Prayer #5 Marian Flashcards
From which prophet are we told that the ruler of Israel, the Messiah, would be born in Bethlehem?
Micah
Explanation: The correct answer is “Micah”. Micah 5:2-4: “But you, O Bethlehem Eph′rathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. Therefore He shall give them up until the time when she who is in travail has brought forth; then the rest of his brethren shall return to the people of Israel. And He shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now He shall be great to the ends of the earth.”
What are names for Mary which guide us in understanding her role in our lives?
All of the above
Explanation: The correct answer is “All of the above”. Catechism of the Catholic Church #721: “… Mary is acclaimed and represented in the liturgy as the ‘Seat of Wisdom.” Catechism of the Catholic Church #495: “Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly ‘Mother of God’ (Theotokos).” Just as the petals of a rose after a dew close on the dew as if to absorb its energies, so too, Mary was the Mystical Rose closed upon Him Whom the Old Testament had described as a dew descending upon the earth, opened, and she was holding in her fingers the Guest Who was also the Host of the world, as if to say, ‘Look, this is the Lamb of God; this is He Who takes away the sins of the world.’”
) According to St. John Chrysostom, there were three tools used by the devil for the Fall of man, and these same three were used by God for Redemption. They are:
The virgin, the tree and death.
Explanation: The correct answer is “The virgin, the tree and death”. St. John Chrysostom: “Do you see then that the devil was defeated by the very means he used to conquer? By a tree the devil laid Adam low, and by a tree Christ defeated him. The first tree sent men to the world below, but the second called back those who had already gone down. The first tree buried man, already naked and a captive; the second revealed the victor naked to all the world. The first death condemned those who were born afterward, but the second death raised up even those who were born before. Who will speak of the powers of the Lord? Though dead, we become immortal. Such is the great achievement of the cross. Do you now understand the victory and the way it was won? Learn now how this victory was achieved without any labor or effort of our own. We bloodied no weapons, nor stood on the battle line, nor bore any wounds, nor saw any fighting, and yet we won the victory. It was the Lord’s combat, but ours was the crown. And since it is our victory, let us be like soldiers and raise joyous voices in song in praise of our achievement. Praising the Lord let us say: Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? …The cross is the sword Christ used to pierce the serpent.”
Which of the prophets recorded that Mary’s motherhood would be unique because her baby is the Word Incarnate possessing all the qualities of the Messiah from the moment of conception?
Jeremiah
Explanation: The correct answer is “Jeremiah”. As the Word Incarnate possessed from the first moment of His conception all His perfections excepting those connected with His bodily development, His mother is rightly said to “compass a man”. The context of the prophecy by Jeremiah describes after a short general introduction (30:1-3) Israel’s future freedom and restoration in four stanzas: 30:4-11, 12-22; 30:23; 31:14, 15-26; the first three stanzas end with the hope of the Messianic time.
Which of the prophets tells us that the sign will be the birth of Emmanuel to a virgin?
Isaiah
Explanation: The correct answer is “Isaiah”. Isaiah 7:14: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Imman′u-el.”
We know that Mary is the New Eve, because a book of the Old Testament points to this.
Genesis
Explanation: The correct answer is “Genesis”. Genesis 3:15: “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
Mary is the perfect “Orans”. What does this word mean?
Prayer
Explanation: The correct answer is “Prayer.” “Mary is the perfect Orans (pray-er), a figure of the Church. When we pray to her, we are adhering with her to the plan of the Father, who sends his Son to save all men. Like the beloved disciple we welcome Jesus’ mother into our homes,39 for she has become the mother of all the living. We can pray with and to her. The prayer of the Church is sustained by the prayer of Mary and united with it in hope” (CCC 2679).
Mary is “She who shows us the Way” to her Son. The Greek word for this role is:
Hodigitria
Explanation: The correct answer is “Hodigitria”. Catechism of the Catholic Church #2674: “Mary, His mother and ours, is wholly transparent to Him: she ‘shows the way’ (hodigitria), and is herself ‘the Sign’ of the way, according to the traditional iconography of East and West.”
The Magnificat was Mary’s prayer of praise after what event in her
The Annunciation
Explanation: The correct answer is “The Annunciation”. After the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Blessed Virgin Mary, her response was the canticle of prayer known to us as the Magnificat. This is recorded in the first chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke
Salve Regina are the Latin words for the prayer/song which begins:
Hail Holy Queen
Explanation: The correct answer is “Hail Holy Queen”. The Salve Regina is the Hail Holy Queen Prayer in Latin.
In the Battle of Lepanto, which Pope called for Christians to pray the rosary asking for Mary’s help?
Pope St. Pius V
Explanation: The correct answer is “Pope St. Pius V”. In 1571, Pope St. Pius V called on all Christian nations to form a Holy League to stop the invading forces of the Ottoman Empire. Muslim forces threatened to use the Mediterranean as an open highway for conquering all of Europe. In the decisive battle at Lepanto, Christian sailors and Christian nations prayed the rosary, asking for Our Lady’s intercession. When these forces were victorious, the Pope gave credit to “Our Lady of Victory.”
W hen is the Feast of the Holy Rosary?
Oct 7
Explanation: The correct answer is “Oct 7”. Pope Gregory XIII changed the name of the “Our Lady of Victory” Feast to the “Feast of the Holy Rosary.” In 1716, Pope Clement XII inserted it into the Roman calendar, and we now celebrate this as a liturgical feast on Oct. 7.
