Chapter 3

Question 1

The central mystery of our Catholic faith is..

Answer 1

the Blessed Trinity

Question 2

The Blessed Trinity is…

Answer 2

the 3 Divine Persons in One God

Question 3

Name the 3 Divine Persons in the Blessed Trinity

Answer 3

God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit

Question 4

Who became man and lived among us in the person of Jesus Christ?

Answer 4

God the Son

Question 5

Who is our Creator and was at work in everything Jesus said and did?

Answer 5

God the Father

Question 6

Who empowered Jesus to teach and to share God’s love?

Answer 6

God the Holy Spirit

Question 7

The Blessed Trinity is truth of our faith that we know only because..

Answer 7

God has revealed it to us

Question 8

Believing in this revealed truth of the Blessed Trinity also means…

Answer 8

recognizing God’s love for us.

Question 9

This loving relationship of Father, Son and Holy Spirit is perfect unity and what God desires for us to

Answer 9

reflect the same unity through truthful and loving relationships with others.

Question 10

The mystery of who God is

Answer 10

Blessed Trinity

Question 11

Our belief in the Blessed Trinity is

Answer 11

what the whole life of the Church revolves around

Question 12

We find the Blessed Trinity when we

Answer 12

make the sign of the cross, conclude our prayers and when we pray (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit)

Question 13

All who are baptized

Answer 13

become one with God and one another

Question 14

God is active in our lives as Father, Son and Holy Spirit through

Answer 14

the grace of all the sacraments we receive

Question 15

In our prayer and liturgy (especially in the Mass), our unity with one another….

Answer 15

is strengthened

Question 16

in the 2nd Century AD, Christians traced a small cross over their foreheds with their thumbs

Answer 16

before prayers, during the Sacrament of Baptism and at times of temptation

Question 17

Sometime after the _____ century, the words, “In the name of The Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit were added to the gesture of signing the cross.

Answer 17

4th

Question 18

Tracing a small cross is still part of

Answer 18

the Sacrament of Baptism, Confirmation, Anointing the Sick and Holy Orders.

Question 19

God created us in his

Answer 19

image

Question 20

We are meant for

Answer 20

loving relationships and to love God and experience his love for us.

Question 21

The Great Commandment is

Answer 21

You shall love the Lord, your God, will all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind….You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Question 22

Jesus taught that we must love…

Answer 22

our enemies and do good to those who hate us, bless those that curse us and pray for those who mistreat us.

Question 23

Evangelization

Answer 23

is the sharing of the Good News of Jesus Christ and the love of God with all people, in every circumstance of life.

Question 24

to evangeize, we must

Answer 24

know our faith and the teachings of the Church

Question 25

We evangelize when we:

Answer 25

Speak and act in the ways that reflect God;
tell others about the wonderful things Christ has done;
show (through our words and actions) what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ;
share our faith with those who have not yet heard the message of Jesus Christ;
encourage others who already believe in Jesus Christ to continue to grow their faith

Question 26

an icon is

Answer 26

a special kind of Christian religious painting

Question 27

An anchoress is a

Answer 27

woman who lives in prayer and seclusion (Blessed Julian of Norwich)