Sacraments
Vocabulary
Parts of Mass/Church
The Word of God
By the Numbers
100

The sacrament in which Jesus gives himself and the bread and wine become his Body and Blood.

What is the Eucharist?

100

This is the term given to the act of our first parents, Adam and Eve, which led to the sinful condition of the human race.

What is Original Sin?

100

We pray this prayer, taught by Jesus, together at every Mass prior to receiving the Eucharist. 

What is the Our Father or the Lord's Prayer?

100

This collection of writings presents the story of God’s presence and his saving plan for his people ...

What is the Bible or Sacred Scripture?

100

This is the number of Commandments handed down to Moses.

What is 10?

200

This sacrament marks the beginning of your mission as a disciple of Jesus, gives you a permanent and unrepeatable seal that marks you for Christ, and takes away Original Sin.

What is the Sacrament of Baptism?

200

This is the name for the desire to do something wrong or to turn away from God ... 

What is temptation?

200

During this part of Mass, we hear readings from the Old Testament, Psalms, and the Gospels.

What Liturgy of the Word?

200

This book of the Bible tells about God as the Creator of the universe and his relationship with humanity ...  

What is the Book of Genesis?

200

This is the number of Gospels contained in the New Testament.

What is 4?

300

This sacrament entails confessing your sins and receiving God's forgiveness.

What is the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

300

This is Jesus' New Commandment or Greatest Commandment.

What is "love God and love each other (love your neighbor)"?

300

The profession of faith, said together after the homily. There are 2 different versions that can be used.

What is the Creed?

300

This story from the Bible tells how people tried to build a tower to reach Heaven, but God confused their language and scattered them across the earth.

What is the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11)?

300

This is the number of days during Lent.

What is 40?

400

The Sacrament in which a baptized man is ordained to teach the faithful, lead divine worship, and govern the Church.

What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?

400

Teachings of Jesus that show the way to true happiness and tell the way to live in God's Kingdom now and always. These teachings were conveyed during the Sermon on the Mount.

What are the Beatitudes?

400

This is a special place in the church where the consecrated host is reserved after the mass for those that are ill or for Eucharistic Adoration.

What is the Tabernacle? 

400

Jesus often used this comparative form of storytelling to teach a truth about the Kingdom of God.

What is a parable?

400

This is the number of Beatitudes taught by Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount.

What is 8?

500

The sacrament where God the Holy Spirit makes you strong to serve in the kingdom of God.

What is Confirmation?

500

These were letters written by Paul and several of the other Apostles to new Christian communities.

What are the Epistles.

500

The process by which the power of the Holy Spirit and the words of the priest transform the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.

What is transubstantiation?

500

The name for the first 5 Books of the Bible in either Hebrew or Greek ...

What is The Torah (Hebrew) or The Pentateuch (Greek)?

500

This is the number of plagues visited upon Egypt when the Pharaoh refused to free the Israelites.

What is 10?