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What were the disciples like after Jesus’ death

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  • many of the disciples hid for fear of the Sanhedrin
  • even after the Resurrection and Ascension the disciples were still unsure without Jesus.
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What event occurred in order to to ease the disciples’ doubts, worries, fears

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Pentecost

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What is the pentecost and what happens in the pentecost

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Pentecost is the Jewish feast that occurred 10 days after the Ascension or 50 days after the Resurrection

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Who is the cornerstone of the church

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Jesus is the Cornerstone of the Churc

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Who is Jesus’ vicar or representative in the world

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Peter “the Rock” is Christ’s vicar

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When did Jesus send the Holy Spirit to guide the Church

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In the Pentecost

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When and where was Jesus of Nazareth born

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Jesus of Nazareth born in Bethlehem around 4 BC

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What was the presentation in the temple

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Presentation in the Temple
- A prophet named Simeon presented Jesus in the temple and was revealed that he would not die until he presented Jesus

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What did Simeon say after presenting Jesus

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  • Nunc Dimittis
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What does Nunc Dimittis mean

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Meaning “now dismiss” - Now Master you may let your servant go in peace according to your word, for my eyes have seen the glory of your salvation

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Who was Anna

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Anna was a prophetess who was also present and began preaching about the child

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What is the “slaughters of innocents”

Who are the “holy innocents”

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Slaughter of Innocents - Herod sent his soldiers to kill every male child in Bethlehem 2yrs and below.

The Holy Innocents - the unnamed martyrs of the christian faith.
The Holy Family escaped to Egypt and eventually returned to Nazareth.

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What occurred in the “Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple”

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Joseph and Mary searched 3 days for Jesus and found him accordingly in his “Father’s House” conversing with elders

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What began Jesus’ public ministry

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  • Jesus’ baptism by St. John the Baptist began his public ministry
    to be an example to all
  • He then went into the desert fasting, praying, and preparing accordingly for 40 days.
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Why did Jesus begin with that event

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to be an example to all to be baptized into the faith

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What composed of Jesus’ public ministry

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  • Sermon on the Mount: a collection of Jesus’ preaching and teachings
  • Jesus taught the Beatitudes, Lord’s Prayer and transformed the Old Testament
  • Jesus’ New Law - Love your enemies and avoid all forms of violence.
  • OT provided Justice - An eye for an eye. NT provided Mercy after Justice
  • Jesus performed many miracles:
    • wedding feast at Cana
    • multiplication of loaves
    • silencing of the storm to the raising of Lazarus
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What does INRI mean

What occurs in 33 AD

What was Palm Sunday

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  • Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus (the) Nazarene King (of the) Jews)
  • Jesus and his followers went to Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover
  • Palm Sunday - Jesus rode on an ass and was welcomed by many people with palm branches
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What did Sanhedrin charge Jesus with

What did the romans/pontius pilate condemn Jesus to

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The Sanhedrin charged Jesus with heresy and blasphemy.

Pontius Pilate condemned Jesus to crucifixion because he was accused of insubordination and threat to Caesar.

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What occurred after Jesus was condemned to death

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  • Jesus submitted to the passion and died and resurrected 3 days later
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What is the pentecost

What occurs in the pentecost

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Jewish feast that occurs 10 days after the Ascension and 50 days after the Resurrection

  • The Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and Mary
    appeared as tongues of fire allowing them to speak in other tongues or languages.
  • Gifting them the gifts of the HS: knowledge, wisdom, courage

Many pilgrims from different
nations appeared for the Feast.
After the Holy Spirit the Apostles began to preach in different languages to the pilgrims.
Many were skeptical at first but the Apostles preached about:
the connections of the OT
baptism by John and fulfillment of the law by Jesus
repentance

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What did the Apostles do with the Holy Spirit’s gift

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they used these gifts of ability to speak different tongues, knowledge, courage, and wisdom to go out and spread the good news of Jesus’ salvation to the world

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What does Church mean in Greek

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Church in Greek is “Thing belonging to the Lord”

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What does Ecclesia mean in Greek

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“assembly” or congregation

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What is the church according to the catechism

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“The church is both the means and the goal of God’s plan:
- prefigured in creation
- prepared for in the OT
- founded and fulfilled by Jesus

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What are the 2 dimensions of the church

What are the 2 components of the Church

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The church has 2 dimensions
Visible - Hierarchical society that is present
Spiritual - spiritual guidance from the Holy Spirit

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What is the mystical body of christ

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The church through the work of the HS and Jesus
- The church as a human body (all of us) and God as its head

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What are the 4 marks of the church? Explain each one.

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One - the church acknowledges one God and professes one Faith.
Catholics adhere to the teachings - creed, sacraments, morals and authority of the Pope
Holy - The Founder is Holy and means to salvation is Holy. Teachings and sacraments aim at holiness to make those who follow holy.
Catholic - Universal
includes all ages, races, nations, time
Apostolic - guided by God and established by the Apostles.
Hierarchy of the church can be traced back to the Apostles. Bishops are known as the successors of the Apostles.

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What does Apostle mean in Greek

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“to send away” or “one who is sent”

  • Apostelian or Apostolos
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Who were the original 12 apostles and who is added

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The original 11 disciples including Mathias, Paul and Barnabas
5 Js and STAMP PB
Judas was replaced by Matthias

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What were the positions of the apostles in society

Why did Jesus choose them

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Were Fishermen, tax collector, and friends and relatives of Jesus
So they left their former lives and dedicated themselves to following Jesus Jesus chose people who seemed unlikely to be chosen.

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What sets the Apostles apart from the other early members of the church

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  • personally chosen by Christ during his earthly to continue his public ministry of preaching, healing, and exorcising demons
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What is the Apostolic tradition

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Bishops are known as the successors of the Apostles

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Who are the deacons and what is their purpose

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Deacons are the ministers of the Church’s pastoral mission as in their original purpose was to tend to the material needs of the church while the bishops focused on the word

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Who was the first martyr and when was feast day

How did St. Stephen die

What did St. Stephen’s death signify

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  • St. Stephen FD: Dec. 26
  • St Stephen was accused and tried before the Sanhedrin.
    The Sanhedrin stoned him to death while he pleaded to God to forgive them.
  • This marked the beginning of the persecutions and an example of Martyrdom
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Who was Saul

Why did Saul persecute the church

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  • A pious Jew who was educated in the Law who initially persecuted the church
  • He believed the church was a threat to the covenant that jews believed in.
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What was Saul’s conversion story

What does Saul’s conversion story signify

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On his way to Damascus, Saul encounters a light from Heaven (Jesus) and was blinded.
- A disciple named Ananias instructed by God restored Saul’s vision.
- Afterwards Saul was baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit began preaching that Jesus is the Son of God.

St Paul’s conversion shows irony as well as calling all sinners and enemies to the church. St Paul was one of the greatest and most capable evangelizers.

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Who was Cornelius

What did the Jewish Christians still follow

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Cornelius was a “devout and God fearing” gentile who had a vision to seek out Peter.

Jewish Christians still followed Jewish tradition, however Jewish law forbade them from associating with gentiles.

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What was unique about St. Paul

Why wasn’t St. Paul crucified

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  • had a unique education in Jewish law and status as a Roman citizen
  • he was a roman citizen, so he was only beheaded
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How many epistles did St. Paul write

What are the epistles

What did St. Paul’s writing explore

What did Paul’s Romans and Corinthians reveal

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  • 13
  • are the earliest and oldest writings of the New Testament written around 50 AD
  • explored the doctrines of the cross, MBC, the power of grace, the value of charity
  • Romans and Corinthians 1 & 2 reveal Paul’s theological thoughts
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When was the first council of the church and what was it called

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  • Council of Jerusalem around 49-50 AD
  • To address the question if Gentile Christians had to follow the Mosaic Law of the Jews as in the Jewish laws and customs like the dietary laws and circumcision

All were however to avoid eating meat and blood of animals sacrificed to idols, or strangled, and avoid unlawful marriages.

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What is a council

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An authorized gathering of bishops, guided by the Holy Spirit to discuss ecclesiastical matters with the aim of of passing decrees on themes under discussion.

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What was the theme under discussion in the council of Jerusalem

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Did Gentiles who converted to Christianity also have to follow Jewish laws?

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What did Paul say

What did St. Peter passed the decree on

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  • advocated not to because faith in Jesus implied freedom from these laws
44
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Who was the apostle that was not martyred

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St. John

45
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Who made up the inner circle of the disciples with Jesus

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James the G, John, Peter

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What happened to St. Peter in 64 AD? What is his feast day?

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  • crucified in Rome upside down
  • FD: June 28
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What happened to Paul? When is his feast day?

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  • St Paul who was beheaded outside Rome (around 62-65 AD)
  • FD: July 25
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Philip
FD:

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  • listed in all the Gospels
  • was present at the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fishes and presented a group of Greeks to Jesus
  • FD: May 3
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St James
FD:

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  • son of Alphaeus
  • became the head of the church in Jerusalem and presided over the 1st council
    (FD: May 3) also shared with St Philip
50
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St Jude

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  • brother of James L
  • wrote the epistle of Jude and is patron saint of Lost causes
    shares with St Simon (FD: Oct 28)
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St Simon
FD:

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  • The Cananean aka “the less” and the “Zealot”
    FD: Oct 28
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Judas Iscariot

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the betrayer of Christ to the Sanhedrin

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St. Andrew
FD:

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Brother of Peter and crucified on an X-shaped cross (FD: Nov 30)

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St James the G
FD:

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  • James “the Greater” along with his brother John and Peter formed the inner circle of the disciples with Jesus.
  • St James was beheaded in 44 AD and was thus the first of the 12 to die a martyr (FD: July 25)
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St John
FD:

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  • Authored the 4th Gospel, Book of revelation and 3 epistles according to tradition.
  • Wasn’t martyred but exiled to the island of Patmos (FD: Dec 27)
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St. Bartholomew
FD:

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  • preached the Gospel in and around Persia.
  • According to tradition St Bartholomew was martyred in Armenia and flayed alive. (FD: Aug 24)
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St. Matthew
FD:

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  • “Mattai” - Gift of God
  • Authored a Gospel directed towards Jews.
  • He was a former tax collector
    (FD: Sep 21)
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St Thomas
FD:

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St Thomas - Doubting Thomas - evangelized to the Parthians or Iran and Turkmenistan and as far as India where he was martyred (FD: July 3)

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