CATECHETICAL CONTEST ON EUCHARIST (Scoring Paper)

When the Entrance Chant is concluded,
the Priest and the faithful, standing,sign themselves with the Sign of the Cross,
while the Priest, facing the people, says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
The people reply: Amen.

***100 Q: The people are gathered to be what?

5 Points: A:

2 Points: To be the Church
3 Points: or the assembly of God.

***101 Q: Whose the altar is the symbol?

5 Points: A: The altar is the symbol of our Lord Jesus:

2 Points: it re-presents Jesus,
3 Points: and in Him are present God the Father and the Holy Spirit.

***102 Q: What for do the Priest and the ministers represent all of us?

5 Points: A: They represent all of us to approach God:

1 Point: this is a procession,
3 Points: that means we, the pilgrim Church,
1 Point: are going to God.

***103 Q: What is the vocation of human beings?

10 Points: A:

2 Points: Our human,
3 Points: and especially, Christian vocation, is to go to God,
1 Point: to approach God,
1 Point: to be in God,
2 Points: to rest in God.
1 Point: That's the deep meaning of the celebration of Mass.

***104 Q: Why do we have to sing?

5 Points: A:

2 Points: We sing out of joy
3 Points: because in the proceeding of Mass we are approaching our God, our Jesus.

***105 Q: Why do we have to sing together?

10 Points: A: We sing together

2 Points: to be one with the Priest and the ministers,
3 Points: and through them, with the whole Church,
3 Points: the whole Body of Christ,
2 Points: in our communitarian procession to God.

***106 Q: What is the effect of singing together?

5 Points: A:

2 Points: Because singing together,
3 Points: especially singing a well-known chant, is one of the most
efficient ways to be really united body and heart.
(See Scoring 107-111)