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?
The beginning of the work of the church (page 228)
What does the Pentecost celebrate?
Spread good news (pg. 226)
What is anointed?
Mary's husband
Who is Joseph?
What is Jesus' birthday?
Praying the Hail Mary, Our Father and Glory Be
What is the Rosary?
Resting over the Apostles' heads. (pg. 226)
What is fire?
December 25th
When is Jesus' birthday? (and Christmas :)
Ascended into Heaven (pg. 228)
Who is Jesus?
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?
Sent out into the world to teach about Jesus (pg. 226)
Who are the Apostles?
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?
Came to the Apostles (pg. 228)
Who is the Holy Spirit?
Why did Jesus die on the cross?
Blessed with water and given the light of Christ (pg. 226)
What is Baptism?