Month of January 2019 - Holy Name of Jesus & Divine Revelation

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* 1. All liturgical prayers conclude with the words "through our Lord Jesus Christ." 

1)  All liturgical prayers conclude with the words "through our Lord Jesus Christ." 

Answer:   True

“Jesus means in Hebrew: ‘God saves.’ At the annunciation, the angel Gabriel gave him the name Jesus as his proper name, which expresses both his identity and his mission. Since God alone can forgive sins, it is God who, in Jesus his eternal Son made man, ‘will save his people from their sins.’ In Jesus, God recapitulates all of his history of salvation on behalf of men. . . The name of Jesus is at the heart of Christian prayer. All liturgical prayers conclude with the words ‘through our Lord Jesus Christ.’” Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 430 & 435

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* 2. While Christmas officially begins with the vigil Masses for December 25th, when does it officially end… so we know when it’s time to take down the decorations?

While Christmas officially begins with the vigil Masses for December 25th, when does it officially end… so we know when it’s time to take down the decorations?

Surprisingly the answer is "Any of the above" 

From 1/6/2017 article by Gretchen Filz, “Does Christmas End on Epiphany?” GETFED (a service of The Catholic Company):  https://www.catholiccompany.com/getfed/does-christmas-end-on-epiphany/

“When Christmas ends depends on the Rite (Latin or Eastern), the liturgical calendar (Ordinary or Extraordinary), and whether you’re looking for the end of the Christmas ‘feast’ or the end of the Christmas ‘season.’  Here is a summary of the above information:

  • The Christmas feast proper ends on the final day of its octave, which is the feast of Mary, the Mother of God, on January 1st. Keep your feasting, parties, and merriment going for the full 8 days.
  • The ‘peak’ of the Christmas ‘season’ is January 6th—Epiphany—the end of the 12 Days of Christmas.  Jesus is now revealed as a light to the Gentile nations.  Keep your Christmas decorations, especially your Christmas tree and lights, up at least until this day is over.
  • The official end of the entire Christmas season on the new liturgical calendar is the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord, after which Ordinary Time begins. Keep your nativity scene displayed up through this day, or. . . . until the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd [which is an older tradition that is kept in the liturgical calendar of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass].”

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* 3. Private revelations received by individuals after the time of the Apostles may, in some cases, change the teachings of the Church

3) Private revelations received by individuals after the time of the Apostles may, in some cases, change the teachings of the Church.

The answer is: False

“Throughout the ages, there have been so-called "private" revelations, some of which have been recognized by the authority of the Church. They do not belong, however, to the deposit of faith. It is not their role to improve or complete Christ's definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully by it in a certain period of history. . . . Christian faith cannot accept "revelations" that claim to surpass or correct the Revelation of which Christ is the fulfillment, as is the case in certain non-Christian religions and also in certain recent sects which base themselves on such "revelations.’” Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 67

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* 4. God wants:

4)  God wants:

The answer is: Christ Jesus to be proclaimed to all nations and individuals
“God ‘desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth’:  that is, of Christ Jesus.  Christ must be proclaimed to all nations and individuals, so that this revelation may reach to the ends of the earth.”  Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 74

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* 5. Tradition is not necessary in the Church because Scripture makes clear its own proper interpretation of all that God has revealed.  This is a doctrine known as “Sola Scriptura” (Latin for "By Scripture Alone").

"5)  Tradition is not necessary in the Church because Scripture makes clear its own proper interpretation of all that God has revealed.  This is a doctrine known as “Sola Scriptura” (Latin for "By Scripture Alone")..

The answer is: False

“Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit." ‘And [Holy] Tradition transmits in its entirety the Word of God which has been entrusted to the apostles by Christ the Lord and the Holy Spirit. It transmits it to the successors of the apostles so that, enlightened by the Spirit of truth, they may faithfully preserve, expound and spread it abroad by their preaching.’ As a result the Church, to whom the transmission and interpretation of Revelation is entrusted, ‘does not derive her certainty about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures alone. Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence.’" Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 81-82

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