CCD 9th Final Exam

What is the foundation of Christian life?

Word of God

What is the source of the revelation of God?

Word of God

What is the basis of our life of faith?

The revelation of God (Word of God).

What eternal truths does the Bible unravel?

Who God is, how he interacts with us for our redemption, and how we can reach God.

Who teaches the importance of the Bible?

The Second Vatican Council

Through the Word of God what principles of faith that we celebrate in the Holy Qurbana are revealed?

The mystery of the Holy Trinity, the core of our faith, the Messianic mystery, sacraments, life of resurrection, and etc.

Who teaches, "You have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring Word of God."

St. Peter

The Word of God is ___ and ____.

spirit and life

In what book is it said that, "...we have as encouragement the Holy Books that are in our hands."

The book of Maccabees

To become true disciples of Jesus, we must be_________.

rooted in the Word of God.

The discipleship of Jesus is a sharing of His ____.

individuality

What is real discipleship?

Life according to Jesus' teachings.

Who were the two people used as examples as individuals who were converted by the Word of God?

Zacchaeus and the Samaritan woman

Certain Requisites for Experiencing the Power of the Word of God

-Read the Word prayerfully- understand the personal message given and be ready to correct and rectify the mistakes revealed.

-Accept the Interpretations of the Word of God given by the Church without trying to have our own interpretations.

-Read the Word of God with a thirst to understand God's plans.

What was the light of mankind?

The Word.

The Word of God converted which saint?

St. Augustine

What did the Word of God convert St. Augustine from to Christianity

From leading a wayward life (an unusual life) for 30 years to being a devoted Christian.

The word of God also helped which other saint?

St. Francis Xavier, a teacher at the University of Paris.

What did the Word of God help St. Francis Xavier to do?

To renounce the momentary pleasures of the world to become a priest.

What are the 3 examples used to show the Word of God gives life?

Lazarus (regained life 4 days after his death), Jairus' daughter (returned to life when the Word of God entered her, and walked as she just woke up from a nap), and the dead son of a widow (carried in a coffin and was revived back to life)

What does the Word of God provides?

Provides hope for the hopeless, power to the powerless, health to the sick, destroy bondage to sin and guides those who lost their way onto the correct path.

Who qualifies the Word of God as the word of truth with the good news of salvation?

St. Paul

The Word of God is the divine strength for the ___.

believers.

We become what when the Word of God dwells in us?

We become sanctified.

The Word of God conducts us to ___.

eternal life

Those who listen to and learn the word of God are on the path to ____.

eternal life

What can the Word of God do?

It can dispel darkness, gives life, is redemptive, can liberate and sanctifies, and grant eternal life.

True or False: Jesus is the sacrament of the Father.

True

Who is the basic sacrament?

Jesus

True or False: The Church is the sacrament of Jesus.

True

What are the sacraments?

They are the visible signs instituted by Jesus to sanctify and empower us with the invisible divine life, namely, grace.

What is the forms of unlimited power emanating from the body of Christ?

The sacraments are the forms of unlimited power emanating from the body of Christ.

True or False: God is the eternal source of life.

False, Jesus is the eternal source of life.

What does the whole liturgical life of the Church orbits around?

Around the Holy Eucharist and the sacraments

How is the life- giving redemptive presence of Jesus is experienced by us today?

Through the sacraments.

How does Jesus sanctifies us?

By forgiving our sins

Why does every sacrament sanctifies us?

Because it is Jesus who is celebrating them that the sacraments sanctifies us.

What is grace?

It is an experience of divine love revealed through Jesus. It is also the salvation secured by Jesus through his own self- negation. It is also a favor, the free and undeserved help that God gives us t respond to his call to become children of God.

True or False: Grace is a free gift of God given through the sacraments.

True

How can man proclaim his faith?

Through the signs in the Church.

What happens through Baptism?

We are born as children of God and become members/ organs of his body, the Church.

What happens through Anointing (Confirmation)?

We are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit and rooted in faith.

What happens through Reconciliation?

We become reconciled with God and man once it liberates us from our debts and sins.

What happens through Anointing of the Sick?

Spiritual and bodily health and comfort are received.

The sacraments nourish a person with __ right from his ____ all the way to ____.

grace; birth; death

CHAPTER 10 QUESTIONS

What are the 3 sacraments of Initiation?

Baptism, Chrismation, and Holy Eucharist

Why are those 3 sacraments called the Sacraments of Initiation?

They initiate a person into the mystery of the Messiah as well as into the Church community.

Which treatise reports that Baptism, Chrismation and Holy Eucharist were administered together?

"Apostolic Tradition" of St. Hippolytus.

What happens in Baptism?

We die and resurrect with Jesus and are given new life.

What does the immersion in water of the candidate for Baptism indicate?

It indicates his death together with Jesus.

What is seen as a symbol of the tomb?

The baptismal font.

What does rising up from the water indicates?

It indicates the resurrection with Jesus.

True or False: Baptism is a sacrament that forgives our sins.

True

Who teaches, "our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be destroyed".

St. Paul

What does St. Ephrem defines Baptism as?

As a ritual to seal the children for the kingdom of God.

The fathers of the Church hence qualifies the baptismal font as the ___ of the Church that begets children for the Church.

uterus

In Baptism, Jesus imprints an indelible spiritual seal on him, this indicates what?

It indicates that he belongs to Jesus.

True or False: Sins cannot erase this the indelible mark Jesus put on.

True.

Baptism is a sacrament of what?

Of faith.

In infant baptism, the Church considers the faith of whom?

The whole Church community.

What is the reason the godfather and godmother reply to the questions asked on behalf on the infant?

Because the Church considers the faith of the whole Church community.

What is a duty of the Church community?

That the Church and parents should extend their help and cooperation in developing the faith of the baptized properly after Baptism.

What is Chrismation?

Chrismation is the sacrament that grants strength and grace of the Holy Spirit to those born anew in the Holy Spirit.

What is the reason for Chrismation?

So that they can propagate the Gospel of Christ and bear witness to Christ..

True or False: Chrismation is not needed for the completion of the grace received in Baptism.

False; The Catholic Church teaches that Chrismation is a must for the completion of the grace received in Baptism.

What does Chrismation lead a person to?

Leads a person to Christian maturity and enables him to bear witness to Jesus courageously and with the grace of the Holy Spirit.

What does the word 'Messiah' in the Syriac language means?

It means 'anointed'.

The Holy Spirit strengthened them to sacrifice their lives for the sake of faith and become martyrs. Who is an example of this?

St. Stephen

True or False: A Christian is the temple of the Holy Spirit.

True

Through Chrismation, every Christian shares what?

Every Christian shares the Pentacostal experience,

True or False: Our responsibility to the Church is, in reality, the responsibility to Jesus.

True

What is the purpose of the sacraments of Penance and the Anointing of the Sick?

To grant forgiveness of sins and restore health in a special way.

Through the sacrament of Reconciliation, what do we experience?

We experience God's infinite love and mercy.

The sin of a person brings upon him what 4 types of ruin?

The ruin of father- child relationship between God and man, relationship between man and man, the bond with himself, and the bond with the world.

What is the core factor of the sacrament of reconciliation?

The confession of sins to a priest.

Who taught, "Confession of evil deeds is beginning of good deeds."

St. Augustine

What is the sacrament of Reconciliation?

The sacrament of pardon and forgiveness which allows us to experience the pardoning nature of Jesus.

What are the 5 requisites to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation worthily?

Examination of conscience, contrition, resolution, confession, and penance.

Examination of Conscience

Examine carefully the period of our life since the last confession and call to mind our failings. Should be done with respect to the Ten Commandments, the precepts of the Church and the duties according to our vocation in life.

What is perfect contrition?

The thought that we hurt God with sin and of the consequent sorrow and an aversion to sin.

What is the core of contrition?

The mental attitude to avoid all the occasions to fall into sin and return to Jesus.

What does real repentance lead to?

It leads us to a resolution not to repeat our mistakes and a readiness to avoid the circumstances leading to sin.

Confession

Confess every sin to the priest. Especially mention the nature and number of mortal sins.

Which book affirms that sickness and suffering crept into the lives of people on account of sin?

Book of Genesis

What is the condition that persuades man to turn to God?

Sickness

What does the Anointing of the Sick do?

It grants forgiveness of sin and recovery from sickness, and thereby gives health both for our body and spirit.

What does the Anointing of the Sick helps us to?

Helps us to place our trust in the divine mercy and accept illness, tribulations and afflictions with equanimity.

Who is the service of the kingdom of God is entrusted to?

Priests.

God selected which tribe for liturgical service?

The tribe of Levi

The tribe of Levi were appointed to do what?

They were appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices for the people.

What does the word 'priest' mean?

It means the one who is placed in front.

What does the priests acts as between God and man?

The priests acts as a mediator.

What is common priesthood?

That the baptized are incorporated into the priesthood of Jesus.

"...You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own". Who says this in reference to the common priesthood?

St. Peter

What does common priesthood exhorts us to do?

It exhorts us to carry on our life and activities in a spirit of sacrificial offering and thus introduce Jesus to all around us.

Who are the successors of the apostles?

The bishops

Through what do the bishops hand over priesthood?

Through the 'laying on of hands'

What is the most important part of the ministry of Holy Orders?

The prayers of 'laying on of hands'.

How is priesthood conferred?

Through the rite of 'laying on of hands' and with the special grace of the Holy Spirit.