Signs and Symbols

What do we call the table at which the Eucharist is celebrated?

• ambo
• sanctuary
• altar
• paten

What does holy water symbolize?

• cleansing
• confession
• rebirth
• baptism

What does the red candle next to the tabernacle symbolize?

• suffering
• God's presence
• danger
• martyrs

What color vestment does the priest wear during Ordinary Time?

• green
• white
• red
• purple

What does the crucifix symbolize? (check all that apply)

• the saving sacrifice of Jesus
• it doesn't symbolize anything, it's just art
• how much God loves us
• that suffering has meaning

What does the Sign of the Cross symbolize? (check all that apply)

• baptism
• the Trinity
• salvation
• nothing, it's just a gesture

What Christian symbol means the most to you? Why?