Intro to Sacraments Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• liturgy : the people's work
• symbol : object or action that points us to another reality
• holy thursday : day we commemorate the last supper
• christmas : feast day celebrating the birth of jesus
• holy saturday : eagerly prepare for the easter vigil-greatest night of the year
• good friday : we remember jesus' passion and death
• advent : four week liturgical season which christians prepare themselves for the celebration of christmas
• tradition : passing on the gospel message through the ages
• easter triduum : week preceding easter- includes this three days of solemnity- holy thursday, good friday, holy saturday
• icon : from the greek word meaning to resemble- a pictorial representation or image of a religious figure or event
• paschal mystery : work of salvation accomplished by jesus christ mainly through his passion
• trinity : from the latin trinus, meaning three fold
• communion : we are bonded with the trinity through the sacraments of the church- another word expressing this bond.
• lent : span of 40 days between ash wednesday and easter sunday
• sacrament : visible sign or god's grace
• holy week : week preceding easter
• ritual : established form of the words and actions for a ceremony- repeated often
• passover : the night the lord passed over the houses of the israelites marked by the blood of the lamb
• pentecost : the birthday of the church- celebrating the holy spirit's descent to the apostles.
• epiphany : feast day celebrating the visit of the magi to the infant jesus
• ordinary time : the time in the liturgical year that is not part of a special season- like advent, christmas, lent, easter
• grace : relationship with god and participation in his life.- it helps us to freely cooperate with god.
• liturgical year : annual cycle of religious feasts and seasons