Understanding Catholic Christianity Chapter 5 Study Guide

passover

the season when Jews remembered how Yahweh, their God, had freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. They keep this memory alive through a special meal called the Seder.

holy thursday

when the last supper is celebrated, the night before Jesus died, He gathered his closest friends to share a meal which is remembered on this day.

passion sunday

also known as Palm Sunday, when Jesus was welcomed to Jerusalem with crowds that waved him with palm branches and cheered for his arrival.

Good Friday

Christians commemorate the day Jesus died as this day.

resurrection

the reality that Jesus was raised from the dead by God.

Anti-Semitism

prejudice against jews

golgotha

the "place of the skull" the hill where crucifixions in Jerusalem took place.

gethsemane

where Jesus prayed in dreadful anguish to his Father that he may be spared from "drinking the cup" of suffering and death that awaited him.

eucharist

thanksgiving; the body and blood of christ

transubstantiation

the bread and wine becoming the body and blood of Christ.

sunday

a mini easter to recall with joy that Jesus has risen and is with us in glory.

mass

the celebration of the Paschal Mystery

chief priests

guardians of the Jewish faith

the bible

the scriptures of the Christian faith, is full of stories meant to touch people and make a difference in their life.

what is the evidence to support that Jesus was truly raised from the dead?

the stories themselves, the experience of the disciples, and the proclamation of the early church

which wealthy disciple was granted permission to bury the body of Jesus?

Joseph of arimathea

Jesus' death was an act of __________

perfect love for all humankind and of total trust in God's love for him

of what was Jesus accused and by whom?

blasphemy and threatening the temple by the high priest. pontius pilate accused Jesus of treason.

what is the symbolism in the act of washing the disciples' feet and in which Gospel is it found?

it symbolizes being a servant and it is in John's gospel

what is the core belief of Christianity?

the resurrection

what does Paschal Mystery mean?

the reality that Jesus has gone through death to life

define the process of transubstantiation according to the Roman Catholic doctrine

the process is the changing of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ

what is the christian view of life?

we go to heaven and that death is not final

how do Christians recognize the Risen Jesus?

we only recognize him through the eyes of faith

how is Jesus truly present to people today?

through the working of the Holy Spirit and the good acts of other people

how did the Gospel writers arrange their accounts of Jesus' life, death, and Resurrection?

to best serve the faith and the needs of the community

where were the disciples during Jesus' passion?

they were hiding out of fear for having the same punishment as Jesus

what role did Pontius Pilate play in the death of Jesus Christ?

condemned him but didn't have a part of his death

what is the "Christian" Sabbath?

sunday

why do Catholics celebrate the Mass on Sundays?

to have a mini easter every Sunday

what city did Jesus undergo his passion and death?

Jerusalem

who were the Guardians of the Jewish Law?

the chief priests

to whom did Jesus first appear after His Resurrection?

Mary Magdalene

what were Jesus' last words according to each of the four Gospel writers?

"Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."

the night before he died, Jesus gathered his closest friends, the Twelve, to share a special meal, which we now call the __________

last supper

the last supper is remembered every year among Christians on _________

holy thursday

every passover, the Jews kept the memory of the Exodus with a special meal called _________

the seder

Jesus had entered __________ with a triumphal welcome the week before the passover

jerusalem

jewish crowds who welcomed Jesus were there for the feast days waved __________ and cheered his arrival

palm branches

Christians remember Jesus' welcoming in Jerusalem as __________

palm sunday

Palm Sunday is also known as __________

passion sunday

in john's account of the last supper, Jesus got up from the table, took a towel a,d a basin of water, and washed the feet of his friends as would a _________ do

servant

the ____________ is the origin of the Eucharist

last supper

the eucharist is also called __________

the mass

the literal meaning of the eucharist is __________

thanksgiving

the gospel accounts tell us that Judas left the room before supper ended and Jesus knew Judas was going to betray him by ___________

handing him over to the authorities

Jesus knew that most of his disciples would soon desert him to face his persecutors alone, they would be too ____________ to stay by his side

frightened

Jesus would go to death ____________ by most everyone around him

abandoned

the terrible ordeal of suffering that Jesus was about to face is called his _________

passion

in the garden of gethsemane, among the olive trees, Jesus prayed in dreadful anguish to his father that he might be spared from "drinking the cup" of _______________ that awaited him

suffering and death

when the chief priests and the elders arrived to take Jesus, Judas indicated who Jesus was by greeting him with _________

a kiss

before the high priest of the temple, Jesus was accused of ________ - claiming a divine status - and of threatening the temple

blasphemy

Jesus was handed over to _______, the roman governor who had the legal authority to sentence someone to death

Pontius Pilate

Pilate condemned Jesus to be __________ out of pressure from the chief priests and the crowd

crucified

death by __________ was one of the cruelest and torturous methods of death

crucifixion

Jesus was forced to carry a cross on the walk to _________ - the place of the skull/the hill where crucifixions took place

golgotha

who helped Jesus on the walk to Golgotha?

simon

Christians each year commemorate the day Jesus died as __________

good friday

____________, a wealthy disciple of Jesus asked Pilate to take Jesus' body away and bury it

Joseph of Arimathea

the reality that Jesus was raised from the dead by god is called ___________

the Resurrection

Christians celebrate the central mystery of their faith every year on ____________

easter sunday

every sunday is the day of the lord's resurrection a kind of ___________

mini easter

the sabbath for christians is on ___________

sunday

resurrection ultimately comes down to _________ not proof

faith

the great unified reality of the resurrection, the exodus, the passover, the eucharist, and Jesus' death is known as the __________

paschal mystery

at the passover seder or paschal meal, traditionally a _________ was eaten

lamb

the last supper took place in the context of the passover seder, which is why we use the term _________

paschal mystery

the __________ is the reality that Jesus has gone through death to life

paschal mystery

Jesus is the _________, through whose death we come to freedom and salvation

lamb of god