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Liturgy and Worship
Chapter 15 – Paths of Prayer
PRAYER
OPENING
LESSON
 Which type of prayer, vocal or contemplative, do you find the most spiritually beneficial? Why does this
form of prayer appeal particularly to you? Write down some of your thoughts about prayer. Then
consider why it is important for us as Catholics to participate in both types of prayer. Finally, pray to God
to ask him for His blessing on yourself, on those you love, and on the Church community.
ACTIVITIES
 Provide each student with paper and markers (individual activity). Ask them to make their own stained
glass window. Remind them of the original purpose of stained glass windows – to encourage spiritual
growth for those who could not read or understand the spoken word during Mass. Ideas could include:
Fish (Christ, baptism), Lamb (Jesus, shepherd), Wheat and Grapes (Eucharist), Olive Branch (peace),
Palm Branch (victory, triumph over death), Thorns (suffering, sin), Tree (abundant life). Have the
students write a short prayer based on their drawings. They can either write the prayer on the picture
itself or use the back of the paper.
 Have the students interview each other using the Christmas Questionnaire (sample included). If time
permits, we will take a poll and see what the most popular answer was for favorite Christmas song, etc.
 Create a slideshow of various stained glass windows that remind us of God.
 Review material from the text with the Testing Your Knowledge handout – sample included.
 Review material from the text by playing Quiz Bowl. Divide students into teams. Teacher asks
questions (two samples included). The first team to answer correctly gets a point. The team with the
most points wins.
 Use the 7th Grade Assessment to test knowledge from the semester – sample included.
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Christmas Questionnaire
60 Second Christmas Interview
Name of person interviewed: ________________________________________________
School: _________________________________________________________________
Favorite Christmas song: ___________________________________________________
Favorite Christmas cookie: __________________________________________________
Most memorable Christmas gift: ______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Where do you spend Christmas? _____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Favorite food served for Christmas dinner: _____________________________________
Number of weeks in Advent: ________________________________________________
Name one of Santa’s reindeer: _______________________________________________
Name a word on a Christmas card other than “Merry” or “Christmas”: _________________
Name a book of the Bible that tells about Christ’s birth: ____________________________
What is the best part of Christmas for you? _____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Do your family Christmas plans include Mass? __________________________________
How does your family keep “Christ” in Christmas? ________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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Testing Your Knowledge
Name the 2 liturgies of Mass that are based upon traditions of the early Christians:
LITURGY OF THE W_________ and LITURGY OF THE E_________________
Name the 7 sacraments:
B________________
H_________ E___________
R________________
M________________
H______ O________
A__________ of the S_____
C___________________
The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves around which sacrament?
THE E______________
What is the name for a person who is studying the faith?
C______________
What is the name of the process through which bread and wine are transformed during
the Consecration into the Body and Blood of Christ?
T___________________
When are the following colors used in the Catholic liturgy?
Red for Fire and Blood: P_________ Sunday and on Feast Days of M__________
White for Joy and Victory: C____________ and E________________
Purple for Prayer and Preparation: L__________ and A___________
Green for Life and Hope: O______________ T______
THE P___________ MYSTERY refers to Christ’s birth, death and resurrection.
At Mass, we pray for God’s assistance with our earthly needs (needs of the Church, the
government, our family and friends) during the G___________ I__________________.
The Liturgy of the Eucharist consists of three parts: the preparation of the gifts, the
Eucharistic Prayer and HOLY C___________________.
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit – wisdom, understanding, right judgment, courage,
knowledge, reverence, and wonder/awe in the presence of the Lord are called
C_____________.
The process for recognizing saints is called C____________________.
The place in which the Eucharist is kept is called the T_____________________.
A meeting in Rome of all the bishops and cardinals with the Pope, to discuss Church
matters, is called an E__________________ COUNCIL.
Extra Credit: Holy Communion given to the dying is called the V______________.
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Quiz Bowl #1 – Questions and Answers
1. What is the body of Christ on Earth today? The Church
2. Who usually administers Confirmation? Bishop
3. Which are the sacraments of vocation? Holy Orders and Matrimony
4. Does God always give grace through the sacraments? Yes
5. Look up Matthew 26:26-28. What sacrament is this? Eucharist
6. What sacrament has the laying on of hands and holy oil? Anointing of the Sick
7. Look up Acts 19:6. What sacrament is this? Confirmation
8. What is another name for reconciliation? Confession or Penance
9. Which sacraments can be received only once? Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders
10. Look up Mark 10:7-9. What sacrament is this? Matrimony
11. Who do we receive in baptism? Holy Spirit
12. What sacrament dedicates life to service of God? Holy Orders
13. What sacrament has water for a symbol? Baptism
14. What are the two sacraments of healing? Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick
15. Do you have to be dying to receive the Anointing of the Sick sacrament? No
16. What sacrament has the dove for a symbol? Confirmation
17. What do the bread and wine become? Body and Blood of Jesus
18. Look up John 20:22-23. What sacrament is this? Reconciliation
19. What sacrament has bread and wine for a symbol? Eucharist
20. Look up James 5:14. What sacrament is this? Anointing of the Sick
21. What sacrament joins two people together for life? Matrimony
22. Confirmation is the celebration of the _______________ of the Holy Spirit. Gifts
23. Who is it that we meet in sacraments? Jesus
24. Look up Matthew 28:19. What sacrament is this? Baptism
25. What sacrament has a stole for a symbol? Holy Orders
26. What is forgiven in Reconciliation? Sin
27. Name the three sacraments of initiation. Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation
28. Look up John 17:18. What sacrament is this? Holy Orders
29. What sacrament has interlocking rings for a symbol? Matrimony
30. A sacrament is an intimate encounter with ____________ in community through
symbol and ritual. Jesus
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Quiz Bowl #2 – Questions and Answers
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1. The seven sacraments are divided into what three groups? Initiation, healing, service
2. Name the three sacraments of initiation. Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation
3. Name the two sacraments of healing. Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick
4. Name the two sacraments of service. Matrimony, Holy Orders
5. What three ministers may typically perform a baptism? Bishop, priest, deacon
6. What are a few items used during the baptism ceremony? Water, oil, white garment,
candle
7. When receiving the sacrament of Baptism, in which three names are we baptized?
The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit (Did you know that every time you bless yourself
with the holy water in the font that you are renewing your Baptism and recommitting
yourself to your faith?)
8. What is the celebration of Pentecost? When the Holy Spirit descended down upon the
disciples
9. What are some of the symbols of the Holy Spirit? Fire, dove, wind
10. There are seven gifts of the Holy Spirit – name four. Wisdom, understanding, counsel,
knowledge, fortitude (strength or courage), piety (commitment to faith), fear (awe) of the
Lord
11. There are nine fruits of the Holy Spirit – name five. Love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control
12. What two things are we called to do at the time of our Confirmation? Witness the faith,
spread the faith
13. Name the four gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
14. Besides the four gospels, name ten books of the Bible. Genesis, Phillipians, Romans,
Revelations, Psalms, Proverbs, Jeremiah, Ephesians, Colossians, Acts, Exodus, Joshua
15. The roots of the Church leadership go back to ____________. Jesus, Apostles
16. There are two answers to this question – just give one. What is Heaven and what is
Hell? Heaven is life with God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit forever; a state of supreme
happiness. Hell is an eternal separation from God; a state of being miserable for eternity.
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Quiz Bowl #2 – Questions and Answers
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17. What is purgatory? Process of final purification after death – growing in holiness as they
enter the true joy of heaven
18. At a Catholic funeral, how do we show respect for the dead? Cover casket with white
cloth symbolizing the person has been baptized in Christ, Paschal Candle is lit as a sign
of Christ’s resurrection, Body is blessed with water as a sign that the person is united
with Christ through baptism
19. As Catholics, do we believe in reincarnation? No. We only have one death; we will
never again live an earthly life but instead we will live with God in a life of justice, mercy
and love
20. Evangelization means bringing the good news to every person. It means bringing the
world to Christ and Christ to the world. Where can you evangelize? Home,
friends, family, school, neighborhood
21. Name three ways we can prepare to evangelize to others. Believe it ourselves and
practice what we believe, pray, read the Bible
22. Name one thing about Advent. It is the time we prepare for the birth of Jesus Christ, the
Advent wreath has 4 candles (3 purple, 1 pink).
Bonus: What do the candles mean? Purple: Hope, Peace, Love – Pink: Joy
23. The Paschal Mystery refers to four things about Jesus. What are they? His passion,
death, resurrection, ascension
24. Who are the clergy of the church? Ordained deacons, priests, and bishops
25. Who is the laity? Baptized members of the church
26. There are four essential features of the Church (refer to Nicene Creed). The church
is…One, holy, catholic, apostolic
27. In John 15:5 it says…”I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me
and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.” Who is
the vine? Jesus
Who are the branches? Us
What is the fruit? Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Generosity, Faithfulness,
Gentleness, Self-control.
28. Name three important prayers of the church. Nicene creed, Our Father, Hail Mary, The
Rosary, Stations of the cross
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NAME: ________________________________________
7th Grade Assessment (page 1 of 3)
WORD BANK
the Eucharist
homily
tabernacle
interpersonal
creed
paschal
Lent
resurrection
Triduum
Baptism
Advent
Pentecost
Penance
saints
Transfiguration
FILL IN THE BLANKS FROM THE WORD BANK ABOVE
1. We say that a ritual is ____________________ because it is expressed by the people as a
community.
2. By the ____________________ mystery, we mean all that God has done to redeem us in Christ
Jesus, especially in his suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension.
3. The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves around ____________________ and other
sacraments.
4. The ____________________ takes the work of God and brings it to our life today.
5. The ____________________ is a statement of our faith.
6. The ____________________ is the place where the Eucharist is kept, or reserved.
7. The ____________________ of Jesus is our proof that life has a happy ending.
8. ____________________ is a time for praying, fasting, and giving alms.
9. ____________________ refers to the three-day celebration of the paschal mystery.
10. By our ____________________ we are marked with the character of Jesus.
11. At ____________________ we celebrate the descent of the Spirit.
12. During ____________________ we long for Christ’s coming.
13. By performing a ____________________, we help atone for our sins.
14. The ____________________ intercede for us.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is an example of symbolic thinking?
A. Seeing fire as warmth and safety
B. Seeing fire as scientific combustion
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
2. What part of the Mass is ordinarily taken from the Old Testament?
A. Gospel
C. Creed
B. First reading
D. General intercessions
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NAME: ________________________________________
7th Grade Assessment (page 2 of 3)
MULTIPLE CHOICE – continued
3. Ordinary Time means
A. Not seasonal
B. Second-rate time
C. The season after Lent
D. The season after Advent
4. What is a word meaning sorrow for having sinned, hatred for the sin committed, and a firm
decision not to sing again:
A. Satisfaction
C. Absolution
B. Contrition.
D. penance
5. Jesus’ desire to heal the sick _____________________ when he ascended into heaven.
A. stopped completely
C. was of no concern to his disciples
B. did not stop
D. had no meaning
6. Marriage is important
A. to the church and society.
B. as a political tool.
C. to the couple alone.
D. economically.
7. Canonization is process of
A. building cannons.
B. recognizing saints.
C. making church laws.
D. recognizing the holiness of particular people.
Name a sacrament of initiation: __________________________.
What is the name of the youth group here at Transfiguration that allows all teens to become closer to
God and to have fun while doing so? _______________________
TRUE OR FALSE (T or F)
1. _____ Rituals are symbolic actions that often express our deepest beliefs or concerns.
2. _____ Only the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation involve ritual.
3. _____ Current culture does influence some aspects of liturgy.
4. _____ The most important parts of the liturgy will never change.
5. _____ The ambry, the chest containing the three vessels of oil, is usually located in the
baptismal area.
6. _____ The liturgical year unfolds the mystery of Christ.
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NAME: ________________________________________
7th Grade Assessment (page 2 of 3)
TRUE OR FALSE (T or F) – continued
7. _____ When we celebrate in memory of Jesus, he is present in us today.
8. _____ Reconciliation is only intended for the times when we commit serious sins.
9. _____ Pardon, or being set free, from sin is called absolution.
10. _____ During the liturgical celebration of Anointing, the priest anoints with oil the forehead and
each hand of the sick person.
11. _____ The sacrament of Holy Orders is given more than once to the same person.
12. _____ The Immaculate Conception means that Mary was free from sin from the time of her
conception.
EXTRA CREDIT (1 point each)
Name the 7 sacraments:
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
6. __________________________________
7. __________________________________
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