This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Catholicism has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
is a method of baptism where water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
Seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark of his belonging to Christ. Are "reborn of water and the Spirit."
A learner, a person being instructed preparatory to receiving baptism and being admitted into the Church.
The process by which the Catholic church brings unbaptized children and adults to Christian initiation. Also, the period of time during which an unbaptized person prepares for Christian initiation.
Insubordination of man's desires to the dictates of reason, and the propensity of human nature to sin as a result of original sin.
The period of Lent during which the elect are involved in the final stage of preparation for celebrating the rites of initiation.
The rite in which the presider touches the ears and the mouth of the elect and prays that they be open to hear and proclaim the word of God in faith. ( it may be celebrated as part of the preparation rites on Holy Saturday.)
This is the person who will accompany the catechumen on his/her journey through the rites and periods of the catechumenate through the time of mystagogy ( the time after Easter ) .This person is selected by the catechumen with the approval of the parish priest.
Baptism in which the person is partially or entirely submerged in the baptismal waters.
The process by which a person enters the faith life of the church. The process extends from the persons first inquiry through the completion of mystagogy.
The period of time following initiation, usually the Easter season, which centers on catechesis in the meaning and experience of the mysteries of baptismal faith
A newly baptized person who is in the final period of Christian initiation, mystagogy.
is a process developed by the Catholic Church for prospective converts to Catholicism who are above the age of infant baptism
A quality or condition of a person necessary for the performance of some action. Commonly applied to the conditions required for the valid reception or administration of the sacraments, as the state of grace is required for the sacrament of the Eucharist
The actual grace to which free consent is given by the will so that the grace produces its divinely intended effect.
The physical material for a sacrament
The words said in each of the sacraments celebration
The final requirement for a sacrament is that it must be performed by someone. Performs the sacramental action
When their original sin is washed away after baptism.
Gods loving presence