Jesus' Ministry
What is a parable?
A short, fictional story that teaches a moral/spiritual lesson
What do we celebrate at Christmas?
Jesus' birth! The Incarnation
The Trinity is the Doctrine that...
God is one being, three Persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
One thing that I would be sad to see someone doing during Mass (because it is disrespectful) would be...
Chewing gum, eating snacks, lots of talking/giggling and being distracting/distracted, mistreating Jesus in the Eucharist, wearing a giant clown wig... ;)
The day Jesus dies on the cross
Good Friday
Where can you find the Sermon on the Mount in Scripture?
Matthew 5-7
What would you typically find included in a nativity scene?
Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, wise men, shepherds... Etc.
What is the Central Mystery of the Christian Faith?
The Trinity
The two parts or movements of the Mass are the...
Word, Eucharist
What is the Paschal Mystery?
Jesus' Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension
The four types of miracles Jesus performs are...
Healing, Exorcism, Resurrection, Control over nature
What are THREE reasons for the Incarnation?
LOVE, to join human nature to God's nature, forgive sins, provide us a perfect role model and teacher, to make the Paschal Mystery possible, to fulfill the OT Covenants, etc.
Abba means this
Father
What is worship? (Hint: We also call Mass "the ______ of the Mass")
Sacrifice
THREE people/places Jesus is taken during his arrest and trial in chronological order are...
The Sanhedrin, Pilate, Herod, back to Pilate... etc.
Where in the Bible can you find the Our Father Prayer?
Matthew 6:9-13, Sermon on the Mount
What happens at the Presentation of Jesus?
Mary and Joseph take Jesus to the Temple and offer a Sacrifice for him (following Jewish traditions). Anna and Simeon make prophecies about Jesus and identify him as Messiah.
What is a Mystery of Faith?
Things about God known through Divine Revelation that we could not figure out through reason alone. They are not contrary to reason, but so big and deep (like the ocean) that we can spend our whole lives living in it and still have WAY more to learn!
Something in the Old Testament that foreshadows or connects to the Mass is...
Manna, Passover, Melchizedek's priesthood, Temple sacrifice, etc.
Approximately quote Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!
Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and victorious,
lowly and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
What is a more literal translation of the Greek for “daily” bread (epiousios)?
Supersubstantial
What are the themes of Matthew, Luke, and John's Gospels?
Matt: Kingship, fulfilling OT Covenants (new Moses)
Luke: Jesus for all people, merciful, Jesus as friend
John: Jesus the Divine Word of God and light
The Hypostatic Union is...
The term describing how Jesus is one Person with two natures, Fully human and fully Divine, without either nature being compromised or mixed together
One location where a Eucharistic Miracle occurred is...
TONS more, just guessing a city might be right
Approximately quote Matthew 28:19-20
The Great Commission: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”