Confirmation test Flashcards

1
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Who was the head of the church was Jesus died?

A

St.Peter

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2
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Who is the pope?

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The successor of St. Peter
Pope Francis

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3
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What is the Church structure?

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a hierarchy

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4
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What is an infallibility?

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a gift given to the church by the power of the holy spirit

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5
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Who are the church’s ordained leaders?

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bishops, priests, and deacons

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6
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What is a cardinal?

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an honorary title normally given to a bishop who serves the church in a significant way

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7
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What is a bishop?

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a ordained minister who belongs to the college of bishops, heads a diocese, and has the power to confer holy orders

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8
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What is the name of the bishop of trenton

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David M. O’Connell

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9
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What is a College of Bishops?

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all bishops as a group and in union with the pope, are the supreme authority of the church

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10
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What is a diocese?

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a group of parishes join together under a leadership of the bishop.

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11
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Who are the bishop’s ordained helpers?

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priests and deacons

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12
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What is the magisterium?

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the teaching authority of the Catholic Church as embodied in the college of bishops in union with the pope, or in the pope.

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13
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what is a pastor and who is ours?

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a priest appointed to lead and care for the people of a parish
G. Scott Shaffer

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14
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what is a parish

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a worshiping community of Catholics established as a unit of the church under the leadership of a priest.

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15
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What is a priest?

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a man empowered through the sacrament of holy orders to act in the person of Christ

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16
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what is a deacon?

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an ordained local leader who assists the bishops and priests

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17
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what is a sacrament

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the church’s seven main signs through which Jesus continues his saving actions among people

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18
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what is the purpose of a sacrament?

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through the sacraments, God offers us the gift of grace the sacraments are life links with God

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19
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what is grace

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God’s divine life within us, the life of the trinity, God’s own life and love

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20
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what are the 7 sacraments

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baptism
communion
reconciliation
confirmation
matrimony
holy orders
anointing of the sick

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21
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What are the sacraments of initiation?

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baptism, confirmation, communion

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22
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what are the sacraments of healing

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reconciliation and anointing of the sick

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23
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What are the sacraments of vocation?

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matrimony and holy orders

24
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which sacraments can only be received once?

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baptism, confirmation and holy orders.

25
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what is the liturgical year?

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an annual cycle of seasons and celebrations that honor Jesus

26
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how long is the easter triduum

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extends from evening mass of the lords supper on holy Thursday to easter evening prayer

27
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what does the church celebrate on holy thurs

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the last supper, institution of the eucharist, insitution of holy orders

28
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what does the church celebrate on good friday

A

the saving death of the lord

29
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what does the church celebrate on holy saturday

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easter vigil, jesus’ passover

30
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what does the church celebrate on easter sunday

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the resurrection of the lord

31
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what is liturgy

A

the church’s official public worship of God

32
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what is the church’s central act of worship?

A

the eucarist

33
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what is the scripture?

A

the written record of God’s saving acts in history

34
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what does the bible contain?

A

a collection of writings

35
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what is inspiration?

A

the influence and guidance of God

36
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what is revelation?

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the process by which God has made himself known

37
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why is the bible called revelation?

A

God has chosen to reveal himself in history

38
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what are the hebrew scriptures

A

the old testament

39
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how many books make up the old testament?

A

46

40
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what are the books of the old testament?

A

the law, the prophets, and the writings

41
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what is the pentateuch

A

the first five books of the old testament

42
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what is genesis

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the first book of the Hebrew scriptures.

43
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what is the main theme of the biblical story of creation in the book of genesis?

A

life originally began through god’s creative power

44
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what is the new testamant

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the part of the bible which is the record of god’s love and saving actions in Jesus

45
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how many books make up the new testament?

A

27

46
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how is the new testament divided?

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the gospels, the acts of apostles, the epistles, book of revelation

47
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what are the great commandments of god

A

love the lord, your god, with all your heart with all your soul with all your mind and with all your strength
love one another as i has loved you

48
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what is a virtue?

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attitudes and actions which promote the good of an individual or society

49
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what are the theological virtues

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faith, hope and charity

50
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what are the moral virtues?

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justice, temperance, fortitude and prudence

51
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what is purgatory

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the state of purification which we pass after death and experience heaven

52
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what is pentecost?

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the christian feast celebrated fifty days after Jesus’ Resurrection.

53
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what is the sign of confirmation?

A

imposition of hands, signing of the cross, anointing with holy oil

54
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what is the holy oil of confirmation called?

A

holy chrism

55
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who is the usual minister of confirmation

A

the bishop of diocese?

56
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what is reason for having sponsors at confirmation

A

helping the one confirmed by prayers, words and example to carry out their duties of faith