Teaching the catechism is a serious business but sometimes young (and
not so young) minds
can’t grasp the subtleties of the Faith straight away. When test
time comes around the
answers are not always what the teacher was expecting...
ON THE LITURGICAL SEASON : (Children's Classes)
Question
: Name the 5 Seasons of the Church's Liturgical Year, in the right order
One Answer : Advent, Lent, Feast, Christmas and New Year
Question
: When is Lent ?
Four different Answers : 1. from Easter to
Christmas.
2.
from Advent to Lent.
3.
From Christmas to Easter.
4.
On 2nd September.
Question
: Which vestments and items used at Mass are always of the
same colour ?
Three different Answers : 1. It depends on what Feast it is.
2.
Green and white colour.
3.
The alb, the chasuble and the cruets.
Question
: What is the white host made of ? (The answer should have been
"flour and water")
Two different Answers : 1. Wittened white (???)
2.
Gold and silver.
Question
: What is the Paten used for by the priest in Mass ?
One Answer : To place the chalice on in case the wine spills.
Question
: Who are the 4 Evangelists who wrote the Gospels in the Scriptures (Bible)?
Three different answers : 1. They are the 4 Apostles who
wrote the Gospels.
2.
The Old Testament and the New Testament.
3.
The Introit, the Epistle, the Gospel and the Gradual.
Question
: What is represented by the priest placing his hands over the Oblation
before the Consecration?
One Answer : The laying on of hands for impartation (???) of
power of the Holy Ghost.
Question : What does the priest do on the altar at "The Minor
Elevation" ?
Three different Answers: 1. He reads the Gospels.
2.
He genuflects and prays for the dead and the living.
3.The
prayer which can be done by the people and the priest.
Question
: At Mass, the re-presentation of Calvary, what must we meditate on when
the priest does "The Minor Elevation" ?
One Answer : When the soldier stabbed Jesus in His side.
Question
: Why does the priest break off a piece of the big Host and put it into
the chalice during Mass?
Five different Answers : 1.
Because he will be adoring and giving thanks.
2.When
he does "The Minor Elevation".
3.Jesus
did it at the Last Supper and the priest must do it to give
people Communion.
4.
Because the other piece is his, and the other for us.
5.
Because he eats the half, and tomorrow the other half.
