Notes on Mass DVD Flashcards
The first garment the priest puts on _____ Mass is the ____, which has to be _____ reminding us of baptism.
before, alb, white
The _____ is the rope belt that represents chastity.
cinture
T or F: All Church symbolism means something.
true
The final garment the priest puts on is the _____, which displays the liturgical season by its colour.
chasuble
Violet = ____
lent
Green = ____
ordinary times
Chasuble means _____.
little house
The priest puts on all these garments before Mass to hide himself because he is acting in _______.
persona Christi
The ___ the priest puts on represents a yoke representing that he is a “________”.
stole, beast of burden for Christ
The stole is a sign of ______.
authority
Holy water at the entrance of the church represents our own ____ which brought us into the Church and we dip our fingers into the ________ to renew our baptismal promises.
baptism, holy water
The ______ is not a parade, but rather it represents our journey as Christians .
procession
We _____ as a sign of respect and it is like a _____ in which we’re offering everything to God.
genuflect, marriage proposal
In the Eastern Church, when making the sign of the cross, they hold their fingers so that two represent ______ and _______ and the three represent the _____.
Jesus’ humanity and divinity, trinity
The priest reverence the altar by ____.
kissing it
Our sitting during the readings isn’t passive, but rather a ___________.
posture of being receptive to God’s word
God made us to ___, ___ and ____ Him.
know, love and serve
Amen best translates not as ______ or ______ but as ________.
so be it , I believe, I stake my life on this
In the responsorial Psalm, we are praying God’s words back ____.
to him
The word homily is Greek for ________.
break open the Gospel
Before the Gospel is read, we make a small sign of the cross, these words of Jesus would be on our ____, _____ and ____.
mind, lips and soul
When he reads the gospel, the priest actually ____ the gospel book.
kisses
Christians have and are dying for the ______ we recite at mass. The Creed states what we _____.
creed, believe
In the early church, at the __________, people would bring their own bread and wine that they had made.
offertory
The passing of the peace originated in the _______ as Christians forgave before being put to _____.
early church, death
At the side of the altar, the priest’s hands are washed as he silently says “ _______________________”. In the more ancient church, this gesture was more for a __________ purpose. Even with our modern cleaning luxuries, the church maintains this washing ritual as it expresses an inward desire to be cleansed within.
“Lord, wash away my inquiry and cleanse me of my sins” , practical
During the institution of the _______, the priest is acting in persona Christi and the bread and wine become the _______ of Jesus.
Eucharist, body and blood
The ________ is when the priest breaks a little piece of the consecrated host into the ____. Originally this ritual was designed to show ____ and ______ between the pope/ bishop and their local churches. Fragments of the host from masses celebrated by the pope or bishop were carried by _____ to the local churches and placed into ____ during the celebration of the Mass. It symbolized the _________________________-.
fracturing rite, chalice, unity, communion, deacons, chalices, reality that the entire church is present at every mass
Every bit of the consecrated bread or consecrated wine is _______.
100% Christ
One must be in a state of ____ before receiving the Eucharist.
grace
When we consume the Eucharist, Jesus is un us and we become a _________.
living tabernacle
After having made a _________ we heed the closing words of the Mass - Go Forth! We do so enriched by the ______ and nourished by the _____. Our duty and mission is to now continue that ____ and ____ in our personal lives as we love and serve the Lord and share the message of his love to the ____ around us.
thanksgiving, Word of God, Holy Eucharist, praise, worship, world
