Video 1 - The Incarnation
The only religious leader of consequence to actually claim to be God was:
A - Buddha
B - Mohammed
C - Jesus Christ
D - Allah
C - Jesus Christ
True or False: In some parts of the world, Catholics risk their lives to go to mass.
True
True or false: You have to camp out overnight to get a front row seat at 10am mass at St. Michael’s on Sundays.
False
Who is the Second Person of the Trinity?
Jesus Christ (the Son of God)
As Christians, what do we celebrate each year on Christmas?
The birth of Jesus
Only one answer below is INCORRECT. Choose the INCORRECT answer. Why did God send Jesus to earth?
A – To save us from our sins
B - To figure out whether the world was round or flat
C – To show us what love is
D – To model holiness for us
E – So we could partake in his divine nature (we could become like God)
B - To figure out whether the world was round or flat
Why do we go to weekly mass Sundays (as opposed to another day of the week)?
A – Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday
B – NFL football and mass go well together
C – Bethlehem was built on a Sunday
D – Mary's favorite day of the week was Sunday
A – Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday (the original Sabbath day was Saturday because it was the seventh day of the week but was later changed to Sunday to commemorate Jesus' resurrection)
Mass can feel long and _ _ _ _ _ _ to people in today’s society because we’re used to a fast pace, rushing around, TikTok / Twitter / SnapChat, stress, homework, activities.
Boring - But once you understand why mass is important and what it brings to your life, the experience should no longer be boring
What did the Son of God come down from heaven to save us from?
Our SINS, so that we can live a life in friendship with God on earth and have a relationship with him in heaven forever. He wanted to meet us where we were at, walk with us, and point us in the right direction - so he sent the Son of God in human form to be one of us.
What does the Church celebrate nine months before Christmas (on March 25th)?
The Annunciation of the Lord
After sin entered the world, God decided to send us a savior to save us from our sins. The savior's name was Jesus. Jesus literally means: G_D S_ _ _ S
GOD SAVES
Pick the two main reasons we go to mass:
A – To nourish our souls (be fed by God)
B – To make sure we have perfect attendance
C – To learn some new music
D – To keep God in the highest throne or priority of our lives
A and D
How far we are willing to go for something is directly proportional to the _ _ _ _ _ we place upon it.
VALUE
What is the Incarnation?
The Incarnation was God came to earth in human form as Jesus Christ (Incarnation is a person who embodies in the flesh a deity or god)
When Jesus was here on Earth, he:
A - Was NOT a human but he DID have sins
B - Was NOT a human and did NOT have sins
C - Was a human and DID have sins
D - Was a human but did NOT have sins
D - Was a human but did NOT have sins
In the Book of _____ in the Bible, all was going well until Adam and Eve, out of pride, chose themselves over God and then sin entered the world.
A - Job
B - Leviticus
C - Exodus
D - Genesis
D - Genesis
Mass is such a blessing and an experience of God’s love for us that he made it not an invitation, but a command. It is there that we nourish our souls with what we need to grow, live, and become the people he made us to be. As such, going to mass is one of the Ten _________.
Commandments (The Commandment is called Keep Holy the Sabbath)
The video described two positive benefits of going to mass. What were they?
A – You can become a better artist by studying the stained glass windows
B – You can give God your heavy heart and he’ll give you his sacred heart in return
C – You can zone out and think about your math test tomorrow
D – It’s one hour a week to breathe and relax
B and D
The opening story in Chapter 2 was about a man who didn’t believe in the Incarnation stuff about God coming to earth as a man. He told his wife he’d feel like a hypocrite going to mass on Christmas Eve. While he stayed home, he heard a big thud and found a flock of birds injured and huddled in the snow outside his house. He wanted to lead them inside his barn for warmth, but they wouldn’t follow him because they were afraid of him. What did he think would be the best way for him to earn their trust?
He wished he could become a bird and speak their language, then he could tell them not to be afraid and show them the way to the safe, warm barn. He would have to be one of them so they could trust him, see and hear and understand.
What is the Annunciation of the Lord?
The ANNOUNCEMENT of when Mary said YES to the words of the archangel Gabriel and became the mother of Jesus and mother of God. From that moment on, the Son of God was "incarnate" in Mary’s womb.
St. Paul used the word CHARIS for grace in the New Testament. What word meaning "communion" contains the word CHARIS within it?
EUCHARIST
When we have Communion at mass (the body of Christ) we are taking God’s grace inside of us
Commandments, Rules, and Regulations seem hard to us but they come from a place of _ _ _ _ . In other words, God didn’t make going to mass a rule to take away our fun; he made it a rule because he is a Father who wants to feed us with what’s best for us.
LOVE
Think about breathing (inhaling and exhaling) when you answer this question. God wants you to _ _ _ _ _ _ your stress and _ _ _ _ _ _ his grace.
INHALE and EXHALE
Jesus was human and was born to Mary. Though he was human, he is and will still be of the same divine substance as God the Father. What is the C-word that means “of the same substance as”?
Consubstantial - We hear this word in the Nicene Creed at mass
What is the name of the prayer we say in mass that starts with, "I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible" and includes "I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ...true God from true God, begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made."
Nicene Creed