Sacraments Test Flashcards
Study for test over Baptism, Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation, Holy Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick on February 21, 2025.
What are the sacraments of Initiation?
- Baptism
- Holy Communion
- Confirmation
What are the sacraments of Healing?
- Reconciliation
- Anointing of the Sick
What are the sacraments of Service?
- Holy Matrimony
- Holy Orders
What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit?
(What ugly kids really could revolve with)
Wisdom: knowledge and experience
Understanding: empathy
Knowledge: the things that we know about God.
Right judgement: knowing right from wrong
Courage: bravery
Reverence: having respect for God
Wonder and awe: being amazed by God
What are the two principle effects of Baptism?
- Purification from sin
- New birth in the Holy Spirit
What are the 4 cardinal virtues?
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Temperance: The habit of living in moderation and controlling desires.
Prudence: the habit of making good judgement and decisions.
Fortitude: the courage to do what is right.
Justice: the practice of treating others fairly.
What are the theological virtues?
- Faith
- Hope
- Love
What is Reconciliation and what does it focus on?
Reconciliation: a sacrament of healing.
Reconciliation focuses on forgiveness in our life and our acceptance of that forgiveness.
What is confession?
Confession: confessing one’s own sins means confronting one’s own reality.
What is a mortal sin?
Mortal sin: a serious act against God’s law that we knowingly and freely do. It separates us from God’s grace. A mortal sin can only be forgiven through the sacrament of Reconciliation.
What is a venial sin?
Venial sin: less serious than a mortal sin. Weakens our relationship with God and the Church.
What are the seven deadly sins?
(People get even wiser learning g@y songs)
- Pride –> Humility
- Greed –> Generosity
- Envy –> Love
- Wrath –> Kindness
- Lust –> Self-control
- Gluttony –> Faith
- Sloth –> Zeal
What is a conscience?
-God has created every person with a conscience.
Our conscience helps us to know what is good and evil.
-When we go against our conscience and choose what we know is evil, we sin.
-Knowingly and deliberately choosing to do wrong, even if we have a good reasons for doing so, is still a sin.
What is a perfect contrition?
Perfect Contrition – feeling sorry for our sins because of our love for God, not because of fear of punishment.
What are the 3 acts a penitent must carry out?
- Express contrition or sorrow for sin.
- Confess these sins to the priest.
- Fix it.
What are the Communion faith words?
Monstrance: a special container in with the Eucharist is placed for adoration.
Tabernacle: a cabinet like enclosure for the consecrated host.
Exposition: Placing the Blessed Sacrament in view of worshippers for adoration.
Adoration: the act of honoring and worshipping God as divine.
What is confirmation?
The Sacrament of Confirmation is a Sacraments of Initiation in which we receive the special strength of the Holy Spirit to faithfully give witness to Christ and grow in holiness.
What are the 5 effects of Confirmation?
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- Increases and deepens our baptismal graces.
- Unites us more firmly to Christ.
- Increases the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
- Makes our bond with the church more perfect.
- Strengthens us as witnesses of Christ.
Sacraments of the Service of Communion Marriage and Holy Orders:
-God calls some people to serve the Church as deacons, priests, and bishops.
-God calls others to serve the Church as religious brothers and sisters, single persons, and married couples.
-No one function is more important than another.
What is the rite of marriage?
-The Church views marriage as a sacrament, therefore the couple are asked to celebrate their marriage in public, before a priest and in the presence of witnesses.
-The bride and groom are the ministers of the Sacrament of Matrimony. The priest doesn’t marry them. They marry one another. The priest is there, representing Christ and the Church, to act as a witness and to give God’s blessing.
Define vocation:
-A vocation is how we serve others and God, not only through our chosen job or career but through our everyday lives.
-This is the reason the Church considers both Holy Orders and Matrimony to be lifelong commitments.
What is Holy Orders?
-The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ’s priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles.
-There is only one Sacrament of Holy Orders, but there are three levels.
1. The Ordination of Bishops
2. The Ordination of Priests
3. The Ordination of Deacons
-Two kinds of ordained deacons
1. Transitional – go on to priesthood
2. Permanent – they may be married before becoming deacons. They do not go on to the priesthood.
What is Anointing of the Sick?
-Anointing of the sick is administered to all who are ill, have a chronic illness or are about to undergo surgery.
-The Church stresses a secondary effect of the sacrament: to help a person recover his/her health.
What are the Effects of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick?
- The uniting of the sick person to the Passion of Christ, for his own good and that of the whole Church.
- The strengthening, peace and courage to endure in a Christian manner the sufferings of illness or old age.
- The forgiveness of sins.
- The restoration of health.
- The preparation of passing over to eternal life.
