Catholic Worship Vocabulary and Facts

Fill in the blank: ______ is the central act of worship in the life of a Catholic, also identified as the 'Source and Summit'.

• Mass

• Rosary

• Confession

• Baptism

Fill in the blank: ______, literally translated as 'dwelling place', is a fixed, locked box in which the Eucharist (consecrated communion hosts) is stored.

• Tabernacle

• Chalice

• Altar

• Lectern

Fill in the blank: A ______ is an ordained man authorized in offering a true sacrifice in acknowledgment of God's supreme dominion over human beings and in expiation for their sins.

• Priest

• Deacon

• Bishop

• Monk

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the 'source and summit of the Christian life' in that it is the culmination of God's saving actions in Jesus Christ and of our worship. This is the bread and wine changed into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

• Eucharist

• Baptism

• Confirmation

• Reconciliation

Fill in the blank: ______ is receiving the really-present Christ, under the appearance of bread and wine, so that the faithful may be Christ in the world.

• Communion

• Baptism

• Confirmation

• Confession

Fill in the blank: ______ is the inspired word of God, the collection of sacred books that hand on the truth of Revelation in written form.

• Sacred Scripture

• Catechism

• Creed

• Liturgy

Fill in the blank: ______ is the major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery.

• Passover

• Hanukkah

• Yom Kippur

• Rosh Hashanah

Fill in the blank: ______ is bread-like food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness to the promised land.

• Manna

• Quail

• Unleavened bread

• Pita

Fill in the blank: An ______ is a table or stand on which sacrifice is offered. In Catholic churches, it is the table on which the Sacrifice of the Mass is offered.

• Altar

• Pulpit

• Lectern

• Tabernacle

Fill in the blank: ______ is an interjection associated with the Hebrew words for truth and dependability, often used at the end of a prayer to express agreement or affirmation.

• Amen

• Selah

• Shalom

• Hosanna