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What are sacraments?
Sacraments are signs in with Jesus meet with us to share God’s life with us. There are seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance and Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.
What is the purpose of the sacraments?
The sacraments help us to live holy lives. Sanctifying grace is God’s love and life in us. All the sacraments give Grace, which helps us to carry on as Christians to serve one another.
What are the seven sacraments?
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance and Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.
What is baptism?
The sacrament that gives are soul the new life of Grace by which we become children of God. Our souls are cleansed of original sin, the sin of our first parents as we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit for the first time.
What is reconciliation?
A sign of our sorrow in God’s love and forgiveness. The priest forgives us in the name of Jesus in our community.
What is holy Eucharist?
The Christian celebration of Christ’s death and resurrection. Do Eucharist is a sacrifice and a meal. It is a sacrifice because in it Christ offer himself to God and we offer ourselves with him. The Eucharist is a meal because Jesus comes to us as our food which we received with our community. We are nourished and strengthened and transformed into a community of faith for believers.
What is confirmation?
Sacrament In which God sends us the Holy Spirit to help us to be responsible for serving others, by our good deeds,words and prayers. We are commissions to carry out the mission of Christ and his church with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
What is holy orders?
The sacrament in which Jesus shares his special ministry of service with Bishop’s priests and deacons so they can
Serve his church by helping people to become holy and faithful disciples.
What is matrimony?
A sacrament and was Jesus unites a man and a woman in a holy and lifelong marriage. Jesus helps them to be helpful and loyal to each other and to the children they may have.
What is anointing of the sick?
Sacrament and was Jesus comfort those in the community horn of healing. He give them peace, Forgives their sins and often restores them to health.
What are the sacraments of initiation?
Sacraments of initiation are baptism, Holy Eucharist And confirmation. Through the sacraments,And confirmation through the sacraments, We are welcomed into the community, received Jesus within us for the first time And Are received into the fullness of the church. When we share the sacraments, we show forth the unity of God’s love for all people.
What are the sacraments of healing?
The sacraments of healing are reconciliation and anointing of the sick. Through these sacraments, We are shown that God is always willing to forgive, heal and love us. Are openness to God’s love is celebrated within the sacraments as well.
What are the sacraments of vocation?
The sacraments are holy orders and marriage. It is the giving of you to another in marriage Into the church in Holy orders and continue to do God’s work here on earth.
Which sacrament should only be received once?
Baptism, confirmation and holy orders can be received only once as they leave a lifelong character on your soul.
What does the word confirmation mean?
Confirmation is the sacrament of maturity that completes baptism. The word confirmation means Strengthening. In confirmation the Holy Spirit comes to us in a spiritual way with the abundance of God’s gifts.
Name the four signs of the rite of confirmation
Renewal of baptismal vows, laying on of the hands, anointing of oil/sign of the cross and sign of peace.
Who is the usual minister of confirmation?
The usual minister of confirmation is the Bishop of the diocese. The Bishop of the diocese of Trenton Is the most Reverend David O’Connell, Who presides at St. Mary’s cathedral, Trenton, New Jersey.
What is the reason for having sponsors at confirmation?
Sponsors of confirmation have a duty to lead the ones being confirmed by the prayers and examples.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is God in the third person of the Blessed Trinity. The Holy Spirit is called the gift of the father, the Spirit of love, the spirit of truth and the life-giver.
What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit?
1.Wisdom- Helps us to know the right thing to do.
2.understanding- Helps us to explain our faith and know how to make a decision.
3.right judgment- Helps us to guide others in their faith because we live our own.
4.courage- Helps us to practice courageously the faith believe.
5.knowledge- Helps us to learn about the Catholic faith from the Bible and from the Catholic tradition.
6.reference- Helps us to live the good news with an Lee and pray for selves and others.
7.wonder and awe- Helps us to show respect for God, God’s people and God’s world.
What are the two great commandments?
- you shall love the lord your god, with your whole heart, with your whole soul m, and with all your mind.
- you shall love your neighbor as yourself.
What are the Ten Commandments?
- i am the lord your god, worship no gods except me.
- you shall not misuse the name of the lord your god.
- remember to keep holy the sabbath day.
- honor your father and mother.
- you shall not kill
- you shall not commit adultery.
- you shall not steal.
- you shall not tell lies against your neighbor.
- you shall not covet your neighbors wife’s wife or husband
- you shall not covet your neighbors goods.
What are the corporal works of mercy(for the body)?
- feed the hungry
- give drink to the thirsty
- shelter the homeless
- clothe the naked
- Care for the sick
- help the imprisoned
- bury the dead
What are the Spiritual works of mercy?
- share knowledge
- give advice to those who need it
- comfort those who suffer
- be patient with others
- forgive those who hurt you
- give correction to those who need it
- pray for the living and the dead
What are the laws of the church?
- celebrate mass every Sunday and holy days of obligation
- fast and abstain on the days appointed
- receive Eucharist during lent
- receive Reconciliation at least once a year
- contribute to the support of the parish/ church.
What are the holy days of obligation?
• Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God-
• Ascension Thursday
• Assumption of Mary
• All Saints’ Day
• Immaculate Conception
• Christmas
What is the solemnity of Mary, mother of god?
January 1st (we honor Mary, mother of God).
When is ascension Thursday?
40 days from Easter (Jesus ascends into heaven).
When is the Assumption of Mary?
August 15th (Mary was taken into heaven body and soul).
When is all saints day?
November 1st (We honor all the saints in heaven).
When is immaculate conception?
December 8th (Mary was free from sin from the fist moment of her life).
When is Christmas?
December 25th (We celebrate the birth of Jesus).
Sign of the cross?
In the name of the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Our father?
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name. Thy kingdom
come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil. Amen.
Glory be?
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Hail Mary?
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed
is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of
our death. Amen.
Apostles creed?
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in
Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the
Virgin Mary, He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. Me descended into
hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the
Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy
catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the
life everlasting, Amen.”
Nicene creed?
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things
visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Begotten Son of God, born of the
Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he
came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again
on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right
hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will
have not end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and
the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the
prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the
forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come,
Amen,
Definition of stations of the cross:
They can be found in almost if not all Catholic churches. They are pictures or
symbols depicting the fourteen (sometimes fifteen) steps along Jesus way to the cross. Praying the
stations means meditating on each station and following the journey Jesus took.
What are the stations of the cross?
Jesus is condemned to death
O
Jesus takes up his cross
O
Jesus falls for the first time
O
Jesus meets his mother
O
Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry his cross
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Jesus falls the second time
Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem
Jesus falls the third time
O
Jesus is stripped of his garments
O
Jesus is nailed to the cross
Jesus dies on the cross
Jesus is taken down from the cross
O
Jesus is lald in the tomb
O
The resurrection of the Lord
Absolution:
The prayer of forgiveness for sins prayed by the priest in the Sacrament of
Reconciliation.
Act of contrition:
A prayer said to express sorrow.
Acts of the Apostles:
Book in the Bible written by Luke.
Advent:
The four weeks in which we prepare for Christmas.
All Saints Day:
Holy Day of Obligation where the church honors all those who have died And
share in full union under God.
Annulment:
Declares a marriage invalid.
Anointing of the Sick:
The Sacrament of comfort and strength, or forgiveness and healing for the Sick.
Apostles:
Followers of Jesus chosen by Jesus to lead His Church.
Apostles Creed:
A summary of what Catholics believe.
Apostolic
Found on the teachings of the apostles.
Ascension:
The returning of Jesus in glory to his Father.
Ash Wednesday:
The day which begins the Lenten season in the Church.
Baptism:
A sign by which we share God’s life, a Sacrament of initiation.
Beatitudes:
Guidelines given to us by Jesus to live a life of love. Given on His Sermon On the
Mount.
Bible:
Holy Scriptures consisting of the Old and New Testaments.
Bishop:
Leader of a Diocese and responsible for serving the people who live in his
Diocese.
Blessed Trinity:
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Catholic:
Welcoming or open to the whole world. Inclusive of all.
Christians:
Followers of Jesus.
Christmas:
Time on calendar we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
