Midterm Flashcards
When does the Liturgical Year begin?
advent
What season follows Advent in the Liturgical Year?
christmas
Which option best defines the word liturgy?
the Church’s official, public, communal prayer
Which of the following is the feast day that celebrates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus and the Revelation of the Savior to the Gentiles?
Epiphany
Which of the following means “to hand on,” and refers to the process of passing on the Gospel message?
tradition
Which of the following is the Church’s living teaching office, which consists of all the bishops, in communion with the Pope?
Magisterium
Which term refers to the central mystery of the Christian faith that God is a union of three Divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
trinity
Which term is defined as “the action through which the ordinary bread and wine change substance and becomes the real Body and Blood of Jesus Christ”?
transubstantiation
What do Scripture and Tradition form together?
Deposit of Faith
This liturgical Season is a preparation for Easter and begins with Ash Wednesday:
lent
What is the Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ called?
Paschal Mystery
What is the work in which the People of God participate?
liturgy
In which way is the Holy Spirit active in the liturgy?
The Holy Spirit prepares us to encounter Christ.
The Holy Spirit reveals Christ’s presence in the assembly.
The Holy Spirit reveals Christ’s presence in the Scriptures.
An object or action that points to another reality and leads us to consider a deeper mystery:
symbol
The communication or dispensation of the fruits of Christ’s Paschal Mystery in the celebration of the Church’s sacramental liturgy:
Sacramental Economy
An efficacious and visible sign of God’s grace, instituted by Christ, by which divine life is dispensed to us:
Sacrament
Sacred signs, objects, or rituals instituted by the Church that prepare us to receive God’s grace and to cooperate with it. These may include the rosary or other blessed objects, traditional prayers, etc.
sacramentals
The official, public, daily prayer of the Catholic Church; also known as the Divine Office:
the Liturgy of the Hours
Comes from a Latin word meaning “to buy back,” and in a religious context means “deliverance or rescue from sin”:
redemption
The grace that heals our human nature wounded by sin and restores us to friendship with God:
Sanctifying Grace
God’s interventions and support for us in our everyday lives; they are important for conversion and continued growth in holiness:
Actual graces
The established form of the words and actions for a ceremony that is repeated often and has symbolic meaning:
ritual
Christ is truly present in the Mass in the priest, the assembly (the People), the Scriptures, and the Eucharist.
True
Just as the Magisterium guides the teachings or “doctrines” of the Church, it also guides teaching about the Liturgy.
true
Ministries that require ordination, such as presiding at the Eucharist, hearing confessions, administering Confirmation, and so on, are known as “ordained ministries.”
true
Because the Sacraments are “efficacious,” they are very similar to magical spells (eg. the priest changing the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ)
false
Because, in each of the Sacraments, we encounter Christ in a real way, we are justified (freed from sin) and sanctified (share in God’s life).
true
Because Christ is the living and efficacious sign of God, who is Love, we can say that Christ is the “Sacrament” of God.
true
Because the Church (all of God’s People) is the living sign of Christ on the earth, we can say that the Church is the “Sacrament” of Christ.
true
The material sign used in the Sacrament of the Eucharist are bread and wine.
true
The material sign used in the Sacrament of Marriage are the rings exchanged.
false
The material sign used in the Sacrament of Confirmation is a special oil called “Chrism.”
true
The material sign used in the Sacrament of Reconciliation is the “oral confession,” or the actual words confessed to the priest.
true
The main or “primary” material sign used in the Sacrament of Baptism is oil.
false
Every baptized Catholic is obligated to pray the Liturgy of the Hours.
false
The liturgical color of Ordinary Time is purple.
false
The liturgical color of Lent and Advent is the same, and is purple.
true
The liturgical color of Easter is red.
false
The effectiveness or “efficaciousness” of a Sacrament depends on the holiness or good moral character of the minister of the Sacrament.
false
The most frequent Sacrament for a Catholic Christian, through which we are fed with Christ and given grace to live as Christ is the Anointing of the Sick.
false
