Liturgical Gestures
The gesture used primarily by the people to extend kind greetings towards one another
What is the "Sign of Peace?"
A prayer of praise to the Most Holy Trinity that is recited at most Sunday Celebrations of the Eucharist
What is the Gloria?
This prayer, consisting of the epiclesis, institution narrative, anamnesis, memento and doxology is seen as the 'summit point' of the entire Liturgical Celebration
What is the Eucharistic Prayer?
This season coming from the Latin word meaning "coming" begins the Liturgical Year
What is Advent?
The first true vigil in the Church was this "Holy Night"
What is Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil)?
The most reverant form of worship, especially before the Most Blessed Sacrament
What is Kneeling?
Usually taking place after the Collect, it is a passage from Holy Scripture that links our ancestors to the Church of today
What is the 1st Reading?
This prayer, coming from the 7th Chapter of Matthew's Gospel invokes us to request forgiveness of sins and protection from temptation.
What is the Our Father (Lord's Prayer)
This season, broken into two parts usually lasts 34 weeks and is considered the largest portion of the entire Liturgical calendar
What is Ordinary Time?
What is the Proclamation of the Gospel
Often seen as a sign of respect, this action is actually required for all Catholics whenever passing a church, an accident, or in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
Usually sung before the Gospel, it is a scriptural phrase that gives an indication of the theme of the Holy Gospel about to be proclaimed.
What is the Gospel Acclamation? (Alleluia)
What is the 'Fraction Rite'?
The actual beginning and ending days of the Season of Lent are the following days:
What is Ash Wednesday and Holy Thursday?
The appopriate time for Sunday Mass Vigils to actually begin by Law
What is 4PM Saturday?
The traditional gesture or position for paying attention to the Word of God being proclaimed at Mass, the Homily/Sermon, or listening to announcements
What is sitting down (being seated)?
Named after two ecumenical councils, this lengthy statement summarizes the faith of the Church.
What is the Nicene-Constantapolitan Creed?
The person from whom the phrase "Behold the Lamb of God" comes from
St. John the Baptist (John 1:19)
The Fourtieth day after Christmas speaks about a family going to the temple after the birth of Jesus
What is the Presentation of the Lord?
A book that is distinct from other liturgical books, usually carried by a deacon at the beginning of Mass and contains specifically the teachings, sayings, and miracles of Jesus in its pages
What is the Book of the Gospels?
Followed by three crosses traced over one's forehead, lips, and heart, this phrase is a proclamation of praise for what is about to be proclaimed
"What is Glory to you, O Lord"?
What is the Penitential Rite?
The teaching by which a communicant recieves both the Body and Blood of Christ whenever they receive either the host or the precious blood.
What is Concomittance?
This type of day in the liturgical calendar, often confused with Solemnities, requires only the Gloria to be recited or sung versus it's 'higher' counterpart in which everything is sung/recited
What is a Feast day?
Usually recited by the priest or deacon at the end of Mass, its the command to Go and live the Gospel that is now in one's heart
What is the dismissal?