Religion Ch.8

Jesus got baptized because it marks the beginning of his public life.

Why did Jesus get baptized?

We celebrate Lent and Easter because it reminds us of the forty days Jesus spent in the desert and the pain and his resurrection Jesus went through.

Why do we celebrate Lent and Easter?

We celebrate the feast of Christ because it reminds us to look forward to when he will return as king.

Why do we celebrate the feast of Christ the King?

We have rituals to ensure that the liturgy is reverent, dignified, and worthy to offer to God.

Why do we have rituals?

We celebrate feasts of saints and martyrs because the church proclaims the Paschal Mystery in those who have suffered and have been glorified with Christ and raises them up as examples.

Why does the church celebrate feasts of saints and martyrs?

Laetare Sunday is important because it means to rejoice.

Why is Laetare Sunday important?

During lent the Church urges us to do penance for our sins.

During Lent what does the church urge us to do?

Priests wear vestments when celebrating the liturgy.

When do priest wear vestments?

The Easter season begins on Holy Saturday evening.

When does Easter Season begin?

The Christmas season begins on a Sunday in late November or early December. It ends on December 24th.

When does the Christmas season begin and end?

Ordinary time is the time in between the seasons of Easter and Advent.

When is Ordinary Time?

What does black symbolize in the Catholic Church?

Black symbolizes mourning it is used for masses of the dead and All Souls Day.

We can prepare ourselves for Advent and Christmas by remembering that this is the time Jesus had his first "coming" and will have his second "coming".

How can we prepare ourselves for Advent and Christmas?

We worship through the advent season by rejoicing that this was when the savior was born.

How do we worship through the advent season?

Liturgy Differs from private devotions because it is being public and in having an external and formal aspect.

How does liturgy differ from private devotions?

The Church makes people holy through Liturgy by being united by Christ we are given graces needed for salvation.

How does the Church make people Holy through Liturgy?

The church makes people holy through different ways of worshiping during the year.

How does the Church make people Holy through worship?

The liturgical year affects our worship because we focus on different times in Jesus's life and use specific prayers during mass.

How does the liturgical year affect our worship?

Pentecost is celebrated by the Church by celebrating the Holy Spirit.

How is Pentecost celebrated by the Church?

How long is the easter season?

The Easter season is 50 days long.

The Other Feasts are Holy Days, Sunday Feasts, and Feasts of Saints and our Holy Mother.

What Other Feasts are there?

The feasts of Corpus Christi are the day that reminds us to look ahead when Christ will come again.

What are the feasts of Corpus Christi?

The feasts of the Holy family are a model for all families the Sunday after Christmas.

What are the feasts of the Holy Family?

The three elements that make up the Liturgy are The eucharist, The sacraments, the divine office, or liturgy of hours.

What are three elements that make up the Liturgy?

The 40 days of lent represent the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert preparing for his public life.

What do the forty days of Lent represent?

The Liturgical year means in regards to worship means that there are different prayers and they focus on different parts of Jesus's life.

What does Liturgical year mean in regards to worship?

Green symbolizes life and hope and it is used during ordinary time.

What does green symbolize in the Catholic Church?

Purple symbolizes penance and sorrow and used during the seasons of Advent and Lent.

What does purple symbolize?

Red symbolizes fire, love and blood it is used on the feast of Pentecost for the holy spirit who symbolizes fire.

What does red symbolize in the Catholic Church?

Rose symbolizes joy in the midst of penance and is used on Laetare and Gaudete Sundays.

What does rose symbolize in the Catholic Church?

Gaudete means rejoice.

What does the word Gaudete mean?

White symbolizes purity, joy, and glory and used during the seasons of Christmas and Easter.

What does white symbolize other than the Holy spirit in the Catholic Church?

Trinity Sunday is a mystery of our faith.

What is Trinity Sunday?

The Liturgy of Hours is a prayer of praise composed of psalms, prayers, petitions, and readings from Scripture and writings from Saints.

What is in the Liturgy of Hours?

Liturgy is the priestly work of Jesus Christ, including the public participation of the people of God in his work. This includes the celebration of the Mass, the other sacraments, and the Liturgy of the Hours.

What is liturgy?

Holy Week is special because we concentrate on the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus.

What is special about Holy Week?

Liturgy of hours is the prayer of the Church. It is devised so that the whole course of the day and the night is made holy by the praise of God.

What is the Liturgy of Hours?

The liturgical year is the cycle of feasts that surround the life and mysteries of Christ's work on earth. The seasons are Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter, Pentecost and Ordinary time.

What is the liturgical year?

The second coming of Christ is when Christ will come again to save us all at the end of time.

What is the second coming of Christ?

The feasts of the Epiphany are celebrated Jan. 6th.

When are the feasts of the Epiphany celebrated?