Confirmation Concepts of Faith
1. What is the Blessed Trinity?
Three Persons in One God (The mystery of our Faith)
2. Who are the three Persons of the Blessed Trinity?
1. God the Father
2. God the Son
3. God the Holy Spirit
3. What are Jesus’ two natures?
1. Human
2. Divine
4. What do we call the union of Jesus’ two natures?
Hypostatic Union
5. What are the three offices of Christ?
1. Priest
2. Prophet
3. King
6. What are the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit?
1. Wisdom
2. Understanding
3. Knowledge
4. Counsel
5. Fortitude
6. Piety
7. Fear of the Lord
7. What are the three Theological Virtues?
1. Faith
2. Hope
3. Charity (love)
8. What are the four Cardinal (moral) Virtues?
1. Prudence
2. Justice
3. Temperance
4. Fortitude
9. What gospel writer tells us that “God is Love”?
St. John the Evangelist
10. How are we made?
We are made in God’s image.
11. Who founded the Catholic Church?
Jesus Christ
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12. What are the four Marks of the Church?
1. One
2. Holy
3. Catholic
4. Apostolic
13. Who is Christ’s vicar on earth?
The Pope
14. Who was the first Pope?
Peter
15. What does the word “catholic” mean?
Universal
16. What is a group of parishes under the care of a Bishop called?
Diocese
17. What feast day do we call the “Birthday of the Church?”
Pentecost
18. What happened on Pentecost?
The Holy Spirit came down on the Apostles and those gathered
19. How many people were baptized on Pentecost?
3,000
20. What is the Mystical Body of Christ?
The Church
21. When do we become members of the Mystical Body of Christ?
At Baptism
22. There was only one Christian Faith for almost 1,600 years, the Catholic
religion. What is the name of the Catholic priest who broke away from the
Catholic Faith?
Martin Luther
23. What do we call this break?
The Protestant Reformation
24. Who legalized Christianity?
Constantine
25. When was Christianity legalized?
In 313 with the Edict of Milan
26. Who wrote the Summa Theologica?
St. Thomas Aquinas, a doctor of the Church
27. How many sacraments are there?
Seven
28. What is the sign of the Sacrament of Baptism?
1. Water
2. Words (“I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”)
29. What is the sign of the Sacrament of Confirmation?
1. Oil (Chrism)
2. Words of the Bishop (“Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.”)
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30. What is the sign of the Sacrament of Eucharist?
1. Bread and Wine
2. Words of the Priest
31. What is the sign of the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
1. Our Sins
2. Words of Absolution (“I absolve you …”)
32. What is the sign of the Sacrament of Healing of the Sick?
1. Anointing with Oil
2. Words of the Priest
33. What is the sign of the Sacrament of Matrimony?
1. Man and Woman
2. Words (“I Do”)
34. What is the sign of the Sacrament of Holy Orders?
1. Bishop laying hands on the man
2. Words of the Bishop
35. What are the Sacraments of Initiation?
1. Baptism
2. Eucharist
3. Confirmation
36. What are the Sacraments of Healing?
1. Reconciliation (penance or confession)
2. Anointing of the Sick
37. What are the Sacraments of Vocation, Service or Commitment?
1. Holy Orders
2. Matrimony
38. What are the two main parts of the Mass?
1. Liturgy of the Word
2. Liturgy of the Eucharist
39. What must we do before receiving Holy Communion if we have a mortal
sin on our soul?
Go to Reconciliation
40. What are the Holy Days of Obligation?
1. EVERY SUNDAY!
2. All Saints Day
November 1
3. Immaculate Conception
December 8
4. Christmas
December 25
5. Mary Mother of God
January 1
6. Ascension
The first Sunday after the 40th day after Easter
7. Assumption
August 15
41. When did Jesus celebrate the Last Supper with His apostles?
Holy Thursday
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42. What Jewish feast was Jesus celebrating with His apostles at the Last
Supper?
Passover
43. What sacraments were instituted at the Last Supper?
1. Holy Orders
2. Eucharist
44. What happened on Good Friday?
Jesus suffered and died
45. When did Jesus rise from the dead?
Easter (the greatest feast of the Church)
46. Name the Ten Commandments in order.
1. I am the Lord your God you shall not have false God’s before me.
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
3. Keep holy the Lord’s Day.
4. Honor your father and your mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness.
9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.
10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.
KNOW THESE SCRIPTURE PASSAGES:
47. Where in scripture was Peter made the first Pope?
Matthew 16:18
48. Where in scripture is the best example of Jesus’ instituting the Sacrament of
Reconciliation?
John 20: 19-23
49. Where in scripture is the Eucharist foretold as Christ tells us we must “Eat His
Body”?
John 6
50. What book of Bible tells us about the Holy Spirit coming down upon the Apostles
and all those present?
Acts
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KNOW THESE DEFINITIONS:
51. What does “Incarnation” mean?
God became man; the Word became flesh
52. What do we call the fact that Mary was conceived without original sin?
Immaculate Conception
53. What is the Annunciation?
When the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her she would be the Mother of
God
54. What is the teaching authority of the Church?
Magisterium
55. Who is the Magisterium?
The Pope and the Bishops in union with the Pope
56. What does Catholic mean?
Universal
57. What is Divine Revelation?
God’s revelation to us about Him, us and how we are to act as Images of God
58. What are the two main fonts of Divine Revelation?
1. Sacred Scripture
2. Sacred Tradition
59. What is a sacrament?
1. An outward sign
2. Instituted by Christ
3. Where we meet Jesus
4. Gives us grace
60. What is a personal soul?
The invisible, immortal and spiritual gift from God that gives us life
61. What do we call the first sin of Adam and Eve? We all inherit it.
Original Sin
62. What is Actual Sin?
A sin we commit ourselves
63. What is a Mortal Sin?
A serious offense against God – it breaks our relationship with God
64. What three things must be present in order for a sin to be mortal?
1. It must be a serious offense
2. You must know it is serious
3. You must freely choose to do it
65. What is a Venial Sin?
A less serious offense against God
66. What is prayer?
A conversation with God
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67. What prayer states our beliefs as Catholics?
The Creed
68. What is grace?
God’s life in us
69. What do we mean by a “Mystery of Faith”?
Truth revealed by God that cannot be fully understood by the human mind
70. What does “Eucharist” mean?
Thanksgiving
71. What do we call the union of the human and divine natures of Jesus?
Hypostatic Union
72. What is Transubstantiation?
The change in the substance of bread and wine into the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of
Jesus, while under the appearance of bread and wine
73. Who makes up the Communion of Saints?
1. Church Victorious
The Saints in Heaven
2. Church Militant
Us on Earth
3. Church Suffering
Souls in Purgatory
74. Who makes up the Mystical Body of Christ?
1. Christ (the head)
2. The Church; Us (the members)
75. What are the Corporal Works of Mercy?
1. Feed the hungry
2. Clothe the naked
3. Give drink to the thirsty
4. Shelter the homeless
5. Visit those in prison
6. Visit the sick
7. Bury the dead
76. What are the Spiritual Works of Mercy?
1. Instruct the Ignorant
2. Admonish the Sinner
3. Counsel the Doubtful
4. Comfort the Sorrowful
5. Forgive all Injuries
6. Bear Wrongs Patiently
7. Pray for the Living and the Dead
77. Who is the Paschal Lamb?
Jesus Christ
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