Grace is great
The unique moments each day that offer us insight into God's love for us are this type of grace
Actual
These are the TWO liquids used in Baptism:
In normal circumstances, who is able to perform a Baptism?
Priests, Deacons, Bishops
Christ (Christos in Greek and Messiah in Hebrew) translates directly to:
Priests are allowed to forgive sins because Jesus gave them permission to act with His authority. This Catholic belief is called...
Apostolic Succession
This type of grace is the same for everyone and allows us to be with God in Heaven
Sanctifying
Besides the anointing with oil in Confirmation, what is the other symbolic action done during the ritual?
Laying on of hands
Why did Archbishop Oscar Romero refuse private Baptisms for the wealthy?
Baptism is meant to equalize, not divide
The term for the four letters making up God's name in Hebrew is called the:
Sacred Tetragrammaton
Define Sacrament:
One of the seven most important rituals of the Church, established by Jesus
Welcoming and new life in the Church would be an example of this type of grace:
Sacramental
For people in the ancient world, water primarily symbolized these two things:
Death and chaos
In normal circumstances, who is able to perform a Confirmation?
Bishops
Priests need special permission from a bishop
The Hebrew word RUAH can be rendered in English as...
Wind
Breath
Spirit
List all Seven Sacraments:
Baptism
Eucharist
Matrimony
Anointing of the Sick
Reconciliation
Confirmation
Holy Orders
Define grace
An undeserved gift from God
In the Old Testament, these TWO types of people would also get anointed and would thus be called "messiah" or even "son of God."
Prophets and Kings
An adult wishing to become Catholic must go through this:
OCIA
The Jewish holiday of Shavuot was also known by its Greek name, which Christians kept and re-imagined:
Pentecost
What was the original purpose of a Confirmation sponsor?
Security/protect the community from Roman law enforcement
Besides the overlapping graces between Confirmation and Baptism, what do the unique sacramental graces of Confirmation do?
Strengthen (that is, confirm) the recipient's faith
A saint who was never formally Baptized but is still in Heaven is said to have had a...
Baptism of Desire
or Baptism by Blood if they were martyred
Baptism and Confirmation involve these types of prayers, which some might find scary:
Exorcisms
The word Baptism comes from a Greek word meaning...
To plunge/immerse
What was the original Christian symbol?
A fish, made from two semicircles