These are the correct answers to the quiz in an easy-to-print format for additional study. The ***wrong answer*** is clearly marked.
In addition to assisting at Mass on Sundays and holydays of obligation, Catholics must...
fast and abstain on appointed days and observe the Church's marriage laws
contribute financially to the Church and receive communion during Easter
confess sins at least once a year
***confess sins during Lent, and one other time during the year***
Select the false statement...
Sundays and holydays of obligation require attendance at Mass and no unnecessary work
Holydays highlight mysteries of the faith, virtues of the saints, and Mary and Jesus' lives
Fasting allows only one full meal with 2 smaller meals; abstinence prohibits eating meat
***Purposely not going to Church on Sundays and holydays is not a mortal sin***
What is not correct about fasting/abstaining:
Abstinence is mandatory on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent
The purpose is to deny ourselves as a form of penance, controlling the desires of our flesh
The practice turns our minds more freely to God and spiritual things
***We are imitating the apostles who fasted and abstained while Jesus was among them***
In relation to the Catholic Church and marriage...
A priest and two witnesses are required for a true marriage ceremony
Mixed marriages (Catholic + non-Catholic) and unions of close relatives are usually forbidden
Mixed marriages weaken the Catholic's faith and the proper religious training of children
***Civil and non-Catholic weddings are acceptable, legitimate ceremonies for marriage***
Which statement is not true about a sacrament...
It is an outward sign instituted by Christ
It conveys grace by the Holy Spirit who is present in each sacrament
Sacraments flow from Christ's Passion into our lives, giving us grace for heaven
***It is an outward sign instituted by the Church acting for Christ***
Partaking of the sacraments...
gives sanctifying grace if received with sorrow for sin and resolution to amend our lives
is sacrilege (a mortal sin) if received in a state of mortal sin
lets the 'supernatural gift of God that gives life to our souls' flow to us
***may not be denied by a priest who knows there is mortal sin in the life of the one before him***
Which statement is false about specific sacraments...
The vows taken by religious, like Holy Orders, leave an eternally lasting mark
Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders place a spiritual mark on the person forever
Baptism and Penance give grace to souls 'dead' in mortal sin
***The five other sacraments (ref. C) give more sanctifying grace to souls free from mortal sin***
A great resource of catechism...
