Definitions
weekly class teaching about the Catholic church
What is Religious Education?
Being initiated into the Catholic Church, usually when you're a baby.
What is Baptism?
Mary
Who is the mother of Jesus?
He tempted Jesus in the desert.
Who is the devil?
Prayer to Mary, Mother of God.
What is the Hail Mary?
giving something up that we enjoy but don't need (page 207, paragraph 4)
What is the Fasting?
What is Easter?
Mary's husband
Who is Joseph?
What is Jesus' birthday?
Praying the Hail Mary, Our Father and Glory Be
What is the Rosary?
The Lord's day
What is Sunday?
December 25th
When is Jesus' birthday? (and Christmas :)
Women, children and men who lived holy lives on earth. (page 72)
Who are the Saints?
Number of days Jesus spent in the desert.
What is 40 days?
Sacrament of receiving the Eucharist
A time of turning away from sin and turning back to God. (page 207, paragraph 1)
What is Lent?
Days honoring special people in the church (ex. Mary, the Saints) page 72
What are Feast Days?
This person baptized Jesus (pg. 208)
Who is John the Baptist?
The command of Jesus to love one another as he loved us (page 207, paragraph 4)
What is helping the poor?
Jesus did not eat for forty days in the desert and the devil tried to tempt him with this. (page 208)
What is bread?
The most important prayer the church prays together (page 207, paragraph 2)
What is the Mass?
Meal that Jesus shared with the Apostles
What is the Last Supper?
The Holy Trinity
Who are the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit?
Why did Jesus die on the cross?
Sacrament of asking for forgiveness for our sins.
What is Reconciliation?