RCC Junior Level - Bonus Flashcards
Our Lady appeared to these two peasant children at La Salette, France in 1846.
Who are Melanie and Maximin?
This Greek word refers to Mary’s divine motherhood and means “God-bearer.”
What is Theotokos?
This doctrine was officially defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854.
What is the Immaculate Conception.
She is called the “Daughter of Zion”.
Who is Mary?
Jesus Christ, as shown by the Hypostatic Union, has two of these.
What are natures?
This term refers to the tomb in which the Body of Jesus Christ was laid after His death upon the Cross.
What is the Holy Sepulchre?
This Latin word refers to a series of reproofs addressed by the Lord from the cross to his ungrateful people.
What are the Improperia?
The Sacrifice of Calvary and the Sacrifice of the Mass differ in these three ways.
What are 1. Bloody vs. unbloody - 2. Offering of Himself by Himself vs. offering Himself through the
priest. - 3. Cross merited graces vs. Mass applies graces?
These 3 renunciations are required by an adult catechumen or infant sponsor before the sacrament of
Baptism may be administered.
What are: 1. Satan - 2. his pomps - 3. his works?
This term refers to a liturgical event which falls on different dates in different years.
What is a moveable feast?
“Twelfth Night” is another name for this feast day.
What is the Epiphany?
These 12 praises are prayed in front of the Blessed Sacrament at Benediction.
What are the Divine Praises?
There are nine readings in this liturgy, seven from the Old Testament, one Epistle and one Gospel.
What is the Easter vigil?
The is the meaning of the words “Dona nobis pacem,” uttered during a Mass.
What is “Grant us peace”?
According to “Sacrosanctum concilium”, the Sacred Constitution on the Liturgy promulgated by
the Second Vatican Council, this kind of music is to be given pride of place in Roman Catholic liturgical services.
What is Gregorian chant?
This expression, taken from the Italian words meaning for the chapel, refers to the style of singing
choral music unaccompanied.
What is a capella?
This medieval Advent hymn invokes Jesus by these titles: Branch of Jesse, Light from the East, Key of
David.
What is “Veni veni Emmanuel” (or, O come, o come, Emmanuel)?
This is another name for the Mass VIII, the chants for the Ordinary of the Mass for feast days.
What is the Missa “de Angelis”?
This is the hymn that is sung after the Alleluia and before the Gospel only on certain solemn feasts.
What is the sequence?
This is the sequence for the feast of Pentecost.
What is Veni Sancte Spiritus (or, Come Holy Spirit)?
This feast is celebrated eight days after the Feast of the Nativity.
What is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (or the Circumcision of Jesus)?
This feast is celebrated forty days after the feast of the Nativity.
What is the Purification of Mary (or the Presentation of Jesus)?
This is the paradox which is used during the liturgy of the Easter vigil to describe orignal sin.
What is a “happy fault”? (or, felix culpa)
These are the 5 effects (name at least 3) of reception of the Eucharist.
What are:
1) Gives grace
2) Remits venial sin
3) Strengthens against temptation
4) Faciliates the attainment of eternal life
5) Unites us more closely to Christ and His Church?
This term refers to the calling to mind of the Passion Resurrection and return of Christ during the
eucharistic sacrifice.
What is anamnesis?
This term refers to the calling down of the Holy Spirit on the gifts during the eucharistic prayer.
What is the epiclesis?
These are the two handed vessels for holding oils and burial ointments.
What are ampulae?
This is the container for reserving the sacred host for exposition in the monstrance.
Think of a thing that’s capsules something.
What is a capsula?
This is the vessel use to burn incense.
What is a censer, or thurible?
These are the three valid modes of the sacrament of baptism.
What are sprinkling, pouring (infusion), immersion?
This is the practice of giving communion under both species by dipping the sacred host into the
Precious Blood.
What is intinction?
This is the term given to newly baptized individuals.
Who are neophytes?
This is the colour of the vestments traditionally worn by the priest on Good Friday or at ceremonies for
the dead.
What is the colour black?
“Agnus Dei” is the Latin phrase that means this.
What is “Lamb of God”?
This attribute describes God insofar as he is not limited in space.
What is immensity?
This is the name of the study of God.
What is theology?
This attribute describes God insofar as he is not composed of parts.
What is simplicity?
All fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named after this one.
Who is God the Father?
This person of the Trinity proceeds by way of generation.
Who is God the Son?
This trinitarian heresy states that God is one person and that Father, Son and Holy Spirit as distinct
roles or modes adopted by God for the purposes of our salvation?
What is modalism?
This Jesuit is known for simplifying complicated doctrine of the Church, by writing a Catechism.
Who is St. Robert Bellarmine?
This man from Czechoslovakia went to New York and became the 4th bishop of Philadelphia, and also
the first male American to be canonized.
Who is St. John Neumann?
This saint was the only bishop in England who would not agree to King Henry VIII’s divorce.
Who is St. John Fisher?
This Spanish priest established the first California mission in 1769.
Who is Blessed Junipero Serra?
Isn’t this novice?
Desiring to give her life to God, she was nevertheless married by her parents to a good man and bore
three children. She was aware of the presence of her guardian angel and sometimes received slaps
from him.
Who is St. Frances of Rome?
This saint spoke the words, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.”
Who is St. Mary?
This saint describe prayer as “a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned towards Heaven.”
Who is St. Therese of Liseux?
This medieval Italian author puts St. Francis of Assisi in a higher circle of heaven than St. Thomas
Aquinas.
Who is Dante?
This book was written by St. Augustine as a response to the blasphemies and errors of the pagans.
What is “City of God”?
This saint is known as the “Apostle of Scotland.”
Who is Saint Columba?
This saint is also know by the title “Regina apostolorum.”
Who is St. Mary?
This play by Robert Bolt tells the story of St. Thomas More.
What is “A Man for All Seasons”?
This husband, father and politician is the patron saint of lawyers.
Who is St. Thomas More?
The name of this saint, means “Christ-bearer”.
Who is St. Christopher?
This saint is the patroness of Italy, her native country.
Who is St. Catherine of Siena?
Christ gave these three powers to the apostles, the first bishops of the Church.
What are: 1. Teach - 2. Sanctity - 3. Rule?
These are the 3 attributes (qualities) of the Catholic Church.
What are: 1. Authority - 2. Infallibility - 3. Indefectibility?
The mark of the Church called “Apostolicity” is shown by these two historical facts.
What are: 1. Christ commissioned the apostles to continue the work of building this Church - 2. The
Church has always been governed by their lawful successors?
Name the three stages of Canonization.
What are: 1. Venerable - 2. Blessed (beatification) - 3. Saint (canonization)?
This term refers to the gathering of cardinals for the purposes of electing a new pope.
What is a conclave?
This is the meaning of the Latin word “passio”?
What is “suffering”?
This is the highest court of appeal in the Church.
What is the Holy Roman Rota?
This former Cathedral in Red Square, Moscow, features elaborate onion-shaped domes.
What is Saint Basil’s Cathedral?
This cathedral church is the seat of the Bishop of Rome.
What is the Basilica of St. John Lateran?
This is the pope’s summer residence.
What is Castel Gandolfo?