November’s GR Quest Is Here!
Want to learn something about the Catholic faith? Send us your answers! Enter by the end of the day Nov. 30 and we’ll announce the winner of this month’s video camera in early December.
2. On November 2, the Church celebrates the Feast of All Souls Day. This is a day to remember those who have died and are in Purgatory. They know that they will eventually be in heaven and they are still part of the Body of Christ. What is the name given to these members of the Church?
3. What is the head and mother of all the Catholic Churches throughout the world? In addition, explain the significance of its name.
4. During World Youth Day 2011, pilgrims will participate in Spain’s beloved tradition of the Stations of the Cross during which time sculptures of each station will part of the procession. Who is the sculptor of the most recent piece to be announced as part of the procession? Which station has he depicted? What purpose do the Stations of the Cross serve? (Hint: Visit the official WYD website at www.madrid11.com/.)
5. November is the month of the dead, a time to remember our loved ones who have gone before us. Your Protestant friend does not understand the teaching on Purgatory. He says when you die, you either go to heaven or hell. In a few sentences, explain to him what the teaching is on Purgatory and why it makes perfect sense to believe in this doctrine.
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Look for the next GR Quest to begin Dec. 2!
1. The titles are Venerable, Blessed and Saint.
2. The members of the Church in Purgatory are called the Church Suffering.
3. The Basilica of St. John the Lateran in Rome is the mother and head of all churches in the Holy City and throughout the world. It was originally a palace in Rome that belonged to the Laterani, a family of the Roman Empire. It was first called the Basilica of the Savior but later was also dedicated to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist and so it acquired the name Basilica of St. John Lateran.
4. The sculptor of the most recent piece is Mariano Benlliure. It is the Sixth Station- Jesus falls for the first time.
Participating in the Stations of the Cross help us to live more profoundly the Way of the Cross. They are like a living catechesis. They remind us of Christ’s passion, and the life of self-sacrifice we are called to live.
5. When we die, those who have lived in friendship with God have asked his forgiveness and been forgiven of our sins. We are headed to heaven. However, we may still be impure due to our own attachment to sin. If we have chosen to reject sin, but we still cherish the memory of the sin, we need to purified of that attachment.
Because nothing unclean will enter the presence of God. (Rev 21:27) If you want to find Purgatory in the Bible, look at 1 Cor 3:15 where Paul tells us that when we are judged, each man’s work will be tried. And if a righteous man’s work fails the test, “He will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.”