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Catholic Liturgy and Vestment Fundamentals - Extra Q&A Cards
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Catholic Liturgy and Vestment Fundamentals - Extra Q&A Cards
Catholic Liturgy and Vestment Fundamentals - Extra Q&A Cards
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1
Question
What knee do you genuflect with?
Answer
Right knee
2
Question
What does holy water remind us of when we enter the church?
Answer
Our Baptism
3
Question
Where is the baptismal font located in the church?
Answer
At the entrance
4
Question
What must you do before you enter a pew during Mass?
Answer
Genuflect
5
Question
What does the word "genuflect" come from?
Answer
Latin — "genu" meaning knee and "flectere" meaning to fold or bend
6
Question
What does genuflecting show toward the Eucharist?
Answer
Adoration and reverence toward Christ truly present in the tabernacle
7
Question
In the entrance procession into the church, who enters first while holding what?
Answer
The altar server holding the crucifix
8
Question
What does the entrance procession symbolize?
Answer
Pilgrims journeying from the world to heaven
9
Question
Who carries the Book of the Gospels in the entrance procession?
Answer
The Deacon or minister
10
Question
What is the outermost garment of a priest's vestment called?
Answer
The Chasuble
11
Question
What vestment symbolizes Spiritual Authority?
Answer
The Stole
12
Question
What is the first vestment the priest puts on, and what does it protect against?
Answer
The Amice; it protects against the devil
13
Question
What does the Cincture symbolize?
Answer
The vow of chastity / purity
14
Question
Who said "When you sing, you pray twice"?
Answer
Saint Augustine
15
Question
Where is the entrance song often taken from?
Answer
The Psalms
16
Question
At the beginning of Mass, how do all priests venerate the altar?
Answer
By kissing the altar
17
Question
What does the altar represent?
Answer
Christ himself
18
Question
What does the priest's kiss of the altar symbolize?
Answer
Christ's love for the Church / their spousal relationship
19
Question
What is the name of the cup that holds the consecrated wine at Mass?
Answer
The Chalice
20
Question
What is the plate that holds the consecrated bread called?
Answer
The Paten
21
Question
What is the Ciborium used for?
Answer
It contains additional hosts for distribution to the faithful
22
Question
What does touching the forehead represent in the Sign of the Cross?
Answer
God the Father in heaven
23
Question
What does touching the shoulders represent in the Sign of the Cross?
Answer
The power of the Holy Spirit
24
Question
What is the most common greeting the priest says at the beginning of Mass?
Answer
"The Lord be with you"
25
Question
What is the congregation's response to "The Lord be with you"?
Answer
"And with your spirit"
26
Question
How many times do we strike our breast during the Penitential Rite?
Answer
Three times
27
Question
Does the absolution during the Penitential Rite forgive mortal sins?
Answer
No — mortal sins require the Sacrament of Reconciliation
28
Question
What are the four parts of sin addressed in the Confiteor?
Answer
Thoughts, words, actions, and failures
29
Question
How many parts does the Gloria have?
Answer
Three
30
Question
During which liturgical seasons is the Gloria omitted?
Answer
Advent and Lent