What makes marriage sacramental?
Has mutual self-giving, covenantal faithfulness, becoming one's true self, and creativity.
• What is NFP?
Natural Family Planning, natural birth control, planning points of least fertility.
• Define fecundity and fidelity.
Ability to produce offspring, virtue that keeps couples together.
• What church council made marriage a sacrament?
Council of Verona.
• What are the 5 components of a Catholic wedding ceremony?
Liturgy of the Word, Consent (Vows), Blessing and Exchange of Rings, Nuptial Blessing, Final Blessing.
• Who are the primary ministers of the sacrament of marriage
The Bride and Groom.
• What is the primary symbol of marriage?
The rings are symbols of unity and the endless circle of love and commitment.
• What is the marriage preparation program in the church? Where does it get its name from?
Pre Cana, from Jesus' first miracle in John's gospel.
• How much does an average wedding cost in the US?
$28,000.
• What's the difference between a divorce and an annulment?
A divorce states a dissolution of the marital contract, an annulment states there never was one, that it was faulty.
• What are the grounds for an annulment?
Lack of due discretion (didn't really know each other), Defective consent (Breaking promises), psychic incapacity (emotionally unhealthy), Prior bond (already married), Defect of form (married outside of a religious ceremony), Error about the quality of a person, Wilful exclusion of children, Wilful exclusion of marital fidelity, future or past condition.
• What is the most commonly used ground?
Defect of form (Married outside of religious ceremony)
• What is the process to get an annulment?
Petition local tribunal-a canon lawyer may be assigned to help you-witnesses help. If it goes through the first tribunal the decision may be upheld by a second. A fee ($500-$1000) is requested if monetarily possible.
• Who is the Defender of the Bond?
Person assigned to protect the sanctity of the bond (to save the marriage if possible).
• Has the average age for getting married gone up or down the last few decades?
Up.
• What is a veil a symbol of? Why was it originally used?
Innocence and modesty, to hide brides because of arranged marriages.
• What would witnesses bring back in early times as a sign a marriage was consummated?
A garter.
• What do Jordan almonds represent as a wedding favor?
Represents the bitter and sweet of marriage.
• Why do we wear a wedding ring on our left "ring" finger?
Because the Romans believed there was a vein there that led to the heart, there isn't.
• What are the Sacraments of Healing?
Anointing of the sick, reconciliation.
• What are the Sacraments of Vocation?
Marriage, and the Holy Orders.
• Which of the 7 Sacraments can you receive multiple times?
Anointing of the Sick, Communion, and Reconciliation.
• What are the three types of pain?
Physical, psychological, and spiritual.
• Who can receive Anointing of the Sick? Where could you receive it?
People who are dying, anywhere.
• What is Eucharist called that is given to someone who is dying and why?
Viaticum, Latin meaning is "way with" or nourishment for the journey.
• What are the 5 elements of Anointing of the Sick?
Prayers, penitential rite, reading scripture, laying on of hands, communion.
• Where on your body do you get anointed and what does it represent?
The forehead, (symbol of mental power).
• What are Elizabeth Kubler Ross' 5 Stages of Death and Dying?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
• Define suffering.
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with being alive.
• Differentiate between chronic and acute pain.
Long term unable to be relived, acute is sharp, severe, or sudden.
• What are the 3 causes of suffering?
Mortality/ Cosmic (sickness (natural), Evils inflicted on each other (war), suffering inflicted on one's self.
• What is the potential positive side of suffering?
Increase resilience, grows in compassion and solidarity, ministry of consolation (ability to comfort those who morn), perspective for health, increase faith.
• What is a doedkammer?
Death room, for older funerals.
• When did embalming become common?
The Civil War.
• What 2 places are considered sacred ground?
Church, and a graveyard.
• What is an epitaph?
An inscription on the gravestone that memorialized the dead.
• What does RIP stand for?
Requiescat in pace" rest in peace.
• Why are cemeteries important in the Catholic tradition?
Because it consummates the Church's belief in resurrection, that there is a life beyond this on for our souls.
• Define crematorium, mortuary, interment plot, wake, obituary, and eulogy.
Where bodies are burned (Crematorium), plot of land where he/she is buried, newspaper article stating the biological sketch of someone who has recently died, words about the deceased.
• What color is a pall? What is symbolic of?
White, reminder of the white garnet they received at baptism.
• Where does the biblical authority for confession come from?
Jesus.
• What was a 2nd Baptism? How many times could you receive it?
The sacrament of forgiveness, once.
• What was the Order of the Penitents?
Order you must join as a process of the second baptism, similar to the RCIA program.
• What were the 3 Ancient Deadly Sins?
Murder, adultery, and apostasy (denial of the faith).
• Who did private confession begin with?
Began with the Irish monks.
• What are the different formats for Confession?
Communal penance (only allowed in areas with a shortage of priests), Private confession with priest (go in the box with a screen wall).
• What is the sacramental seal? What is the penalty for breaking it?
The priests cannot reveal what you said to them, excommunication.
• What are the 5 steps of Confession?
Examination of conscience . Contrition. Confesion . Absolution. Penance
• What is the threefold ministry of all priests and baptized people?
People who lead in worship, teaching- applying the gospel to modern times, servant function/ Shepard to the people.
• What are the two chief powers of the priesthood?
Forgiving sins, and the Eucharistic sacrifice in the mass.
• What are the 3 orders of Holy Orders?
For men only, priests getting married (could theoretically change), celibacy (abstain from sexual conduct and do not get married.
• What is the primary symbol of the sacrament?
Laying on of hands. Bonding person with the spirit.
• What is a miter and what does it represent?
The pope's hat, symbolizes authority.
• What sacraments can a deacon officiate?
Marriage, baptisms, and funerals.
• What are the two types of deacons? Which can be married?
Transitional (becoming a priest), Pastoral (can get married).
• Who is the pope right now?
Pope Francis.
• What is a cardinal, bishop, monsignor, and pastor?
A cardinal is a key advisor to the pope and votes for the new one, a bishop rules over the people and priests of his diocese, the monsignor is an honorary title given to the priest by a pope, and a pastor is in charge of a parish.
• What are the three vows that make up the Evangelical Counsels?
Poverty, Chastity, and obedience.
• Why is Holy Orders only for men? Is it possible it will change to include women?
Ordered by Jesus, and don't mix life with death (woman carry the future life). No.
• What is celibacy? Can priests get married now? Is it possible they could in the future?
To abstain from sexual conduct. No. Yes.
• Define vocation.
An inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; a calling.