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What does the Apostles Creed declare?
What we believe.
All the apostles were martyred except?
St. John
How many people did St. Paul say Jesus appeared to after his Resurrection?
Over 500.
Who is the holiest Saint?
Mary.
We enter the New Covenant through which Sacrament?
Baptism.
What language were all of the Roman Rite Masses in before the 1960s?
Latin.
When were the books of the Old Testament written? When were the books of the New Testament written?
Old Testament: Before Jesus lived on earth.
New Testament: During Jesus's life and after his death and Resurrection.
Where is Jesus (body/soul, and divinity) today? (3 places)
Heaven, Eucharist, everywhere
How many Rites are there in the Catholic Church?
24.
What is a parable?
Why did Jesus spend 40 days with his disciples after his Resurrection.? (2 reasons)
To prove the Resurrection was real and to continue to teach.
What are the 3 levels of the priesthood?
Deacon, Priest, Bishop
What 3 places can the Church be found?
Heaven, purgatory, earth
Where did Jesus' soul descend to after he died? Who was there?
Limbo, Sheol or Hades (all acceptable). Those who lived good lives before Jesus.
The Mass is also know as a
Sacrifice
Name the four marks of the Church.
One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic
Describe the Fall of Man in detail.
It was the first sin committed by Adam and Eve. It closed the gates of heaven. Sin, death and disease entered the world.
Compare Jesus' Ascension to Mary's Assumption. How were they different?
Ascension: Jesus ascended into heaven by his own power after his body and soul resurrected.
Assumption: Mary was assumed into heaven by the power of God after her death.
Compare the Particular Judgement to the General Judgement.
Particular: your soul is judged alone after death.
General: every person who ever lived is judged together at the end of time. Body and soul reunite.
What is Sola Scriptura? Why don't we believe in it? (3 Reasons)
Sola Scriptura is the false belief that we follow Scripture Alone.
This is false because the faith spread through tradition (word of mouth), the Bible was not compiled until around 400AD (by Catholic Church) and most people could not read until recently.
Name the 5 basics of the Catholic faith in order.
1. God created the world and everything in it.
2. Humans messed it up.
3. Jesus died and rose to save us from sin.
4. We receive grace through the Sacraments.
5. Jesus is the only way to the Father.
Name the 4 dogmas the Church has declared about Mary.
1. Immaculate
2. Virgin
3. Mother of God
4. Assumed into heaven
How many days from the death of Jesus, to his Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost.
Jesus died. 3 days later he resurrected from the dead. 40 days after the Resurrection he ascended into heaven. 50 days after the Resurrection or 10 days after the Ascension, Jesus sent the Holy Ghost on Pentecost.
What is Sacred Tradition? How did it spread? Why is it important?
The teachings of the Church. Spread through word of mouth. Important because it was how the Catholic faith spread.
(the Bible was not compiled until around the year 400AD and most people could not read until recently)
What is Sola Fide? Why don't we believe it?
Sola Fide means we are saved by faith alone.
It is false because we are saved through grace which requires faith and works.