Q1 BENILDEAN MISSION IN THE CHURCH

From Greek “apóstolos” meaning "one who is sent off".

Apostle

Where was the first Christian church?

Antioch

Where was the meeting of the Christian leaders to discuss the Laws of the Old Testament?

Jerusalem / Council of Jerusalem

The head or the leader of the Orthodox Church is called ___.

Patriarch

Founder of the church of Antioch, this apostle was the first head as well as the first Pope of the earliest Christian church.

Peter

He boldly requested to be crucified upside-down, as he felt unworthy to die in the same manner as his King.

Peter

According to church tradition, He is the “disciple Jesus loved”. It’s he who recorded Jesus’ most famous quote: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life”.

John / John the Beloved

• He was thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil, but being miraculously preserved, he was banished to the Island of Patmos, where he wrote the Apocalypse.

• He did not die of a martyr’s death.

John / John the Beloved

Jesus entrusted his mother to this Apostle.

John / John the Beloved

Christ concretely showed His Father’s love, that is why He is called _______ sacrament.

Great Sacrament

Jesus gave His Apostles the sacrament for the first time. He took bread in His hands, blessed it, and then broke it into pieces. Through this, he has shown that He himself is the great sacrament of God's love. Jesus was the fullest revelation possible of God's goodness and love.

• He labored in Judea, and according to tradition, traveled as far as Spain.
  He also was the first apostle to be martyred: Herod puts him to death with the sword in an attempt to please the Jewish community

James The Greater (Son of Zebedee)

• This tax collector preached among the Ethiopians, Persians, and Parthians, and was martyred in Parthia.
  He wrote the first of the four Gospels in Aramaic.

Matthew

He was one of the first deacons and the first Christian martyr.

Stephen

This refers to being cut off from communication with the human rulers of the church.

Excommunication

Who is the Parish priest of San Pedro Calungsod?

Alexander Enhaynes

(True/False)

The Bible makes Peter the true Head of the Church.

False.

The Bible never stated that Apostle Peter is the head of the true Church founded by Christ; the Bible explicitly tells us that the Lord Jesus Christ is the head of the true Church.

Why is being a tax collector one of the most hated kinds of people in the Jewish society?

The Jews saw tax collectors as traitors and crooks (Mt 9:11), and they had some good reason for this. Tax collectors took money from their countrymen on behalf of the Roman government. And they weren’t always honest when it came to setting tax brackets (Lk 19:8).

• His name is Greek for “first-called,” because out of the twelve, he was the first to follow Jesus.

• This apostle preached along the lower Danube.

• According to tradition, he was

  bound to an X-shaped cross in Achaea, Greece

  and crucified by the sea.

Andrew

• He was a Bishop of Jerusalem and was casted down from the pinnacle of the Temple in 63 AD.

• He left one Epistle which is the Epistle of James.

James The Less (Son of Alphaeus)

• This apostle preached in Persia, Medea, and went as far as India.

• He had been skeptic of Jesus’ resurrection but later also believed in it when Jesus appeared to him to inspect his nail-pierced hands and the hole in his side, where he had been speared.

Thomas

• He was pragmatic. He took a practical approach to things, but doesn’t always grasp just how supernatural Jesus is.

• He convinced Nathanael to join Jesus' disciples, helped Gentiles learn about Jesus' teachings, and distributed the miraculous bread and fish to the multitude that Jesus fed.

• He took the gospel to Phrygia and Scythia, Greece, and was martyred in Hierapolis.

Philip

• The church has generally assumed that he was the same person as the man named Nathanael in John’s gospel.

• He served as a missionary to India, Ethiopia, Mesopotamia, Arabia, Assyria, and Armenia.

• He was martyred by flaying and beheading at the command of the Armenian king Astyages.

Bartholomew

• He was a guy who is known to may have belonged to a Jewish sect known as the Zealots, who sought to overthrow the Romans—often through violence, terror, and political intimidation.

• Some traditions say he fled Judea after the destruction of Jerusalem, traveling as far north as the British Isles

• Some say that he was sent to Mauritania in North Africa near modern Algeria

Simon the Zealot

He’s the most iconic betrayer of all time: the man who sold his friend, mentor, and God into the hands of his murderers.

Judas Iscariot

• “Apostle of the Gentiles”

• He was converted miraculously in the year 34.

• He, of all the Apostles, labored the most abundantly.

• He wrote most of the New Testament Epistles (Galatians, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philemon, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians).

Paul

What was St. Paul’s original name before his miraculous conversion on his way to Damascus?

Saul / Saul of Tarsus

The power that the bishops and pope have today can be traced back to the apostles which came from this succession.

Apostolic Succession

• His name was also Jude as how Luke and John call him.

• He was the one who asked Jesus at the Last Supper why He would not manifest Himself to the whole world after His resurrection.

• Traditions claim that he visited Beirut and Edessa and was martyred with St. Simon in Persia.

Thaddaeus

• He was chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot after he committed suicide.

• He preached in Ethiopia, and was martyred in Sebastopolis.​

Matthias

He is the fifth and current Bishop of the Diocese of Antipolo to succeed Francisco Mendoza de Leon.

Bishop Ruperto Santos

They are the successors of the apostles of Christ today.

Bishops

Where did the Apostles first preach the gospel after the very first Pentecost?

Judea

The congregation of all baptized persons united in the same true faith, same sacrifice, and the same sacraments under the authority of the sovereign pontiff and the bishops in communion with Him.

Church

Who is the supreme and sovereign pontiff?

The pope

The pope is also known as the ____of Rome

Bishop of Rome

The Great Schism split the main faction of Christianity into two divisions, these are the _____ and the ______ churches.

Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

What were the extraordinary powers that Jesus Christ gave his apostles?

• Power to SANCTIFY

• Power to FORGIVE SIN

• Power to RULE

• Power to OFFER SACRIFICE

(True/False)

Jesus Christ founded the church to bring all men to eternal salvation..

True

What’s the purpose of the Holy Spirit in the church?

The Holy Spirit enables the church to:

1. teach

2. sanctify

3. govern

the faithful in the name of Christ.

(The words “in the name of Christ” here mean “by the mandate and with the Christ”)

(True/False)

Jesus desires for the fruits of His sacrifice on the cross to be applied to everyone until the end of the world.

True

This celebration is referred to as the birthday of the Church.

Pentecost

This is a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

Schism

The office of the church which is involved in preaching, deciding controversies, condemning wrong teachings.

• Becoming witnesses of Christ’s truth to the world

TEACHER (Prophet)

The office of the church which is involved in governing the Body of Christ in love and care with the goal of bringing everyone into the security of the kingdom of God.

In laying down precepts for all to observe, by reproving and correcting, by binding and loosenings.

• Serving those in need

RULE/GOVERN (King)

The office of the church which is involved in exercising the offering of mass, forgiving sins, administering the sacraments, etc.​

• Offering yourself with Christ in his sacrifice to the Father

SANCTIFY (Priest)

This is known as the theology of self-sacrifice and humility.
It challenges the followers of Jesus to choose what their role will be in the church.

Basin Theology

This role in the Holy Trinity created the world which foreshadowed the Church.

God the Father

This role in the Holy Trinity came on Pentecost to make the Church holy and lead her in its mission of preaching the Good News to all.

The Holy Spirit

This role in the Holy Trinity established the Church on Peter and the Twelve Apostles.

the Son (Jesus Christ)

An organized​ hierarchy​ and the mystical​ body of Christ​.

Church

What are the 4 images of the church according to the CCC?

• BODY OF CHRIST

• TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

• SACRAMENT

• THE PEOPLE OF GOD

(Which of the 4 images of the Church according to the CCC)

“Because of Christ we are linked in a special way to the poor, persecuted, and suffering”

BODY OF CHRIST

(Which of the 4 images of the Church according to the CCC)

It dwells in the Church to give it life, the soul of the Church.

TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

(Which of the 4 images of the Church according to the CCC)

• Membership is by baptism

• Has Jesus as its head

• Has dignity and freedom as children of God

• Obliged to follow the law of love

• Is to be salt of the earth and light to the world

THE PEOPLE OF GOD

(Which of the 4 images of the Church according to the CCC)

• A visible and concrete sign of Christ in our world

• Unites people from all over the world

• Is a sign of the unity of all humankind

• Is an instrument to bring about Salvation

SACRAMENT

This is the order of ministry established by Christ on the Apostles and their successors.

HIERARCHY

These are any baptized Catholics who have not received Holy Orders nor belong to a religious state.

LAITY

These can be members of the hierarchy or laypeople and include hermits, consecrated virgins, secular institutes, different apostolic societies, and men and women in religious orders. people with vows: poverty, chastity, obedience

CONSECRATED/RELIGIOUS LIFE

After baptism, Catholics share in the three ministries of Christ​. These are __, ___, and __ ministries.

Priestly, Prophetic, Kingly Ministries

It is a conversation between two or more people with different religious traditions in order to express their opinions freely and to listen to the other respectfully.

Interreligious dialogue

The teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church whose job is to proclaim the Gospel, build up Christian love and service, and see the proper administration of the sacraments

Magisterium

These councils bring the Pope and bishops together to offer unified teachings.

Ecumenical Councils

The Patriarchate of Constantinople is the spiritual center of the Roman Catholic or the Orthodox Church?

Orthodox Church

This refers to the description of the church that it is “free from error”.

Infallibility

It is the movement or tendency toward worldwide Christian unity or cooperation that is said to be rooted in Baptism.

Ecuminism

What sacrament signifies one’s admission to the church usually ministered by a priest or a deacon.

BAPTISM

It is the sacrament by which bishops, priests and deacons are ordained and receive the power and grace to perform their sacred duties.

HOLY ORDERS

It is the sacrament by which two lives are joined in loving union in the name of God; public sign of commitment and of God’s values.

HOLY MATRIMONY

The sacrament where we receive pardon from our sins and restore our relationship with God; it brings us back into the full grace of God.

RECONCILIATION

It is the second sacrament of initiation; a Catholic sacrament of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts; this is how Catholics fully receive more of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

CONFIRMATION

It is the third sacrament of initiation. we physically receive the Body and Blood of Christ. Catholics believe that it is the actual body and blood of Christ

EUCHARIST

This sacrament is known as a ritual of healing appropriate not only for physical but also for mental and spiritual sickness.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK