Gardner Chapter 4

Question 0

Temptation in the Desert

Answer 0

Following the Baptism of Christ by St. John, Christ fasted and prayed in the wilderness for forty days. During this time, he was tempted by Satan. Unlike our first parents and their descendants, Christ overcame the temptations of the Devil.

Question 1

Passion

Answer 1

The suffering of Christ leading up to his Death

Question 2

Last Supper

Answer 2

The Passover meal Christ and his Apostles celebrated before his arrest. Christ instituted the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Holy Orders at the Last Supper.

Question 3

Transfiguration

Answer 3

The divine glory of Christ was manifested to Sts. Peter, James, and John on Mt. Tabor. While there, Christ spoke with Moses and Elijah and was called “Son” by a voice from Heaven

Question 4

What is the significance of the Transformation?

Answer 4

The transformation revealed Jesus’ divinity to the Apostles and showed that he must die in order to redeem the world.

Question 5

What is the New Commandment and how does it relate to the Decalogue?

Answer 5

The New Commandment is the message of Jesus: love your neighbor as yourself. This commandment fulfills all of the commandments in the Decalogue.

Question 6

What is the Eucharist and its significance?

Answer 6

The Eucharist is the sacrament in which Catholics take part in the consumption of the body and blood of Christ. By doing this, participants parallel themselves with the Apostles at the Last Supper, and are filled when they partake in the Eucharist.

Question 7

Suffering Servant

Answer 7

In fulfillment of Isaiah 53, Christ, the Suffering Servant, suffered and died on the Cross to gain the redemption of mankind.

Question 8

Kenosis

Answer 8

Greek for “emptying,” it refers to Christ having emptied himself by becoming man and taking on human nature (cf. Phil 2: 5-11).

Question 9

Crucifixion

Answer 9

A form of execution in which the prisoner is nailed or otherwise affixed to a cross and left to die of asphyxiation.

Question 10

Agony in the Garden

Answer 10

The mental, moral, and physical agony suffered by Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, where he prayed after the Last Supper but before his arrest. He asked the Father, if possible, to remove the cup of his Passion and Death but the Father’s will be done.

Question 11

Who is the suffering servant?

Answer 11

Jesus is the suffering servant who died for us all

Question 12

What is the Agony in the Garden?

Answer 12

The Agony in the Garden is all of the spiritual suffering endured by Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Question 13

What is the Passion of Christ?

Answer 13

The Passion of Christ is his suffering up until his eventual death

Question 14

How did Christ die?

Answer 14

He died of asphyxiation upon the cross.

Question 15

What is the Kenosis?

Answer 15

Jesus emptying himself of his divine nature to become human.

Question 16

What is Christ’s descent into hell?

Answer 16

Christ descended into hell after his death to gather the righteous and bring them up to heaven, where had opened the gates.

Question 17

Did the Resurrection really happen?

Answer 17

Yes. It physically happened. The Apostles attest to it being so.

Question 18

What is the risen Christ like?

Answer 18

He is more divine nature than human. He is ghostlike, passing through walls, and more like a spirit than a man.

Question 19

Resurrection

Answer 19

The bodily rising of Christ from the dead, as he had foretold, on the third day after his Death on the Cross and burial in the tomb. By virtue of his Resurrection, Christians have the hope of resurrection with Christ on the Last Day (cf. CCC 997).

Question 20

Stations of the Cross

Answer 20

The pious practice of meditating upon Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection. This may be done either by walking the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem or passing from one image to the next depicting Christ’s sufferings in a church.

Question 21

Descent of the Holy Spirit

Answer 21

Fifty days after Passover, the Apostles, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and other disciples were gathered in the Upper Room during the Jewish Feast of Pentecost, which celebrates the giving of the Law to Moses on Mt. Sinai. The Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and was given to the Church. This event is considered the “birthday” of the Church.

Question 22

Ascension

Answer 22

Forty days after his Resurrection, the entry of Christ’s humanity into divine glory

Question 23

Who has the power to forgive sins?

Answer 23

The Apostles originally had the power, and now the members of the Church can forgive sins.

Question 24

How did Christ deal with Peter’s betrayal?

Answer 24

He makes him profess his love of Christ three times before forgiving him.

Question 25

What is the significance of the Resurrection for us?

Answer 25

It gives meaning to everything we believe. It is the foundation of the Church; without it, Christianity would just be another fad religion some crazy guy came up with a couple thousand years ago.