5.1 + 5.2 test

Question 1

grace :)

Answer 1

the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to his call to become children of God and partakers of the divine nature and of eternal life

Question 2

liturgy

Answer 2

the public worship of the Church which includes the celebration of the Eucharist and other sacraments and the liturgy of the hours. literally means “public work”

Question 3

catechumenate

Answer 3

the period of preparation for Baptism

Question 4

absolution

Answer 4

the release of repentant sinners from their sin in the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Question 5

Didache

Answer 5

also called the “Teaching of the Twelve Apostles.” A moral, disciplinary, and liturgical text written in the later first or early second century, it includes teachings on Baptism, Eucharist, fasting, and prayer.

Question 6

eucharistic prayer

Answer 6

the heart and summit of the celebration of the Eucharist. Follows the offering of the unconsecrated bread and wine to God.

Question 7

sacrament

Answer 7

a sign and instrument of God’s presence in the world

Question 8

Eucharist

Answer 8

the source and summit of all the Church’s activity

Question 9

Paschal Mystery

Answer 9

Christ’s Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension. Christians participate in the Paschal Mystery through Baptism, Eucharist, and the other sacraments.

Question 10

Sacraments of Initiation

Answer 10

• Baptism
• Confirmation
• Eucharist

Question 11

RCIA

Answer 11

process through which non-Catholic adults learn about and join in full communion with the Catholic Church by receiving the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist.

Question 12

liturgy of the word

Answer 12

the part of the Mass which includes the “writings of the prophets” and the “memoirs of the Apostles,” the homily, the profession of faith, and the intercessions for the world.

Question 13

transubstantiation

Answer 13

the change of the essential nature of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ during the consecration

Question 14

essence

Answer 14

what gives something its true identity and determines the impact that it will have on those who interact with it

Question 15

what century did infant Baptism begin?

Answer 15

the fifth century

Question 16

efficacious symbol

Answer 16

a symbol that not only points to a reality, but also causes it. The Church is an efficacious symbol.

Question 17

anamnesis

Answer 17

the part of the liturgy in which the Church remembers the passion, resurrection, and promise of Christ’s return

Question 18

epiclesis

Answer 18

the request for the Spirit to descend

Question 19

Amen

Answer 19

the Hebrew word for “so be it”

Question 20

what was the original order of the sacraments of initiation?

Answer 20

1) Baptism
2) Confirmation
3) Eucharist

Question 21

why is Jesus the first sacrament?

Answer 21

he is the sign of God’s presence in history and the means through which God’s presence in history is made accessible to human beings

Question 22

why is the Church the first sacrament of Christ?

Answer 22

the Church is the sign and instrument of Christ’s continuing presence in the world

Question 23

how does Sunday liturgy transform individuals who participate?

Answer 23

Sunday liturgy transforms those who participate by bringing them face to face with the living God.

Question 24

how do the sacraments shape the Church?

Answer 24

• the sacraments give definition to the Church
• they ensure that the Church does what Christ would do in the world
• guarantee that we will act as the true Body of Christ

Question 25

what is necessary for the sacraments to be able to transform individuals?

Answer 25

a more complete bond to the community which is one with Christ and through Christ with the Trinity

Question 26

what does it mean to say that each sacrament has a lasting effect?

Answer 26

that each sacrament has its own particular way of making Christ's presence accessible to us who cannot transcend time and space

Question 27

how is Jesus' baptism the prototype for all Christian baptisms?

Answer 27

Christian Baptism is linked to the descent of the Holy Spirit and to the permanent marking of the newly baptized Christian as God's own. Jesus' baptism transforms Baptism from a ritual gesture of human repentance to a sign of the divine purification which God offers through Jesus.

Question 28

how did the council of trent understand confirmation?

Answer 28

that Confirmation of Baptism must wait at least until the age of reason (7), at which point a person might be aware of what he or she was doing

Question 29

how did the celebration of Eucharist first begin

Answer 29

in the first century, Eucharist was primarily celebrated in private homes, some of which became churches, and even these churches were eventually too small to host all the Christians of the community making it impossible for all Christians of the same city to worship together

Question 30

why is it important for Catholics to understand what the Eucharist signifies?

Answer 30

the more clearly people understand what a sacrament signifies, the better prepared they will be to receive and benefit from the grace which it gives

Question 31

what is necessary in the sacrament of Reconciliation for someone to benefit from forgiveness?

Answer 31

the proper disposition, which includes true repentance

Question 32

whe did the practice of private confession develop?

Answer 32

seventh century by Irish missionaries