Core 5 baptism Confirmation

A sacrament is an ___________ ____________ of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Christ, by which divine life is dispensed to us.

• efficacious sign

• signed efficacious

• external grace

• instant grace

The term efficacious means:

• that the Sacraments are an effect of our original sin

• that the Sacraments objectively/actually bring about what they signify

• that the Sacraments must be done in union with the Church

• that the Sacraments can make us feel good about ourselves

If you were to receive the sacrament of Confirmation in a state of mortal sin; that is, you were not authentically engaging in a relationship with Christ, then your reception of the sacrament would be…

• Unworthy or unfruitful

• Invalid

• Illicit

• Non-efficacious

In the 1st Century, there are both biblical accounts of baptisms in streams and directions from the Didache to use tap water at a specific temperature, if possible. Within the rite of baptism, what is the role of water? The...

• Matter

• Form

• Intention

• Extra detail that cannot be missed

You drive upon a terrible accident on Ridge Road right outside the Chick-fil-A. A man was cutting trees and fell to his near-death. You pull over, and a crowd starts to form around him. Someone calls 9-11. He has already lost a lot of blood, and his chances are looking bleak. However, he is fortunately still conscious, and you hear him say, in a weak yet persistent voice, that he desires baptism. What should you do?

• Quickly grab a water bottle from your car and baptize the man using the Trinitarian formula that you learned in Sacraments class.

• Call Padua and ask if Fr. JP is around, since you know a priest is needed.

• Panic, telling the man that you can’t help him since you never paid attention in Sacraments class!

• Immediately drive to the Cathedral and wait till you see the Bishop, since he must pre-approve the baptism.

• Tell someone else to baptize him using whatever liquid is on hand, such as the Chick-fil-A lemonade someone is holding.

Which of the following is a way that the Church continually reminds us of our Baptisms?

• The ability to bless ourselves with holy water

• Sprinklers on the Church lawns

• Inspirational saint posters next to the small waterfall in the city park

• Singing the opening and closing hymns at Mass

Which statement best captures the relationship between the Paschal Mystery and Baptism?

• We believe that, in Baptism, we enter into the death and resurrection of Jesus.

• Jesus did not intend to die and doesn’t intend for us to die either.

• Baptism cannot be valid unless the form is, “I baptize you in the name of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus.”

• Jesus already died and resurrected, so there is no need for us to die to ourselves. No reason to be baptized.

• Jesus reveals to us in the Paschal Mystery that our life is about our own fulfillment and personal satisfaction.

How can Baptism be seen as both a tomb and a womb? Hint: this directly relates to Paschal Mystery and Kenosis! 

• Baptism is the participation in Christ's death and new life. Baptism involves dying to one’s own will so that one can live completely in Christ and as a new creation.

• Baptism can be done at any time.

• Baptism is the sacrament which is performed on babies in the womb as well as those who have already died.

• Baptism was instituted at the Annunciation and fulfilled through the death of Jesus.

St. Paul writes, “I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Jesus Christ my Lord.  For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things and I consider them so much rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having any righteousness of my own based on the law but which comes through faith in Christ.” This statement is a good example of which of the following?

• The necessity of imitating the kenosis of Christ through our own death to self, submitting ourselves entirely to God instead. We are to empty ourselves like Christ.

• Our need to ignore all earthly duties and responsibility, especially homework, tests, and especially the ACT.

• The way in which the sacraments work ex opere operato.

• Typology, because it shows an example of Jesus being referenced in the Bible.

The study of typology analyzes...

• The people/places/events in Scripture that point to other people/places/events in Scripture

• The people/places/events in Scripture that point to current day predictions of the date of the end of the world.

• The people/places/events in our own lives that point to other people/places/events in the life of Christ

• The people/places/events in our own lives that point to the lives of Saints in the Church