Across
- 4. blessings, actions and objects that help us to respond to God's grace received in the sacraments
- 6. followers of Christ who lived lives of holiness on earth and now share in eternal life with God in Heave
- 8. the truth that the son of God became man
- 10. a period of formation for Christian Initiation that includes prayer and liturgy, religious instruction and service to others
- 12. the sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, Jesus is truly present under the appearance of bread and wine
- 13. faithfulness to a person and to do duties, obligations and promises; in marriage, the loyalty and willingness to be true to each other always
- 14. the virtue that enables us to trust in God's promise to share his life with us forever
- 15. the successors of the apostles who continue their mission and leadership and service in the church
- 18. women and men who belong to communities of service to God and the church
- 20. greatest of all virtues that enables us to love God and to love our neighbor
- 22. proclaiming the good news of Christ by what we say and do
- 23. someone who speaks on behalf of God, defends the truth and works for justice
- 25. a turning to God with all one's heart
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- 1. men (12) chosen by Jesus to share in his special mission
- 2. the virtue that enables us to believe in God and all that the church teaches us
- 3. Ordained ministers who serve the Christian faithful by leading, teaching and most especially celebrating the Eucharist and other sacraments
- 5. the belief that after Mary's work on earth was done, God brought her body and soul to be with the risen Christ
- 7. the official public prayer of the church
- 9. name given to time when angel visited Mary to announce that she would be the mother of the Son of God
- 11. baptized men who are not priests but are ordained to the work of service for the church
- 16. the feast in which Jewish people remember the miraculous way God saved them from death and slavery in ancient Egypt
- 17. the forgiveness of sins and the restoring of friendship with God
- 19. Knowing the difference between good and evil
- 21. the part of the Eucharistic prayer when, by the power of the Holy Spirit through the words and actions of the priest, the bread and wine become body and blood of Christ
- 22. the work to promote unity among all Christians
- 24. all those who believe in Christ Jesus, have been baptized in him and follow his teachings
