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Dear
Sisters and Brothers in the Lord,
As Catholics liturgy marks out the
rhythm of life and our faith. It is the binding that weaves together the
seemingly disparate parts of days, weeks and years. But how much do you
really know about liturgy? Now I realize that liturgy isn’t all head
stuff, but it is, as you know, the work of the people, and to do any job
well, some basic knowledge in the field is necessary. See if you can
supply the 40 words or phrases that have been replaced by numbers below.
The story of the Last Supper is found in
the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke and also in (1) ______. These
accounts provide the ritual structure of the Mass based on Jesus’
actions of (2) ______, (3) ______, (4) ______ and (5) ______ the bread
and wine.
Every liturgy recalls and celebrates the
death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, called the (6) ______ mystery.
Christ is present in the Mass in four ways: In the (7) ______, in the
person of the priest, in the (8) ______ , and in the consecrated
elements. The liturgical books used in the celebration of Sunday Mass
are the (9) ______ (the book of readings) and the (10) ______ (the book
of prayers and texts). The rites of the Church are contained in various
(11) ______ books.
The first reading of Mass is taken from
(12) ______, except during the Easter season when sections from the book
of (13) ______ are used. The second reading is always from one of the
(14) ______. One of the (15) ______ from the Bible is sung or
read after the first reading.
The RCIA is an acronym for the (16)
________ . The RCIA is the process by which adults are
brought into membership of the Catholic Christian community. Their
journey of faith culminates in the Sacraments of Initiation – (17)
______, (18) ______ and (19) ______ – which are usually celebrated at
the (20) ______. During Confirmation the candidates are anointed with
(21) ______ which has been consecrated by the (22) ______.
The (23) ______
is the term used to refer to the annual cycle of (24) ______ and
seasons celebrated by the Church. The liturgical seasons are (25)
______, (26) ______, (27) ______, (28) ______ and (29) ______. The
season of Lent which begins on (30) ______ and ends on (31) ______ has a
two-fold nature -— penitential and (32) ______.
The Easter (33) ______ (Latin for “three
days”) refers to the annual three-day celebration of the Easter mystery.
At the Easter Vigil the central symbol of light is seen in the lighting
of the (34) ______ and the (35) ______. The season of Easter runs for
(36) ______ days from Easter Sunday until (37) ______. This period is
described as “the days for the singing of the (38) ______”.
Like Lent, Advent has a two-fold
character. It is a season to prepare for celebrating Christ’s birth and
also a time when we focus on Christ’s (39) ______.
The Christmas season runs from December
25th until the (40) ______.
Let give
our hearts and minds to the Lord. - Fr. Joe
Answers:
1. John
2. Thanking
3. Breaking
4. Eating
5. Drinking
6. Paschal
7. Word
8. Congregation
9. Lectionary
10. Sacramentary
11. Ritual
12. Old Testament
13. Revelation
14. Epistles/Letters of Paul
15. Psalms
16. Rite of Christian Initiation-Adults
17. Baptism
18. Eucharist
19. Confirmation
20. Easter Vigil
21. Sacred Chrism/Oil
22. Bishop
23. Year of Grace/Liturgical Year
24. Feasts
25. Advent
26. Christmas
27. Lent
28. Easter
29. Ordinary Time
30. Ash Wednesday
31. Holy Thursday
32. Sacrificial
33. Triduum
34. Easter Fire
35. Paschal Candle
36. 50
37. Pentecost
38. Alleluias
39. Return/2nd Coming
40. Baptism of the Lord
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