Final

Question 1

How does God prepare the world for his promise?

Answer 1

the flood
- flood the earth from sin
- arc had every animal
- rainbow: sign god will never flood again
Abraham leaving his land
- God called Abraham to leave his land
- he was willing to sacrifice his son
- he was promised land, a great name, and
blessing for all nations
Moses and the Burning Bush
- God gave Moses the 10 commandments
- they became God’s chosen people and can now
enter the promised land
- Passover foreshadows the eucharist

Question 2

What is the Paschal Mystery and why do we need it?

Answer 2

-His saving act
Passion: events leading up to the crucifixion
Death: Jesus dying on the cross
Resurrection
Ascension
Why do we need it?
- his saving act
- to be redeemed
- gives us hope for eternal life

Question 3

How does Christ’s life fulfill God’s promise of redemption?

Answer 3

transfiguration
- foreshadows the resurrection for the apostles
- prepares the apostles for the way of the cross
Wedding at Cana
- changed water into wine
- foreshadows the blood he sheds at death
Healing miracles
- show Christ’s divinity > can forgive sins
- shows that he fulfills the prophecies of the king
by doing these miracles

Question 4

How does Christ’s Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension redeem us?

Answer 4

Passion
- suffering on the way of the cross
- agony in the garden
- scourging at the pillar
Death
Resurrection
- there were over 500 witnesses
- historical event
Ascension

Question 5

How do we respond to the pascal mystery?

Answer 5

sacraments
- efficacious signs of grace
- divine life is dispensed to us
- Christ is present
offer up daily suffering
repenence

Question 6

What is prayer

Answer 6

raising ones heart and mind to God
- presence of God
- the highest prayer is the mass
scripture is a source
- psalms
- traditional Catholic prayers root from the
Gospels
forms
- blessing and adoration
- praise
- petition
- intercession
- thanksgiving
- contrition