Confirmation test Flashcards by Julianna Velardi

Who was the head of the church was Jesus died?

St.Peter

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Who is the pope?

The successor of St. Peter
Pope Francis

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What is the Church structure?

a hierarchy

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What is an infallibility?

a gift given to the church by the power of the holy spirit

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Who are the church’s ordained leaders?

bishops, priests, and deacons

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What is a cardinal?

an honorary title normally given to a bishop who serves the church in a significant way

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What is a bishop?

a ordained minister who belongs to the college of bishops, heads a diocese, and has the power to confer holy orders

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What is the name of the bishop of trenton

David M. O’Connell

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What is a College of Bishops?

all bishops as a group and in union with the pope, are the supreme authority of the church

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What is a diocese?

a group of parishes join together under a leadership of the bishop.

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Who are the bishop’s ordained helpers?

priests and deacons

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What is the magisterium?

the teaching authority of the Catholic Church as embodied in the college of bishops in union with the pope, or in the pope.

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what is a pastor and who is ours?

a priest appointed to lead and care for the people of a parish
G. Scott Shaffer

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what is a parish

a worshiping community of Catholics established as a unit of the church under the leadership of a priest.

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What is a priest?

a man empowered through the sacrament of holy orders to act in the person of Christ

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what is a deacon?

an ordained local leader who assists the bishops and priests

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what is a sacrament

the church’s seven main signs through which Jesus continues his saving actions among people

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what is the purpose of a sacrament?

through the sacraments, God offers us the gift of grace the sacraments are life links with God

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what is grace

God’s divine life within us, the life of the trinity, God’s own life and love

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what are the 7 sacraments

baptism
communion
reconciliation
confirmation
matrimony
holy orders
anointing of the sick

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What are the sacraments of initiation?

baptism, confirmation, communion

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what are the sacraments of healing

reconciliation and anointing of the sick

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What are the sacraments of vocation?

matrimony and holy orders

which sacraments can only be received once?

baptism, confirmation and holy orders.

what is the liturgical year?

an annual cycle of seasons and celebrations that honor Jesus

how long is the easter triduum

extends from evening mass of the lords supper on holy Thursday to easter evening prayer

what does the church celebrate on holy thurs

the last supper, institution of the eucharist, insitution of holy orders

what does the church celebrate on good friday

the saving death of the lord

what does the church celebrate on holy saturday

easter vigil, jesus' passover

what does the church celebrate on easter sunday

the resurrection of the lord

what is liturgy

the church's official public worship of God

what is the church's central act of worship?

the eucarist

what is the scripture?

the written record of God's saving acts in history

what does the bible contain?

a collection of writings

what is inspiration?

the influence and guidance of God

what is revelation?

the process by which God has made himself known

why is the bible called revelation?

God has chosen to reveal himself in history

what are the hebrew scriptures

the old testament

how many books make up the old testament?

what are the books of the old testament?

the law, the prophets, and the writings

what is the pentateuch

the first five books of the old testament

what is genesis

the first book of the Hebrew scriptures.

what is the main theme of the biblical story of creation in the book of genesis?

life originally began through god's creative power

what is the new testamant

the part of the bible which is the record of god's love and saving actions in Jesus

how many books make up the new testament?

how is the new testament divided?

the gospels, the acts of apostles, the epistles, book of revelation

what are the great commandments of god

love the lord, your god, with all your heart with all your soul with all your mind and with all your strength love one another as i has loved you

what is a virtue?

attitudes and actions which promote the good of an individual or society

what are the theological virtues

faith, hope and charity

what are the moral virtues?

justice, temperance, fortitude and prudence

what is purgatory

the state of purification which we pass after death and experience heaven

what is pentecost?

the christian feast celebrated fifty days after Jesus' Resurrection.

what is the sign of confirmation?

imposition of hands, signing of the cross, anointing with holy oil

what is the holy oil of confirmation called?

holy chrism

who is the usual minister of confirmation

the bishop of diocese?

what is reason for having sponsors at confirmation

helping the one confirmed by prayers, words and example to carry out their duties of faith