Alive In Christ: New life in Christ.

1. In a parish RCIA program, sponsors spend time with candidates to __________.

• a. recruit them for two or more parish ministries

• b. tell them what it’s like to be a Catholic

• c. take them on tours to local Catholic churches and shrines

2. We share in Christ’s role as __________ through the Sacraments of Initiation.

• a. priest, prophet, and king

• b. Redeemer

• c. Good Shepherd

3. Infant Baptism is the customary practice of the Catholic Church because __________.

• a. Infants are small and easier to handle

• b. friends and families prefer Baptism for young children

• c. even a baby must be freed from Original Sin

4. __________ is perfumed oil used for anointing in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.

• a. Sacred Chrism

• b. Catechumen

•                c. Olive oil

5. The grace or God's divine life that we receive in the Sacraments __________.

• a. wears off if we don’t pray daily

• b. makes us more creative

• c. is unearned – a gift from God

6. On Holy Saturday night, before Baptism, Jeremy was asked to __________.

• a. declare his faith in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit

• b. confess his sins quietly to the priest

• c. recite three memorized prayers

7. The lectures of Saint Cyril are important historical sources because they tell us __________.

• a. about the descendants of the Apostles

• b. how Mass was celebrated in the fourth century

• c. about life in Jerusalem

8. A __________, like Jeremy's friend Ed, represents the parish community and supports a person preparing to celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation.

• a. sponsor

• b. convert

• c. catechumen

9. On the First Sunday of Lent, Jeremy became one of the "elect" and planned to celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation __________.

• a. whenever he passed the RCIA test

• b. on Christmas Eve or Christmas

• c. at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday

10. One of the great teachers of the early Church, Saint Cyril lectured often about the __________.

• a. Ten Commandments

• b. meaning of Baptism

• c. betrayal of Jesus by Judas