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Catechesis Set 7
Concepts and Vocabulary of Catholicism
30
Religious Studies
Not Applicable
11/14/2011

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Term
True
Definition
T or F:  There is pain in purgatory
Term
b
Definition

How long does a soul stay in purgatory?

a) until someone prays for it to be set free

b) until it atones for all its sins

c) it never leaves purgatory

d) until Judgment Day

Term
True
Definition
T or F:  A soul goes to Heaven after purgatory
Term
Having Masses said for them, praying for them, and doing good works for them
Definition
How can you help souls in purgatory? (3)
Term
False
Definition
T or F:  The Bible doesn't approve of praying for the dead, for they have already been judged by God
Term
Avoid even the smallest offenses to God and doing penance
Definition
How do you avoid purgatory?
Term
the living and dead
Definition
Who is remembered with each Mass?
Term
All Souls' Day
Definition
celebrated every November 2, a day for special prayers and Masses for all souls suffering in purgatory
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  Souls in purgatory cannot help themselves
Term
Original Sin
Definition
sin committed by Adam and Eve
Term
Adam and Eve
Definition
the first man and woman, from whom every human being on this earth is descended
Term
Every human being lost the grace of union with God
Definition
How did the sin of Adam and Eve affect the human race?
Term
e
Definition

What did Original Sin do?

a) it kept humanity from entering Heaven

b) pain and death entered the world

c) natural wisdom diminished

d) human willpower weakened

e) all of the above

f) all but a

Term
Christ's death on the cross
Definition
What event re-opened heaven to humanity?
Term
Limbo
Definition
a place of waiting where good people who died before Christ went
Term
Baptism
Definition
takes away Original Sin and unites a person with God
Term
Immaculate Conception
Definition
How Mary's soul was created in union with God and she was preserved from Original Sin
Term
To send a savior into the world to re-establish the union between God and human beings
Definition
What did God promise after Adam's sin?
Term
Jesus Christ
Definition
the savior of all men, who by His death on the Cross, saved humanity from its sins
Term
Nazareth
Definition
Mary of ______ is the Blessed Virgin Mary and mother of Jesus
Term

False

 

Mary conceived Jesus by the Holy Spirit

Definition
T or F:  Jesus's human father was Joseph
Term
St. Joseph
Definition
husband of Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of her son Jesus
Term
c
Definition

Why didn't Mary and Joseph have other children besides Jesus?

a) Mary was infertile

b) Joseph was too old to father children

c) Mary and Joseph lived as brother and sister, even though legally married

d) God willed it so

Term
Bethlehem, Israel, Christmas
Definition
Jesus was born in ______, a small town near Jerusalem in ______.  The feast of _____ commemorates the wonderful event.
Term
Nazareth
Definition
Jesus lived in the town of ______ until he was about thirty years old
Term
f
Definition

How did Jesus spend the last years of His life?

a) preached about God's love and forgiveness

b) worked miracles

c) established his church

d) got married to Mary Magdelene and had kids

e) all of the above

f) all but d

Term
Judas Iscariot
Definition
one of Jesus's apostles who betrayed Jesus to His enemies
Term
Pontius Pilate
Definition
Roman governor that Jesus's enemies got to condemn Jesus to death
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  Jesus foretold His death
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