Entering the Church
We bless ourselves with this when entering the church to be cleansed and leave behind the secular world.
What is the Holy Water?
This journey from the back of the church to the altar reminds us of our pilgrimage toward Heaven.
What is the Entrance Procession?
The first reading at Sunday Mass is always from this part of Scripture.
What is the Old Testament?
This is the central point of the Mass, where the Eucharist is consecrated.
What is the Altar?
This is the reverent gesture and spoken word you should offer just before receiving the host and consuming it.
What is bowing and saying "Amen"?
When you leave the Mass.
What is "Live the Mass"?
To “genuflect” means to do this as a sign of reverence to Jesus in the Eucharist.
What is kneeling(bending) one knee?
This song at the start of Mass unites us as a faith community and invites the Holy Spirit to move us.
What is the Entrance Song?
This word means “praise the Lord,” and we don’t say it during Lent.
What is "Alleluia"?
Those who are called to participate in a particular way during the Mass.
(First directed to God, then to help the clergy, and finally to assist the faithful gathered in worship)
Who are Altar Servers?
During this moment, the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ.
What is Transubstantiation?
The priest gives this at the end of Mass to help us grow into more Christ-like individuals.
What is the Final Blessing?
This is the sacred space from which God’s Word is proclaimed.
What is the Ambo?
In the Penitential Rite, we publicly do this so the sacrifice of the Mass may be pleasing to God.
What is repent our sins?
We trace small crosses on our forehead, lips and heart before this reading.
What is the Gospel?
The prayer “Holy, Holy, Holy” that concludes the Preface is also called this.
What is the Sanctus?
The process in which the priest says, “This is my body. This is my blood.”
What is Consecration?
This marks the end of the Mass and sends us forth to live our faith.
What is the Dismissal?
When the priest kisses this at the beginning of Mass, it’s a sign of love for Christ.
What is the Altar?
This prayer of praise, prayed or sung after the Penitential Act, glorifies God’s goodness.
What is the Gloria?
This person is appointed to proclaim God’s Word during Mass.
Who is the Lector?
This rite involves the priest breaking the Host and placing a small piece in the chalice.
What is the Fraction Rite?
This prayer, said before receiving Communion, was taught to us by Jesus.
What is the "Our Father"?
The exit procession reminds us to take this out into the world.
What is the gift of Mass?
This simple but profound gesture reminds us of our baptism and the Trinity.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
This prayer gathers the prayers of the faithful and is offered by the priest to God the Father.
What is the Collect (Opening Prayer)?
This prayer lists what Catholics believe in one God, one Church, and one Holy Spirit.
What is the Profession of Faith (The Creed)?
This phrase, “Through Him, with Him, in Him”, ends the Eucharistic Prayer.
What is the Final Doxology (and the Great Amen)?
These trained laypeople assist priests in distributing Holy Communion.
Who are Extraordinary (Eucharistic) Ministers of Holy Communion?
The term “Mass” comes from the Latin word missa, which means this.
What is “sent”?