Study Guide

Question 1

Maxima Redemptionis Nostrae Mysteria (1955) is a(n):

Answer 1

Decree to Restore the Liturgical Order of Holy Week

Question 2

Paschalis Sollemnitatis (1988) is a(n):

Answer 2

Letter concerning the Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts

Question 3

In CCC 1067, the Church describes the Paschal Mystery as:

Answer 3

Christ’s work of redemption accomplished principally by his blessed death, Resurrection from the dead, and glorious Ascension.

Question 4

How does the Church determine the date of Easter?

Answer 4

It is on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring Equinox.

Question 5

True/False: Triduum refers to Three days, from the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper to the end of Easter Sunday.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday) celebrates which three interrelated mysteries of faith?

Answer 6

Mandatum (Command of Brotherly Love)

Institution of the Eucharist

Inauguration of the Priesthood

Question 7

What are “Quartodecimans”?

Answer 7

Early Christians who proposed that Easter should be celebrated on 14 Nisan, the night of the Jewish observance of Passover.

Question 8

During the Mass of the Lord’s supper, the “anamnesis” or “remembrance” happens:

Answer 8

During the Eucharistic Prayer - the “Mystery of Faith.”

Question 9

True/False: The Good Friday liturgy may be celebrated without a priest.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

On Good Friday, the Church meditates on which three mysteries of our faith? (PS 58)

Answer 10

The Passion and Cross – the Birth of the Church – and Universal Prayer

Question 11

Ways to break the bonds of Hell:

Answer 11

Pray the Liturgy of the Hours

Read, pray, meditate

Fasting, or some other act of devotion

Question 12

Elements of the Lucernarium at the Easter Vigil include:

Answer 12

Paschal Fire

Paschal Candle

Illumination of Church at the Gloria

Question 13

Sacramental Character is an indelible seal, imprinted on the soul through the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and holy orders. This seal is:

Answer 13

A positive disposition for grace

A promise guarantee of divine protection

A vocation to divine worship and to the service of the Church

Question 14

The Paschal Candle must be made of wax, never be artificial, be renewed each year, be only one in number, and be of sufficiently large size so that it may evoke the truth that Christ is the light of the world. It is blessed with the signs and words prescribed in the Missal or by the conference of bishops. The signs include:

Answer 14

Carving a Cross and the Alpha and Omega into the candle, each carving making it more like Christ (the indelible mark of sacramental character)

Inserting five grains of incense into the candle, recalling the five wounds in his hands, feet, and side, and the spices used to prepare his body for the tomb.

Question 15

According to Romano Guardini, is it better to have known Jesus when he lived, or to know him in the Eucharist?

Answer 15

Both. There is no difference. They are both Jesus. The work of Christ is passed over into his sacraments.

Question 16

At the Easter Vigil, the newly baptized and confirmed exercise their newly acquired priesthood in four ways:

Answer 16

Universal Prayer

Preparation of the Altar

Participation in the Eucharistic Prayer

Receiving Communion

Question 17

True/False: The 50 days of Easter are considered “One Great Sunday.”

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Easter allows us to be divinized, to live like we were supposed to live from the beginning. We are divinized by:

Answer 18

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Question 19

In the Epistle to Diognetus in the 2nd century, It has been said that Christians are indistinguishable . . . by nationality, language or customs, They do not inhabit separate cities of their own, or speak a strange dialect, or follow some outlandish way of life . . . They pass their days upon earth . . . obedient to the laws yet live on a level that transcends the law. It could be said that:

Answer 19

The Christian is to the world as the soul is to the body, animating it and bringing it to life.

Question 20

Tips for Celebrating the Mystery of Easter:

Answer 20

Know where you are going: the goal is the Paschal Mystery

See sacramentally: we’ll look less like us and more like Christ

Journey with others: pray, discuss, and celebrate together

Live as if you mean it: make others see how extraordinary it is to be a Christian