Question 1

What is the Communion of Saints?

Accepted Answer

Unity in Christ of those he has redeemed in the Church, both living and dead.

Question 2

What are Sacraments?

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Signs that Christ uses to make himself and his graces present on earth.

Question 3

What does Efficacious mean?

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Capable of producing a desired effect.

Question 4

Who are the Laity?

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All the members of the Church initiated through Baptism who are not ordained.

Question 5

What is Sacramental Economy?

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Communication of the fruits of Christ's Paschal Mystery through the sacramental liturgy.

Question 6

What is the perfect sign of the Father's love?

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Jesus Christ.

Question 7

Why is Jesus called a 'sacrament'?

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He not only pointed to God's love, he brought it to people.

Question 8

What are the three traits found in every sacrament?

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A mystery, a visible sign of an invisible reality, and efficacious.

Question 9

Why is the Church called a mystery?

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It can't be fully understood or explained.

Question 10

What do the sacraments bring you communion with?

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All of the above: the Blessed Trinity, other Catholics, and other people in the world.

Question 11

How do we act as prophets in the Body of Christ?

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By witnessing to the truth about Jesus Christ.

Question 12

What is Apostolic Succession?

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An unbroken chain of authority connecting the pope and bishops with the Apostles of Jesus.

Question 13

What is the Common Priesthood?

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Church members who share in Christ's priesthood through Baptism and Confirmation.

Question 14

What is the Easter Triduum?

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A three-day-long liturgy that celebrates the Paschal Mystery of Jesus.

Question 15

What is the Church Year?

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The liturgical year; an arrangement of the celebration of major events in the life of Christ into Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time.

Question 16

What does the celebration of the Paschal Mystery include?

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Christ's Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension.

Question 17

Who did the followers of Jesus eagerly share the Gospel with after Pentecost?

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Gentiles, or non-Jews.

Question 18

Where is Christ's presence clearly seen in the liturgy?

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In all of the above: the minister of the sacrament, the Word of God or Scripture, and the Church or people praying together.

Question 19

What is another name for the Liturgy of the Hours?

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The Divine Office.

Question 20

Which sacraments confer a sacramental character?

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Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.

Question 21

What does the Liturgy of the Word consist of at Sunday Mass?

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A psalm, an Old Testament reading, a New Testament reading, and a Gospel reading.

Question 22

What are the words for the form of Confirmation?

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'Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit'.

Question 23

What is one of the feasts of Mary that is celebrated?

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The Assumption.

Question 24

What is the matter of the Sacrament of Matrimony?

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The consent to the marriage by the bride and groom.

Question 25

When does the liturgical season of Ordinary Time begin?

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In January.

Question 26

What is Mystagogia?

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The fifty-day Easter season when neophytes go deeper into the divine mysteries and sacraments.

Question 27

What is the Sanctoral Cycle?

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The celebration of the feast days of saints throughout the year.

Question 28

What is Anamnesis?

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A word that describes the Church's living memory.

Question 29

What is the Form of a sacrament?

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The traditional words said for each sacrament.

Question 30

What is Sacramental Character?

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An indelible spiritual mark which is the permanent effect of the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.

Question 31

What is Disposition?

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The interior attitude of a person upon receiving the Sacraments.

Question 32

Who are Catechumens?

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Unbaptized persons who are preparing for full initiation into the Church through the Sacraments of Christian Initiation.

Question 33

Who are Neophytes?

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Those newly received into the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil.

Question 34

What does Eschatological mean?

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A term to describe the 'last things' in Christian theology.

Question 35

What is Concupiscence?

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The human inclination toward sin, caused by Original Sin.

Question 36

What is Exorcism?

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A powerful prayer to prepare for Baptism that asks God's help to overcome the power of Satan and evil.

Question 37

What is Scrutiny?

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Liturgical rites within the journey of Christian initiation that aids the elect in self-examination and repentance, and supports them through prayers.

Question 38

What is Baptism of Desire?

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The belief that those who live according to God's will but are not baptized before they die can be saved.

Question 39

What is Sacred Chrism?

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A perfumed oil blessed by the bishop and used in some sacramental liturgies.

Question 40

What is the right to be nourished with the Word of God?

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One of the rights that come with membership in the Catholic Church.

Question 41

How is a rejection of the pompa diaboli found today in Baptism?

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Through the three rejections of sin, evil, and Satan.

Question 42

What are the elements of the Sacrament of Baptism?

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The Sign of the Cross, the reading of the Word of God, exorcisms, the Profession of Faith, blessing of the water, the essential Rite of Baptism, anointing with sacred chrism, and the receiving of the white garment and lit candle.

Question 43

Which is not an effect of Original Sin?

Accepted Answer

Adam and Eve became holier in the long run.

Question 44

Which statement about the Baptism of Jesus is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

The four Gospels accounts of the Baptism are exactly the same.

Question 45

When are adults usually baptized, confirmed, and receive the Eucharist?

Accepted Answer

At the Easter Vigil.

Question 46

What are the scrutinies in the RCIA process?

Accepted Answer

Prayers for the elect seeking forgiveness and strength for them.

Question 47

What was the period of evangelization and initial conversion called?

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The precatechumenate.

Question 48

What can save people who live a life according to God's will but are not baptized?

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The Baptism of Desire.

Question 49

What is said during the essential Rite of Baptism?

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I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Question 50

What is the Oil of Catechumens used for?

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To prepare the candidate to turn away from sin and confess the faith of the Church.

Question 51

What does Mystagogia mean?

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Leading into the mystery.

Question 52

Why is Baptism sometimes called Enlightenment?

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Because those who receive it begin to see Jesus as the light of the world.

Question 53

What do the Easter Vigil readings show?

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How God prepared his people for Jesus and his saving ministry.

Question 54

What does immersion in baptismal waters symbolize?

Accepted Answer

The Death of Jesus.

Question 55

What is Indelible Character?

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The lasting nature of the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Question 56

What is the Age of Reason?

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When a person becomes capable of moral reasoning and, in the Western Church, eligible for Confirmation.

Question 57

What is Counsel?

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The gift of the Holy Spirit that helps us to make decisions based on how to best do God's will.

Question 58

What is Myron?

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Sacred oil used for anointing in the Eastern Church.

Question 59

What is the Laying on of Hands?

Accepted Answer

A gesture that is an essential rite in the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Question 60

What is Epiclesis?

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A prayer that calls upon the Holy Spirit to act in, and through, the sacraments.

Question 61

What is Viaticum?

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Literally means 'food for the journey'.

Question 62

What is the Pyx?

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A small, round box that holds the Eucharist for those who can't attend Mass.

Question 63

What is the Oil of the Sick?

Accepted Answer

Olive or another plant oil that is blessed by a bishop at a Chrism Mass.

Question 64

What are the Last Rites?

Accepted Answer

Reception of Penance, Anointing of the Sick, and Viaticum.

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