Mass Knowledge
The Gospel is read from these four books.
What is Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
During the Penitential Act, hitting the chest three times is a visible sign of this.
What is contrition / being sorry?
The table which we gather to celebrate the Eucharistic feast.
What is the Altar?
At the Penitential Act, we beat our chest three times saying “through my __.”
What is fault?
How long I should fast before Communion?
What is an hour?
What is the three-year cycle for Sunday readings called?
What are Cycles A B and C?
It is sometimes sung, and is between the first and second reading.
What is the Responsorial Psalm?
This prayer was taught to us by Jesus Christ and we recite it during the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
What is The Our Father?
At the end of the readings we say this, reminding us who was just speaking.
What is Thanks be to God?
The sign of reverence we do before entering the pew.
What is genuflect or bow?
This Latin or English word for “I believe” begins our profession of faith.
What is Credo / Creed?
During the Offertory, the faithful bring up these three things, which symbolize offering everything to God.
What is bread, water, and wine?
What part of the Mass does the Collect fall into?
What is Introductory Rite?
What we say at the very end of Mass.
What is Thanks be to God?
The small plate and cup used in the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
What is the paten and the chalice?
This hymn of praise, first sung by angels at Jesus’ birth?
What is The Gloria?
During the Collect, the priest extends his arms. This symbolizes both Jesus on the Cross and what?
What is that we are all praying together?
During the Eucharistic Prayer, the priest says “Lift up your hearts.” What do we respond?
What is we lift them up to the Lord?
The proper ways to receive Communion? List all 3
What is on the hands, on the tongue, on the tongue kneeling?
The word “Host” comes from the Latin “hostire,” which means what?
What is to strike?
This is the high point of the Mass, when ordinary bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ.
What is transubstantiation?
When the priest washes his hands before the Eucharistic Prayer, it represents this interior reality.
What is purification from sin and desire to be interiorly clean?
At the Gospel reading, we respond “Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.” Before the Gospel is read, the priest silently prays this prayer with a kiss.
What is through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away?
If someone drops the host during Communion, what should you do?
What is consume it and check for crumbs / let the priest handle it?