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RCIA Set 4
Concepts and Vocabulary for Catholicism
30
Religious Studies
Not Applicable
05/23/2011

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Term
May Christ bless the home
Definition
CMB is also the abbreviation for Christus Mansionem Benedicat, which means ____________.
Term
Feast of Candlemas
Definition
Celebration on February 2, known as the Presentation of the Christ.
Term
St. Blaise
Definition
Candlemas is celebrated on the day before the Feast of _____
Term
Feast of St. Blaise
Definition
Celebration on February 3 where Catholics have their throats blessed with the candles from Candlemas--asking for the saint's protection against ailments of the throat
Term
Feast of Candlemas
Definition
Celebration where white beeswax candles are blessed and taken home.  When Catholics pray in their home during times of great distress (war, anxiety, etc.) and when the priest is called to do the Anointing of the Sick, the candles are lit before he comes into the house.
Term
Extreme Unction
Definition
What Anointing of the Sick was previously called
Term

False

 

It shows gratitude to God for divine grace and puts these items under His care

Definition
T or F:  When a priest blesses an item, it becomes a lucky charm
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  When you see a statue of Mary in a yard, it has probably been blessed.
Term
False
Definition
T or F:  A blessed statue of Mary in a yard protects the home
Term
St. Blaise
Definition
a saint who had been a bishop and a martyr that saved a choking boy
Term
Palm Sunday
Definition
Palm branches the Sunday before Easter and are blessed and weaved into crucifixes to be placed on a wall.
Term
They are burned and used on Ash Wednesday to put ashes on people's foreheads
Definition
What happens to the palms from last year?
Term
prayer, fasting, and penance
Definition
What three things is Ash Wednesday supposed to remind you of?
Term
PAT Catholics
Definition
Catholics who don't attend Mass regularly and only come to church when freebies are handed out (palms, ashes, throats).
Term

False

 

They are tangible symbols of spiritual life

Definition
T or F: Ashes, throat blessing, and palms are magical
Term
cross, holy water, blessing
Definition
When a priest or deacon blesses a relgious article, he makes the sign of the _____ with his right hand over the object and sprinkles _______ on it after saying prayers of _______.
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  Once an item is blessed, it can only be used for sacred use and not for nonreligous use
Term
True
Definition
T or F: Anything can be blessed so long as it is used for moral purposes and isn't going to be sold
Term
a sacramental
Definition
What do blessings change an object into?
Term
St. Patrick
Definition
Saint that was born in Scotland to a father that was an officer in the Roman Army.  Captured by pirates when he was 16 and sold into slavery in Ireland.  Leaned Celtic language and combated Druid religion.  Wrote Confession and Letter to Coroticus.
Term
Confession
Definition
Document that reveals St. Patrick's call to convert the Irish by Pope St. Celestine I
Term
Letter to Coroticus
Definition
Document written by St. Patrick to a warlord that he excommunicated
Term
Three leaf shamrock
Definition
What did St. Patrick use to explain the Trinity?
Term
St. Patrick's Day
Definition
What celebration occurs on March 17?
Term
Solemnities
Definition
Days during Lent where people could dispense with fasting and eat the forbidden foods
Term
Solemnity of St. Joseph
Definition
Celebrated on March 19, the Solemnity of _______.  Italians and Sicilians eat forbidden foods during Lent, have a priest bless bread and pastries, give bread to poor and eat the pastries.
Term
Zeppole
Definition
a special cream puff made in honor of St. Joseph
Term
San Giuseppe
Definition
St. Joseph's Italian name
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  Joseph, the husband of Mary, is the Patron of the Universal Church
Term
May
Definition
What month is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus?
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