___________________ - is a person chosen to save people from a particular fate. The word means “savior.” Jesus Christ is the Messiah, chosen by God to free us from sin and death.

______________________________________ was arrested and sent to Auschwitz when Poland was taken over by Nazis. When ten prisoners at the camp were to be executed, Father Maximilian offered his life in exchange for that of a man in the group who had a family. The man whose life was spared lived to tell the story.

In the early Church, the Sacrament of ____________________________________ was viewed as a “second baptism.” In his first letter to the early Christians, John tells them that if they acknowledge their sins to God, he will forgive them and cleanse them of every wrongdoing.

_________________ are Jewish places of worship.

Although Latin was the primary language of the Roman Catholic liturgy for much of the Church’s history, a few ____________ words are part of the Christian liturgy (for example - amen, hosanna, and alleluia).

The Assyrians captured some Israelites and took them to Assyria. Forced into _________, the Israelites felt lost. But God sent more prophets to guide them. One of the prophets was Second Isaiah, a disciple of Isaiah the prophet.

The prophets had told the people that their loving God would send a _____________ who would save them from their sins.

Jesus Christ is the Messiah described by the prophets. He was the __________________ God sent to gather the lost sheep of Israel and of all nations.

During our life on Earth we are in exile from Heaven. In the _____________________, especially the celebration of the Eucharist, we meet Christ and receive grace to continue our journey to our heavenly home.