Holy Mass
This is the mandatory day of the week when Catholics are obligated to attend Mass to celebrate Christ's resurrection.
What is Sunday?
This is the Catholic doctrine that Jesus is truly, really, and substantially present — Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity — in the Eucharist
What is the Real Presence?
Another name for Adoration that emphasizes spending one hour with Jesus.
What is a Holy Hour?
What is a Holy Hour?
This is the mandatory minimum number of times per year a Catholic must confess serious sins, according to the Precepts of the Church.
What is once a year?
At this event in the Jordan River, the Father speaks from heaven and the Holy Spirit descends like a dove upon Jesus.
What is the Baptism of Jesus?
This major section of Mass includes Scripture readings, the Responsorial Psalm, and the Homily.
What is Sunday?
This mysterious Old Testament king and priest offered a sacrifice of bread and wine, foreshadowing Jesus.
Who is Melchizedek?
A common way to begin Adoration is simply to sit in this posture of the heart
What is silence?
This is the solemn, prayerful act or prayer given by the priest at the end of a confession to help make amends or repair the harm caused by sin.
What is a penance?
At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descends on the apostles in these visible signs.
What are tongues of fire?
This covered cup-shaped vessel stores consecrated hosts in the tabernacle.
What is the Ciborium?
This theological term describes the changing of the substance of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.
What is Transubstantiation?
St. Teresa of Calcutta said Adoration increases this kind of love for others.
What is charity?
This short prayer, often repeated slowly, begins “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God…”
What is the Jesus Prayer?
The Trinity is sometimes represented by three interlocking circles, symbolizing this.
What is unity?
Worn around the neck of a priest or over the shoulder of a deacon, this long band of cloth symbolizes the yoke of Christ and his ordained authority.
What is a stole?
In this Italian town around 700 AD, a doubting monk witnessed the consecrated host visibly transform into flesh and the wine into blood — one of the most famous Eucharistic miracles ever recorded."
What is Lanciano, Italy?
This young Italian saint spent hours in Adoration and created a Eucharistic miracles website.
Who is St. Carlo Acutis?
In Reconciliation, the priest acts in this role, speaking the words of absolution with Christ’s authority.
What is in persona Christi?
The Holy Spirit is often called the “bond of” this between the Father and the Son.
What is love?
This sung verse, typically an 'Alleluia,' is proclaimed before the Gospel to welcome Christ's Word.
What is the Gospel Acclamation?
This is the term for the Eucharist given to a person who is dying or near death, meaning "food for the journey.
What is Viaticum?
This short prayer — “My Lord and my God” — comes from the words of this apostle.?
Who is St. Thomas?
Under the absolute law of the Church, a priest is bound by this strict spiritual vow never to reveal anything he hears in a confession under any circumstances.
What is the Sacramental Seal (or Seal of Confession)?
This saint’s feast day is celebrated the Sunday after Pentecost
What is Trinity Sunday?
What is Trinity Sunday?