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What does the word mission mean?.

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The word mission refers to the task of the one who is sent

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What does missionary mean?.

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Missionary means the one who is sent

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Why do we say that proclamation of the Gospel is a command of Jesus to the church?.

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Proclamation of the Gospel, is the mission which Jesus entrusted to the Church through the apostles.The Church which offers the greatest worship to God through the Holy sacrifice of Mass and receives God experience. The faith of the faithful becomes meaningful only when the faithful participate in the God experience of the Church and proclamation of the Gospel.

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What are the Five precepts of the Church?

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  1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation and rest from service labor.
  2. You shall confess your sins at least once a year.
  3. You shall receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season.
  4. You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church
  5. You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church.
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What are the Obligatory Feast Days?

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  • Epiphany (January 6)
  • Annunciation of the Lord (March 25th)
  • St. Peter and Paul (June 29)
  • The Ascension of Our Lord (sixth Thursday after Easter)
  • St. Thomas (July 3)
  • Transfiguration of the Lord (August 6th)
  • The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15)
  • All Saints Day (November 1st)
  • Christmas (December 25)
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How did St Ephrem present his divine truths?

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He presented his truths through beautiful poems and hymns and he is called Guitar or Veena of the Holy Spirit.

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Why are the Fathers of the Church important?

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They are important because they are recognized for their authentic teachings to the Church, thus making their roles significant because they are defending faith.

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What are the obligatory feast days?

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Epiphany (January 6)
- Annunciation of the Lord (March 25th)
- St. Peter and Paul (June 29)
- The Ascension of Our Lord (sixth Thursday after Easter)
- St. Thomas (July 3)
- Transfiguration of the Lord (August 6th)
- The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15)
- All Saints Day (November 1st)
- Christmas (December 25)

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What is the Act of Contrition?

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O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you. I detest all my sins because of your just punishments, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the occasions of sin. Amen.

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What are the Ten Commandments in order?

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1) I am the lord your god: you shall not have strange gods before me.

2) You shall not take the name of the lord your god in vain

3) Remember to keep holy the lord’s day

4) Honor your father and mother

5) You shall not kill

6) You shall not commit adultery

7) You shall not steal

8) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor

9) You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife

10) You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods

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The Church which was formed by the proclamation of the Gospel is the evangelizers also. How does the Church fulfill this mission?

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1) Re-evangelisation within the Church to keep up the Spirit, Power and newness of the Church

2) Evangelization activities to evangelise the non - believers.

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What are the Mysteries of the Rosary?

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Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous

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What are the Joyful Mysteries?

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  1. The Annunciation
  2. The Visitation
  3. The Nativity
  4. The Presentation
  5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
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What are the Sorrowful Mysteries?

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  1. The Agony in the Garden
  2. The Scourging at the Pillar
  3. The Crowning with Thorns
  4. The Carrying of the Cross
  5. The Crucifixion
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What are the Glorious Mysteries?

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  1. The Resurrection
  2. The Ascension
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
  4. The Assumption
  5. The Coronation
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What are the Luminous Mysteries?

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  1. The Baptism in the Jordan
  2. The Wedding at Cana
  3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom
  4. The Transfiguration
  5. The Institution of the Eucharist
15
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What are the goal of evangelisation?

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The goal of the church is to lead humanity to God through the teachings of Jesus about faith and morality and developing human dignity and fellow - feeling.

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Name 5 martyrs who sacrifice their life for faith during the the time of Roman Emperors

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  • St Peter (Time of Nero)
  • St Paul (Time of Nero)
  • Flavius Clemens (Time of Domitian)
  • Wife Dometila (Time of Domitian)
  • Cypress (Time of Valerian)
17
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What was were the reasons for early church persecutions?

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The reason was that Rome had a custom of worshipping emperor as God. But Christians weren’t ready to do that and declared their faith in the true God which Roman rulers disliked. When they heard that they were receiving the flesh and blood of Jesus in the service of breaking bread and drinking blood, they were accused of killing men and eating human flesh (Cannibalism). Because of this, it made it easy to persecute the Christians.

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Why do we say that the religious persecutions not weaken but strengthen the Church?

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The courageous endurance and persevering faith of the martyrs attracted many to Christian faith. Even their persecutors, seeing their faith, got converted, confessed that they too were Christians and accepted martyrdom.

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What are the apostolic fathers?

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The apostolic fathers are people who had acquaintance with either the apostles or their followers and keep the teachings of the apostles untarnished.

20
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Who were the Fathers of the Church?

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  • St Athanasius
  • St Basil
  • St John Chrisostom
  • St Augustine
21
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Why are the Fathers of the Church important?

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They are important because they are recognized for their authentic teachings to the Church, thus making their roles significant because they are defending faith.

22
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How did St Ephrem present his divine truths?

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He presented his truths through beautiful poems and hymns and he is called Guitar or Veena of the Holy Spirit.

23
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What is the essence of the word of God?

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Love

24
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Who was the second apostle of India?

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St Francis Xavier

25
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Who was the founder of the Holy family congregation?

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St. Mariam Thresia

26
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What is the largest association of the Lay Missionary Apostolic in India?

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Little Flower League

27
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What is the vocation and duty of the church

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The Church fulfills this mission through prayer, proclamation, service, and suffering.

28
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Who is called the St. called the doctor of the church by St. John II?

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St. Little Flower

29
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Who do the people call the Praying Mother?

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St. Euphrasia

30
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Three Martyrs from India

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John Britto, St. Devasahayam Pillai, St. Rani Maria

31
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What’s the fundamental principle of religious life?

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To imitate Jesus in the gospel

32
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Who is called Guitar or Veena of the Holy Spirit?

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St. Ephrem

33
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Who is the father of the Eastern religious orders?

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St. Basil

34
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First Martyr

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St. Stephen

Catechism Half Yearly Exam (Chapters 1-8) (1 decks)

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