Prayers
Recite the Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you! Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen
Explain the Rosary
A devotion including meditation on the mysteries of salvation as well as the recitation of certain vocal prayers: Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be. Typically prayed utilizing a string of breads to help keep track.
Meaning of Catholic
Universal
Define Grace
A favor, the free and undeserved help God gives to respond to His call. It is participation in the life of God.
The Four Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
The Glory Be is also called
Doxology
Twenty mysteries total; the mysteries are divided into four groups of five.
Explain Transubstantiation
Describes the change of the whole substance of the bread and wine into the whole substance of the body and blood of Christ while only the accidents (taste, smell, etc.) of the bread and wine remain.
Three Sacraments of Initiation
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist
Explain meaning of Gospel
Comes from a Greek word meaning "good news". The Gospel is the Good News of God's loving plan of Salvation, revealed in the Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ.
The Great Commandment given by Jesus
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, with all your mind; and love your neighbor as you love yourself."
The Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation, The Visitation, The Nativity of Jesus, The Presentation in the Temple, The Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
Two Sources of Divine Revelation
Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
Two main parts of Mass
Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of the Eucharist
The three archangels named in the Bible
Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael
Explain the Stations of the Cross
A devotion in honor of the Passion and death of Christ; it consists of meditating on fourteen "stations" in the Passion of Christ, such as his condemnation by Pilate, His scourging, His journey to Calvary, and the tomb.
The Sorrowful Mysteries
The Agony in the Garden, The Scourging at the Pillar, The Crowning with Thorns, The Carrying of the Cross, The Crucifixion
Can a non-Catholic receive communion at a Catholic Mass? Why or Why not?
No, non-Catholics are not in full "communion" with the Catholic Church. They usually do not believe that the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ.
Two Sacraments of Service
Holy Orders and Matrimony
The Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus
Simon (Peter), Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James (the lesser), Thaddeus (Jude), Simon (the Zealot), Judas Iscariot
The four traditional forms of prayer
Prayer of Praise, Prayer of Thanksgiving, Praise of Contrition, Prayer of Petition
The Luminous Mysteries
The Baptism of Jesus, The Wedding at Cana, The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God, The Transfiguration, The Institution of the Eucharist
The three theological virtues and four cardinal virtues
Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope, Charity
Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance
Explain the Paschal Candle
Large white candle blessed at Easter, used throughout Paschal (Easter) season, Sacramental celebrations and funeral masses. It stands as a symbol of Christ rising from the dead.
What are epistles?
Comes from a Greek word meaning "message or letter." Epistles are a longer, more formal type of letter.