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Name___________________________ Date____________________________ Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments Chapter 2 Directed Reading Worksheet What Happens in the Sacraments Directions : Read through the chapter and fill in the missing information. All the questions run sequential to the chapter. If a true/false statement is false, correct it. Introduction: Celebrating Redemption (pp. 37 – 38) 1. In the Church’s __________________, we celebrate the Paschal Mystery, by which Christ __________________ the world. By participating in the _______________________, and especially in the celebration of the _____________________, we not only remember the events that ________________________ our redemption, we actually ________________________ in the events of the Paschal Mystery. 2. What words does Christ repeat to us, just as he did to his disciples at the time of the pasch? 3. True or False? In the words of Sacred Scripture , Christ communicates the fruits of the Paschal Mystery. Section 1: Christ Acts through the Sacraments (pp. 39 – 44) 4. How did Jesus stay close to his Apostles after his Ascension, now that he was no longer physically present to them? 5. On the Jewish Feast of __________________, the Church of Jesus, prepared from the beginning of _________, had been brought into the ____________. When the Holy Spirit came to the __________________, they understood that Jesus had fulfilled his __________________ not to abandon them and they became enlivened, rejuvenated, and filled with __________________. Indeed, Acts says that three thousand persons were __________________ that day after hearing St. Peter’s _____________________. 6. True or False? Today’s Church can trace a continuous line of leadership back to the Apostles and Christ himself, through an unbroken chain of apostolic succession. 7. True or False? Although the events of salvation occurred only once, by the power of the Holy Spirit, these events commemorated in the liturgy are present and real for Catholics living today. liturgy redeemed sacraments eucharist accomplished participate With desire have desired toeat this pasch with you False He sent the holy spirit to help them pentecost aptismiles public promise courage added preaching True true

2 8. Throughout human __________________, people have seen __________________ signs of God’s blessings in creation. From the beginning of the world to its end — and most especially in the coming of the _____________________ —all of God’s work is a __________________. Likewise, God the Father is the _______________ of the blessings we receive from the _______________ and we return the blessings we receive to the Father when we _____________________ to his grace. 9. True or False? In the sacraments, we act first, and then God acts in response. 10. ____________ is God-in-the-flesh and his entire life __________________ God the Father. Because Jesus brought about the _____________________ of the world, he remains present in the _____________________. He makes present his own Paschal Mystery in the _______________ and, seated at the right hand of the _______________, he pours out his blessings on the _________________and acts through the sacraments to bestow his grace upon us. 11. What reassurance did Jesus give his Apostles in Mt 28:20? 12. In what four ways is Christ present in the liturgy? 13. True or False? The mystery of the Incarnation of Christ is in the Eucharist because it is Jesus’ presence in the fullest sense. 14. Every dimension of the _______________ points to Christ because it centers on him. The __________________ is the one Christ promised, the one who is the _______________ of faith, the one who brings about ____________ in the Church. The Holy Spirit desires that we _________ the life of the Risen Christ and the Spirit’s role is to __________________ the graces of the sacraments so as to __________________ the Church to encounter Jesus in the liturgy. 15. The __________________ enables the Church to understand the Old Testament as the ________________________ for the New Testament. Rereading these events with the _____________________ of the Holy Spirit and in light of the _________ of Christ reveals their new meaning. This is accomplished in the _______________ by: reading the Old Testament; praying the ______________; and recalling how the saving events of the Old ___________________ have been fulfilled in ____________. 16. Explain the meaning of the word “anamnesis.” history visible son of God blessing source liturgy respond False Jesus reveals redemption sacraments liturgy father Church He said behold I am with you always until the end of age 1 minister of the sairament 2 when the church prays and gathers inhis name is p species true liturgy holy spirit teacher unity live dispense prepare holy spirit preparation inspiration life liturgy psalms covenant christ its more than just a recollection of pasts events