Entering Church
Procession & Altar
Sign of the Cross
The Readings
Gospel & Beyond
100

You touch this when you first walk into church.

Holy water

100


Mass begins with this walk down the aisle.

The procession

100

“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the ___.”

Holy Spirit

100

The first reading usually comes from this part of the Bible.

The Old Testament

100

We sing this word, which means “Praise the Lord.”

Alleluia

200

Holy water reminds us of this sacrament.

Baptism

200

The procession is a sign that life is one of these.

A pilgrimage (a journey)

200

God is one, but how many divine persons?

Three

200

Do we sit or stand for the readings?

Sit

200

We stand for the Gospel because it is about this person.

Jesus

300

This is where Jesus is kept in the Eucharist.

The tabernacle

300

What does the priest do when he reaches the altar?

Bows and kisses it

300

The cross reminds us of the price God paid to do this for us.

Win us back

300

We say this after a reading.

Thanks be to God

300

We trace little crosses on these three places during the Gospel.

Forehead, lips, and heart

400

What do we call bending one knee to Jesus?

Genuflecting

400

The altar is a sign of this person.

Jesus

400

Why did God make you?

To know him, love him, and serve him in this life and live with him forever in the next

400

In the responsorial psalm, we pray God’s ___ back to him.

Words

400

The priest explains the readings in this part of Mass.

The homily

500

Name one of the three things you can think when you genuflect.

"God, you are God, and I’m not” / “God, I’m at your service” / “Jesus, I love you”

500


The holy water is at the church doorway because baptism is our ___ into the life of Christ.

Entryway

500

The open palm reminds us we are anointed as this kind of priest.

A kingdom priest

500

The second reading comes from these.

Letters from the New Testament

500

This prayer says everything we believe, the same faith for 2,000 years.

The Creed