Gospel of Mark
According to the first verse of Mark's Gospel Jesus is this.
Who is the Christ or Son of God?
Mark calls Jesus the Christ. Christ is not Jesus' last name. It is a title, like Prime Minister or President.
The mystery of one God in Three Persons -Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
What is the Holy Trinity?
Baptism was the beginning of this for Jesus.
What is his public ministry?
The Holy Spirit comes upon Jesus and drives him forth to tell the good news of God's nearness.
Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist are these type of Sacraments.
What are Sacraments of Initiation?
These sacraments welcome, sanctify and strengthen those who receive them.
The answer we give to our Baptismal Promises.
What is I do?
The reason Mark writes the first Gospel
What is to tell people that Jesus is the Messiah?
His Gospel is a testimony, a divine declaration. It is Mark's public proclamation - as if he is in court under oath - that what he has written is the truth.
At the heart of this celebration are the bread and wine that, by the words of Christ and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, become Christ's Body and Blood.
What is the Eucharist?
This is from the Catechism of he Catholic Church, 1333
The creator of Heaven and earth.
Who is God?
Before receiving Communion, Catholics offer each other this.
What is the Sign of Peace?
The Eucharistic Prayer gives thanks and this to God.
What is praise?
Much of what happens in Mark's Gospel occurs over this period of time.
What is a single week?
Mark presents the first days of Jesus' ministry in a way that introduces us to his entire ministry.
This gives us a way to see, touch, hear, taste, and smell Jesus's love and forgiveness.
What is a sacrament?
The Sacraments of Initiation are Baptism, Confirmation ad Eucharist. They open the door to the Church.
God's only son our Lord.
Who is Jesus Christ?
The four signs of the Church are: one, holy, and these two signs.
What are catholic and apostolic?
This line is in the Profession of Faith.
Reconciliation gives us a chance to say this.
What is "I'm sorry"?
The passing on of Jesus' teachings and the Good News of his Resurrection by word of mouth.
What is Oral tradition?
Early Christians gathered together to share meals and tell stories about Jesus and remember all he had taught. Mark collected these stories and Jesus' sayings and wrote them down.
This sacrament is sometimes referred to as Penance or Confession.
What is Reconciliation?
The sacrament of Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick continue Jesus' work of healing and salvation through the power of the Holy Spirit.
This is the most basic calling or vocation that each of us receives at Baptism.
What is to live and love as Jesus showed us?
In Baptism, every Christian becomes a child of God filled with the Holy Spirit.
Oil, light, a white robe and especially water are signs of this.
What is Baptism?
Jesus broke this at the first Eucharist.
What is bread?
The number of times that Mark uses the word immediately in his Gospel.
What is 42?
Through each instance of the word, we get a feel for the speed and urgency Mark wants to convey.
In this sacrament of healing, a priest or minister does this to a person who is sick.
What is anoints?
Priests and bishops may administer this sacrament. They use blessed oil to anoint the forehead and hands while saying a prayer asking for the special grace of the sacrament.
To begin a Baptism, the priest or deacon asks parents this.
What is, What name do you give your child?
We are called by name in Baptism.
Catholics receiving the sacraments are anointed with this.
What is oil or chrism?
In Marks Gospel the tear in the heavens symbolizes this.
What is God is now here in the world?
This tearing or split in the heavens means that God, whom we usually think of as living in Heaven, is now here in the world. The heavens have opened, and God is now living among human beings as Jesus.