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Midterm Flashcards

1
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What does “Credo” translate to?

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I believe

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What does Latin have to do with the Mass? When did this change?

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All the prayers of the mass used to be in Latin
Changed 40 years ago

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What is the Roman Missal/Sacramentary?

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The book where all of the English prayers of the Mass can be found

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What is the Lectionary?

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The book that contains all the Bible readings for Mass

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What is the Book of the Gospels? What does the priest do to it and why?

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The book used during Sunday Mass that contains all the Gospel readings and is usually decorated
The priest kisses the Gospel as a sign of honor and reverence for God’s holy word

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What did Saint Paul contribute to the Mass?

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Wrote some of the possible greetings used by the priest

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What is the Gloria? What does it help us do?

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The song of praise first sung on the day of Jesus’ birth
Praise God

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What do we do in the Penitential Rite? What are the three responses to the most common version?

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Admit our sinfulness in words and actions
“Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.”

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What prayer is said before the Penitential Rite? What does it mean? Does it take the place of anything?

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Absolution
Means forgiveness or pardon
No; Does NOT take the place of Penance

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What does “Amen” mean? What do we use it to say?

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So be it
I believe

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11
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What does the Introductory Right end with? (Both names)

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Collect/Opening Prayer

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What are the two creeds we may say at Mass?

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Nicene and Apostle Creeds

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What is the definition of “mystery of faith?”

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Something we believe but cannot fully understand

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14
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What is kneeling a way of doing?

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Praying with our bodies

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15
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What does consubstantial mean?

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That Jesus and his Father are one and the same God

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16
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What does sacrifice mean?

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To give something up or to make holy

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17
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What does consecration do? (and how/through what does it work)

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Changes the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit and the words and actions of the priest

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18
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What does the Centurion ask Jesus for? What does Jesus admire about him?

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To heal his servant
His faith

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What quote did Saint Augustine say?

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“O God, you have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”

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What quote did Saint Jerome say?

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“Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.”

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What quote did the Baltimore Catechism say?

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“God made us to know God, love God, serve God in this world, and to be happy with God forever in the next (world).”

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What quote did Pope Francis say?

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“The Church is not a museum for saints but a hospital for sinners.”

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23
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What are the two situations when Catholics must go to Mass?

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Sundays and holy days of obligation

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24
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What is the time when Catholics must receive communion?

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The Easter Season

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25
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What does catholic (with a small “c”) mean?

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Universal

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26
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What is apostolic succession?

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The authority of Jesus passed down to the bishops

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27
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What do sacraments supply?

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Grace

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28
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What are the three names for the Sacrament associated with forgiveness?

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Penance/Reconciliation/Confession

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29
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The Catholic Church has _______ roots

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Jewish

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30
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The Catholic Church’s founder was _________

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Jesus

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31
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The Catholic Church’s first leader was ___________

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Peter

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32
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The Catholic Church’s worldwide preacher was ___________

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Paul

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33
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The Catholic Church’s headquarters is ____________

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Rome

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34
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The Catholic pope succeeds ___________

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Peter

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35
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Who saved us?

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Jesus Christ

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36
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What type of happiness do we seek?

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Infinite

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37
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What current scandal has greatly harmed the Church?

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The mishandling of child sexual-abuse cases carried out by clergy members

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38
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How did monks preserve the bible?

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They copied it by hand

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39
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What is another name for the bible?

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Scripture

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40
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What is a description of prayer?

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A friend speaking with a friend in conversation

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41
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What are some Catholic prayer forms (besides the Mass)?

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Rosary, novenas, and devotional candles

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42
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What are some institutions that the Church founded or is heavily involved in?

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The first hospital and university

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43
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What is an example of a major Catholic contribution to science?

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The Big Bang Theory was thought up by a Catholic priest

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44
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What happened in 1054? What caused it?

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The Orthodox Church split from the Christian Church
Disagreed on the authority of the pope

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45
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What happened in the 16th century concerning the Church? Give an example of an issue for this

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The Protestant Church split from the Christian Church
Disagreed on the pope’s authority, contents of the bible, number of sacraments, how Jesus saves us, and what faith is

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46
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What are the three major figures (people) in the rise of Protestantism?

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Martin Luther, John Calvin, Zwingli

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47
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Define Deposit of Faith

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All the truths of revelation found in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

48
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How does philosophy relate to the Catholic Church?

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some people use philosophy and human reason in order to learn things about God, whereas others use revelation

49
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What is human reason? How does it relate to the Church?

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the capacity of humans to think, understand, and form judgements logically and rationally
the Church appeals to it when teaching about religious truths

50
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What are the 5 ways God is revealed to us?

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The beauty and complexity of nature, our own intelligence and conscience, other good people, historical events, God’s word expressed in Scripture and Tradition

51
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What is the conclave? What does it translate to?

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the papal election
“with key”

52
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Define cardinals

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High officials ranking next to the pope and appointed by him

53
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Why is the Sistine Chapel important?

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it is where new popes are elected

54
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What are the deuterocanonical books?

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the 7 books that are different between the Catholic and Protestant Old Testaments

55
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What is the current pope’s name?

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Pope Francis

56
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Where is the current pope originally from?

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Argentina

57
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Who was the previous pope? What did he do?

A

Pope Benedict
Resigned

58
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Define papist

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An anti-Catholic slur (comes from the word “pope”)

59
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What famous clinic did nuns help found?

A

Mayo Clinic

60
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How many nuns were there in 1820? 1965? Present day?

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270
180,000
fewer than 50,000

61
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Give some examples of orders of sisters?

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Sisters of Mercy, Franciscans, Ursulines, Benedictines, Dominicans

62
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What do nuns traditionally wear?

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Long habits and veils

63
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What term means the special philosophy of each order of sisters?

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Charism

64
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Where do sisters traditionally live?

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Convents

65
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What fields did nuns often work in?

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Healthcare (built some of the first hospitals) and education (oftentimes founded and taught at parish schools and academies)

66
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What are the three kinds of clergy found in the Catholic Church?

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Deacons, priests, and bishops

67
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Define dogma

A

Essential Catholic teachings that members of the Church must believe

68
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What is the Trinity?

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The mystery that states that there is one God in three divine Persons

69
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Define revelation

A

God making known to us what kind of God exists and what God’s loving plan for humanity is

70
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Define salvation history

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How God has worked within the people and events of human history to achieve his ultimate goal (which is restoring our lost union with him)

71
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What does inspiration mean?

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God worked through the authors of the Bible to teach religious truths, making the Bible different from other writings

72
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What were the three most recent ecumenical councils?

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Trent (1500s), Vatican I (1860-ish), and Vatican II (1960s)

73
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What was the ecumenical council “Trent” named after? What was it held in response to?

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A city in Italy
The Protestant Reformation

74
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Where were Vaticans I and II held?

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The Vatican

75
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What are the names of the two sections of the Bible?

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Old Testament and New Testament

76
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What is the Old Testament about?

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The account of God’s chosen people, originally called the Israelites and now called the Jews

77
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What is the New Testament about?

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The story of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the beginning of the Church

78
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What are the three parts of the definition of a “mystery”?

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  1. Something that Catholics believe in
  2. Something that Catholics don’t fully understand
  3. Something Catholics try to better understand
79
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What is a patron saint?

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A saint that something is named after and usually inspired by

80
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Why are patron saints chosen?

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Their story is a good example for us and they are a good role model

81
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What are Padua’s patron saints?

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Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Francis of Assisi, and Saint Francis deSales

82
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What cross is displayed in each Padua classroom? Who designed it?

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San Damiano cross
St. Francis of Assisi

83
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What prayer do we recite every day at Padua? Who wrote it?

A

The Direction of Intention
St. Francis deSales

84
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What saint is mentioned in the Alma Mater?

A

St. Anthony of Padua

85
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What special power do the cardinals have?

A

Can vote for the pope

86
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Define vocation

A

How God calls you to serve Him in the world
A divine call to the religious life

87
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In what two general areas does the Church have Christ’s divine guidance?

A

Faith and morals

88
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What type of material work that Church does to support people

A

Charity

89
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Define heretical

A

incorrect beliefs

90
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Define orthodox (lowercase “o”)

A

correct beliefs

91
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Define atheist

A

a person who does not believe in the existence of God

92
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Define monotheism

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the belief in only one God

93
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Define polytheism

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the belief in many gods

94
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What are the three great monotheistic religions?

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Christianity, Judaism, and Islam

95
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Who are the Persons in the Trinity? What are their roles?

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  1. The Father - Creator
  2. The Son - Savior
  3. The Holy Spirit - Sanctifier
96
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What religions believe in the Trinity?

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Just Christianity

97
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Who is Tertullian?

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the early Christian theologian who was the first person to use the term “Trinity”

98
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What does ex nihilo translate to?

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Out of nothing

99
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What words can we use to describe God?

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Eternal, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, immanent, personal, and transcendent

100
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Define eternal

A

having no beginning or end

101
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Define omnipotent

A

all-powerful

102
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Define omnipresent

A

present everywhere

103
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Define omniscient

A

all-knowing

104
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Define immanent

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very close to us/within us

105
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Define personal (when referring to God)

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wants a relationship with us

106
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Define transcendent

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beyond anything we can truly describe or experience

107
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What did Thomas Aquinas write? What is the Latin name for it?

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The five proofs for the existence of God
Quinque viae

108
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Who was St. Jerome?

A

a biblical scholar

109
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What is St. Jerome known for?

A

his translations and biblical commentaries

110
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What languages did St. Jerome translate? Why did he learn them?

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Greek and Hebrew
to study Scripture

111
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What is the name of St. Jerome’s bible?

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the Vulgate

112
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What is St. Jerome the patron of?

A

biblical scholars and librarians

113
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What did Elizabeth Ann Seton start?

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the first parish school

114
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Who is Julian of Norwich? How did she live her life?

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an anchoress (recluse)
lived a life of solitude and contemplation

115
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What did Julian of Norwich say?

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“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well”

116
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Define attributes

A

qualities or characteristics

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