Notes on Mass DVD

Question 1

The first garment the priest puts on _____ Mass is the ____, which has to be _____ reminding us of baptism.

Answer 1

before, alb, white

Question 2

The _____ is the rope belt that represents chastity.

Answer 2

cinture

Question 3

T or F: All Church symbolism means something.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

The final garment the priest puts on is the _____, which displays the liturgical season by its colour.

Answer 4

chasuble

Question 5

Violet = ____

Answer 5

lent

Question 6

Green = ____

Answer 6

ordinary times

Question 7

Chasuble means _____.

Answer 7

little house

Question 8

The priest puts on all these garments before Mass to hide himself because he is acting in _______.

Answer 8

persona Christi

Question 9

The ___ the priest puts on represents a yoke representing that he is a “________”.

Answer 9

stole, beast of burden for Christ

Question 10

The stole is a sign of ______.

Answer 10

authority

Question 11

Holy water at the entrance of the church represents our own ____ which brought us into the Church and we dip our fingers into the ________ to renew our baptismal promises.

Answer 11

baptism, holy water

Question 12

The ______ is not a parade, but rather it represents our journey as Christians .

Answer 12

procession

Question 13

We _____ as a sign of respect and it is like a _____ in which we’re offering everything to God.

Answer 13

genuflect, marriage proposal

Question 14

In the Eastern Church, when making the sign of the cross, they hold their fingers so that two represent ______ and _______ and the three represent the _____.

Answer 14

Jesus’ humanity and divinity, trinity

Question 15

The priest reverence the altar by ____.

Answer 15

kissing it

Question 16

Our sitting during the readings isn’t passive, but rather a ___________.

Answer 16

posture of being receptive to God’s word

Question 17

God made us to ___, ___ and ____ Him.

Answer 17

know, love and serve

Question 18

Amen best translates not as ______ or ______ but as ________.

Answer 18

so be it , I believe, I stake my life on this

Question 19

In the responsorial Psalm, we are praying God’s words back ____.

Answer 19

to him

Question 20

The word homily is Greek for ________.

Answer 20

break open the Gospel

Question 21

Before the Gospel is read, we make a small sign of the cross, these words of Jesus would be on our ____, _____ and ____.

Answer 21

mind, lips and soul

Question 22

When he reads the gospel, the priest actually ____ the gospel book.

Answer 22

kisses

Question 23

Christians have and are dying for the ______ we recite at mass. The Creed states what we _____.

Answer 23

creed, believe

Question 24

In the early church, at the __________, people would bring their own bread and wine that they had made.

Answer 24

offertory

Question 25

The passing of the peace originated in the _______ as Christians forgave before being put to _____.

Answer 25

early church, death

Question 26

At the side of the altar, the priest’s hands are washed as he silently says “ _______________________”. In the more ancient church, this gesture was more for a __________ purpose. Even with our modern cleaning luxuries, the church maintains this washing ritual as it expresses an inward desire to be cleansed within.

Answer 26

“Lord, wash away my inquiry and cleanse me of my sins” , practical

Question 27

During the institution of the _______, the priest is acting in persona Christi and the bread and wine become the _______ of Jesus.

Answer 27

Eucharist, body and blood

Question 28

The ________ is when the priest breaks a little piece of the consecrated host into the ____. Originally this ritual was designed to show ____ and ______ between the pope/ bishop and their local churches. Fragments of the host from masses celebrated by the pope or bishop were carried by _____ to the local churches and placed into ____ during the celebration of the Mass. It symbolized the _________________________-.

Answer 28

fracturing rite, chalice, unity, communion, deacons, chalices, reality that the entire church is present at every mass

Question 29

Every bit of the consecrated bread or consecrated wine is _______.

Answer 29

100% Christ

Question 30

One must be in a state of ____ before receiving the Eucharist.

Answer 30

grace

Question 31

When we consume the Eucharist, Jesus is un us and we become a _________.

Answer 31

living tabernacle

Question 32

After having made a _________ we heed the closing words of the Mass - Go Forth! We do so enriched by the ______ and nourished by the _____. Our duty and mission is to now continue that ____ and ____ in our personal lives as we love and serve the Lord and share the message of his love to the ____ around us.

Answer 32

thanksgiving, Word of God, Holy Eucharist, praise, worship, world