gentiles
Who had a vision of Christ in which Christ told him that he was going to Rome to be re-crucified?
St. Peter
What contains all Christ taught, did, and wanted revealed to his people?
The Deposit of Faith
This day marks the enduring presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church which enables Christians to announce the truth of Christ's Gospel. It also shows that Christ will live in his Chruch throughout the ages.
Pentecost
How did Christ ensure his authentic teaching would not be changed or disappear with the death of the Apostles?
Apostolic Succession
In the early Church what were the two distinct groups of Christians?
Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians
Jn 10: 15-17, 15:13 tells us that ____________ sacrifice was monumental because it marked the first time a Christian imitated Christ by laying down his own life.
St. Stephen's
Christ and his Disciples were Jewish and followed _____________.
Mosaic Law
On the day of Pentecost approximately 3,000 people were ___________ marking the first significant growth of the Chruch.
Baptized
With which Apostle is the non-apostolic Evangelist St. Mark associated?
St. Peter, who was is thought to be the primary source for his Gospel intended for Christians in Rome.
Peter had a vision from God recorded in Acts 10:11-16 where he was told, "What God has cleansed, you must not call common." This let Peter know that he must open the Church to ___________.
Gentiles
______________ was beheaded because he was a Roman citizen.
St. Paul
This was entrusted to the Apostles and is handed down through their successor bishops.
The Deposit of Faith
The descent of the Holy Spirit assures us the Church is not alone in her _________ but is filled with grace and guidance.
Mission
With which Apostle is the non-apostolic Evangelist St. Luke associated?
St. Paul and he is thought to have gotten material from the Blessed Virgin Mary since his Gospel includes ditails about Christ's early life.
The conversion of __________ is invaluable b/c it marks the Church's initial recognition that Christ's call includes all people. It promots the first movement of Christianity outside of Judaism.
Cornelius
Who was the first apostle to be martyred?
St. James the Greater
The far-flung travels of the Apostles to places like Russian and India is one of the reasons the Church embraces what is ________ in each culture, forming a diversity of traditions and rites.
Good
The ___________ of the Church is rooted in the belief that the Holy Spirit guides the Church and protects it from error in its official teachings.
Infallibility
St. Paul obey Christ's Great Commisison, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations ... teach them, by traveling over ___________ miles on his missionary journeys throughout the Mediterranean world.
10,000
The ____________ ruled that Gentiles did not need to follow Mosaic Law.
Council of Jerusalem
St. Peter asked to be crucified ____________ because he was not worthy of being martyred in the same way as Jesus.
Upside Down
The Acts of the Apostles tells of a Roman centurion named _________ who has a vision in which he is told to send for St. Peter in Joppa.
Cornelius
The Holy Spirit ___________ the Apostles to go out and spread the Good News.
Empowered
One of the outcomes of the Council of Jerusalem was that ____________ position as the Vicar of the Church was emphasized.
Peter's
Eph 1:232-33 teaches that the Church is what?
Body of Christ and the Temple of the Holy Spirit
All but __________ of the Aposltes was martyred.
One
The term prefigured means that elements of the Church's nature and mission are woven into _________.
Creation
St. Peter and the Jewish Christians with him witnessed the outpouring of the ____________ upon Cornelius and those Gentiles with him.
Holy Spirit
The Apostles teachings and _____________ laid the foundational legacy that continues to guide the Chruch's mission today.
Sacrifices
The Church is both the means and the goals of God's _________ for the salvation of all people.
Plan
The joy of the ________attracted thousands of converts who were likewise persecuted.
Martyrs
The Church is intended to bring all people into a union with _____ and each other.
God
Who said “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 9: 17)
Ananias
Who are the successors of the Apostles?
The Bishops
Which came first, the Church or the Gospels?
The Church
Which Apostle was exiled to the island of Patmos after allegedly having survived being put into a vat of boiling oil?
St. John
What profession was Saul before his conversion?
He was a Pharisee and a zealous persecutor of Christians.
The Holy Spirit, as the soul of the Church, is its source of unity and ________.
Life
The __________ of the Apostles shows that Jesus calls all people to follow him.
Diversity
Who was the author of the oldest texts in the New Testament and when were they written?
St. Paul in the 50's
Lk 23:34 tells us that not only did _____________die for his beliefs but also, like Christ, he forgave those who put him to death. His courage and faith caused the apostolic Church to grow quickly.
St. Stephen
St. Paul's ___________ are invaluable becasue they provide a detailed source of early Chruch theology and history.
Epistles