RCC Senior Level Flashcards
This is a kind of superior veneration given to Our Lady, Mary alone.
What is Hyperdulia?
The term used to describe the union of Jesus’ Divine nature and Human nature.
What is meant by the hypostatic union?
This act removes the penalties imposed by the Church and reconciles the penitent with the Church.
What is absolution from censures?
This is a small, close-fitting skull-cap worn by bishops, abbots, and other prelates.
What is a Zucchetto?
This is a stiff square cap having three or four projecting “leaves” or prominences rising from the ridges
of its top, and usually having a pompom at its center, worn by cardinals, bishops, and other clerics.
What is a biretta?
This is the rite performed by a priest whereby evil spirits are driven out of a person’s body in the name
of Christ.
What is exorcism?
These are holy things or actions with which the Church asks God to grant us favors, especially spiritual
ones.
What are sacramentals?
This Augustinian monk, on All Saints Eve, 1517, nailed 95 theses on the door of a chapel, expressing
his disbelief in indulgences, among other things.
Who is Martin Luther?
This is the Great Saint of the Council of Trent (1545-1563), Bishop of Milan.
Who is Charles Borromeo?
He acts “in persona Christi.”
Who is the priest?
These words in Latin mean “Behold the man.”
What are “Ecce Homo?”
This is the reception of Holy Communion when it is given in a public or private manner to someone in
danger of death, during an illness, or to soldiers going into battle.
What is viaticum?
This is the public announcement of an impending marriage.
What are the banns of matrimony?
The term lavabo refers to this part of the Latin Mass.
What is the Ceremony of Purification or Washing of the Priest’s Hands?
This is a vessel or device for sprinkling holy water.
What is an aspergillium?
These are the names of 6 Saints (or group of Saints) , which appear in the first part of the canon of the
Mass.
Who are: 1. Blessed Virgin Mary - 2. The twelve apostles - 3. Five early popes - 4 Bishop Cyprian - 5,
Deacon Lawrence - 6. Five other saints who are laymen? (all are martyrs except the Blessed Mother
and the Apostle: St. John the Evangelist).
A sign of priestly office, worn in administration of the sacraments, it is a narrow strip of cloth of a
liturgical color worn over the shoulders.
What is the stole?
Wide band of cloth worn over the shoulders for carrying the sacred vessels or Blessed Sacrament.
What is the humeral veil?
In the Byzantine Rite, this is the name of the screen that separates the congregation from the altar.
What is an Iconostasis?
This part of the Mass includes the writings of the prophets that is, the Old Testament,” and “the
memoirs of the Apostles” (their Letters and Gospels), the homily and the intercessions.
What is the Liturgy of the Word?
This is the clear and immediate vision and experience of God enjoyed by the angels and saints in
heaven.
What is the beatific vision?
This heretical teaching of the Lutherans maintains that the substance of bread and wine exist together
with the substance of the body and blood of Christ after consecration. This is in direct opposition to
the doctrinal teaching of transubstantiation.
What is consubstantiation?
He is the patron saint of scientists.
Who is St. Albert the Great?
This is the patron saint of comedians.
Who is St. Vitus?
This person said: “Faith has no merit where human reason supplies proof.”
Who is Saint Gregory?
This saint is symbolized by a bee hive because of his eloquence.
Who is St. Ambrose?
Legend tells us that this 20th Century pope died of a broken heart because of the outbreak of war.
Who is Pope Pius X?
This martyr, bishop was sent to the tower by Henry VIII and beheaded.
Who is Saint John Fisher?
He is the saint of the Forty Hours Devotion and a beggar.
Who is St. Benedict Joseph Labre?
Traditionally, these are the angels who move the stars and planets.
Who are the Dominions?
This is the title of a famous poem written by Saint Francis of Assisi?
What is the Canticle of the Sun?
He is a founder of Cisterian monasteries and wrote the “Memorare.”
Who is St. Bernard of Clairvaux?
These are called the Angels of Judgement.
What are Thrones?
He is known as the patron saint of the deaf.
Who is St. Francis de Sales?
These are the names of the 5 books of the Old Testament known as the Pentateuch.
What are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy?
Of Noah’s sons, this one’s descendants were the Israelites, God’s “chosen people.”
Who is Sem?
This man prophesied that the scepter would not disappear from the line of Juda until the expectation of
the nations had come.
Who is Jacob?
These were declared the four great Doctors of the Latin Church by Pope Boniface.
Who are St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St. Jerome, St. Gregory the Great?
This queen of Scotland was noted for her kindness toward the poor and her promotion of justice (1050-
1093).
Who is Saint Margaret?
Canonized in 1975, this 17th Century Irish theologian and Archbishop of Armagh, was the Primate of
Ireland and was martyred in 1681.
Who is Saint Oliver Plunkett?
This pope and saint organized an expedition against the Turks, resulting in victory at Leponto (1504-
1572).
Who is Saint Pius V?
This Third-Century pope promoted mercy for repentant Christians, re-admitting them to the Church
after they had fallen away during the persecution of Decius. Banished during the persecution of
Gallus, he is believed to have been martyred.
Who is Pope Saint Cornelius?
This is St. Thomas Aquinas’ feast day.
What is the 7th of March?
This saint, a helper of St. Martin de Porres in caring for the unfortunate of Lima, was canonized a saint
in 1975.
Who is St. John Macias?
This Lebanese hermit was canonized in 1977.
Who is St.Charbel Makhlouf?
This pope is best remembered as the “Pope of the Eucharist” for recommending frequent reception of
Holy Communion and early reception of the sacrament by children.
Who is Pope St. Pius X?
In 1673, she was named a patron saint of Scotland.
Who is St. Margaret of Scotland?
This Swedish saint had visions of the birth of Our Lord which influenced the way we are shown the
Nativity ever since.
Who is St. Bridget (or Birgitta) of Sweden?
This is a declaration by the pope that a deceased person is raised to the full honors of the altar.
What is canonization? (Sainthood).
He is an envoy of the pope who serves as his special representative.
What is a delegate?
This is an effort promoting the restoration of unity among all Christians.
What is ecumenism?
These are referred to as the chosen ones who by favour of God’s grace merit heaven and are eternally
united with Christ.
Who are the elect?
This is the composite of authority, jurisdiction, and sovereignty vested in and exercised by the pope
and his governing groups in the spiritual and temporal governance and guidance of the universal
Church.
What is the Holy See?
This is the general term used for all the members of the Mystical Body who are not professed members
of a religious order, society or congregation, or are not ordained deacons, priests, or bishops.
Who are the laity?
The grant of a special faculty, made by the Holy See to bishops or others in authority, to do something
not otherwise permitted by the general law of the Church.
What is an indult?
This is a weekday of the Church calendar on which no feast or vigil is observed.
What is a feria or ferial day?
This term is Latin and it means “from the chair” of St. Peter. It is used when referring to the pope’s
infallible statements regarding what Catholics must believe and live.
What is “ex-cathedra?”
This signifies a bishop’s permission to print a book regarding faith.
What is imprimatur?
This is a territorial division or district of a diocese.
What is a deanery?
This is the state religion of Liechtenstein.
What is Catholicism?
This is the chair which was used to carry the pope during public appearances.
What is the sedia gestatoria?
This council solemnly declared the infallibility of the pope.
What is Vatican I?
This is the title of the chief representative of the bishop.
What is chancellor?
These clergy are addressed as Your Excellency.
What are bishops, archbishops, and patriarchs?