Baptism, RCIA, and the Liturgical Year

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  1. 2. What Jesus instituted at the Last Supper
  2. 5. A season of hope and preparation awaiting the coming of Christ
  3. 6. The name of the hymn that is sung at the Easter Vigil proclaiming the Resurrection.
  4. 7. The season in which the Church celebrates the Resurrection of Christ for 7 weeks.
  5. 8. Another way to speak about the Easter Candle is to call it the _______ candle.
  6. 12. The Holy Oil that is used to anoint the newly baptized on the crown of their head.
  7. 13. The final day of the Easter Season, commemorating the coming of the Holy Spirit.
  8. 16. The name for the celebration of a liturgy the evening before the Feast.
  9. 17. The Greek word that means "to plunge" or "immerse"
  10. 20. The last stage of the RCIA process in which one reflects on the Easter mysteries.
  11. 21. The color of the garment in Baptism which means "putting on Christ"
  12. 22. The first stage of the RCIA process in which one inquires about the faith.
  13. 24. A habitual form of grace which God gives us through the sacraments to make us holy.
  14. 26. A symbol in Baptism signifying the light of Christ
  15. 27. God's life and love which is freely given through the sacraments.
  16. 28. A theological virtue by which we trust God and believe in Him.
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  1. 1. A prayer or a liturgy against the powers of darkness to drive them out.
  2. 3. During the RCIA process catechumens undergo _________ to conform their lives to Christ. It means turning away from sin and toward God.
  3. 4. An efficacious sign, instituted by Christ, entrusted to the Church, by which we receive grace.
  4. 9. The Easter Candle represents whom?
  5. 10. The official public and communal worship of the Church
  6. 11. A season of penance focused on prayer, fasting and almsgiving
  7. 12. An inclination toward sin that remains, even though one is baptized
  8. 13. "Baptism is a bath that __________, justifies, and sanctifies."
  9. 14. Baptism is like the Israelites passing through the Red Sea because it brings this.
  10. 15. An unbaptized person who is undergoing instruction in preparation for Baptism
  11. 18. What Jesus and the apostles were celebrating at the Last Supper
  12. 19. "Unless you are born of water and the spirit you cannot enter the Kingdom of God."
  13. 23. Acronym or short form of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
  14. 25. The name of the three sacraments through which one is incorporated into the Church.