CATHOLIC

REFRESHER
 Opening Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful and
enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
V. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray. O God, by the light of the Holy Spirit, You

have taught the hearts of Your faithful. In the same Spirit
help us to know what is truly right and always to rejoice in
Your consolation. We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
 First Joyful Mystery The Annunciation

The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery—Jesus Dies on the Cross

Afterwards, Jesus knowing that all things were now

accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said: I
thirst. Now there was a vessel set there full of vinegar.
And they, putting a sponge full of vinegar and hyssop, put
it to his mouth. Jesus therefore, when he had taken the
vinegar, said: It is consummated. And bowing his head, he
gave up the ghost. John 19:28-30
A Protestant once was visiting a
Catholic church in the company of a
Catholic friend. They passed across the
tabernacle area. The Protestant asked the
Catholic what that box was and why a
little lamp was burning near it. The
Catholic explained that Jesus the Lord is
present there. The Protestant then put the
vital question: "If you believe that your
Lord and God is here present, then why
don't you genuflect, even prostrate and
crawl?" The superficial Catholic got the
message. He genuflected. Everyone can
thus see why the tabernacle of the Most
Blessed Sacrament is located in a central or at least prominent place
in our churches. It is the centre of our attention and prayer.

Cardinal Ratzinger: The Spirit of the Liturgy, Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 2000, p. 184-
194
The October 2005 Synod of
Bishops emphasised this point (cf
Prop., 6, 28, 34). In some of our
churches some misguided person
has relegated the tabernacle to an
obscure section of the church.
Sometimes it is even so difficult
for a visitor to locate where the
tabernacle is, that the visitor can
say with truth with St Mary
Magdalene: "They have taken my
Lord, and I do not know where
they laid him" (Jn 20:13).
 Apologetics
I ain't sorry about nuthin!

Apologetics simply means giving a reasoned explanation for your

faith. A Catholic apologist charitably explains and defends Catholic
doctrine using Scripture, history and common sense

Use a good translation

Do not argue over translations
Stay away from arguments over Greek or Hebrew words
 Eucharist
John 6 Bread of Life Discourse

Mt 26:26-28
Mk 14:22-24 Institution of Eucharist at Last Supper
Lk 22:17-20

Lk 24:30-35 Road to Emmaus

1Cor 10:14-17 Real Presence

1Cor 11:23-29 Institution

 Real Presence
Jn 6:48-58
Jesus means what He says, “I am the living Bread which came down
from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.

Jn 6:51
the bread that I will give is My flesh for the life of the world

Do not be confused by Jn 6:63

It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words
I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
 Defense of Real Presence
It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The
words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. Jn 6:63
Occurs after Bread of Life Discourse, verse 59.
Flesh in this verse is carnal flesh
Would Jesus truly say His flesh is of no avail?
Verse 66, many of His disciples left Him, but He did not call them
back
 Sola Scriptura
Where is that in the Bible?

Bible does recognize Sacred Tradition; 2 Thess 2:15, 3:6

Bible states that not everything that Jesus said was written down;
Jn 21:25, 1Cor 11:2, 1 Pet 1:25

Why did the Church exert its authority on interpretation of

Scripture? 2 Pet 3:15-16

The Church is “the pillar and the bulwark of the truth.” 1 Tim 3:15
 Primacy of Peter and Apostolic
Succession
In the OT, God has had a living, continuing authority.

Peter established as the foundation Mt 16:13-19, and given the keys.

Do not get sucked into Petros and Petras

Luke 22:31-32 Jesus prays that Peter's faith will not fail

Jn 21:15-17 Jesus commands Peter to “Tend My sheep”

“Let another take his office” Acts 1:20-26

 Purgatory
God forgives sin but still requires punishment of sin.
2 Sam 12:13-14 David forgiven but punished for adultery

Venial and Mortal sin is biblical. 1 Jn 5:16-17 and James 1:14-15

Nothing unclean enters heaven. Rev 21:27

The word purgatory is not in the Bible, but the doctrine is:
Mt 12:32 “will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to
come”

2 Mac 12:44-45 (46 NAB) Thus he made atonement for the dead
that they might be freed from this sin.
 Miscellanea
Call no man father Mt 23:1-12. Figurative use otherwise,
4th commandment makes no sense,
St Stephen calls elders father Acts 7:2 and 22:1.
Paul calls Corinthians, “My children.” 1 Cor 4:14-15
Why do Catholics worship statues?
We don't, we worship banners

Iconoclasm is a heresy
Didn't Catholic Church become pagan after Constantine?
A study of early Church fathers disproves this
 Miscellanea
Is the Mass really a sacrifice?
Yes, refer to Eucharist discussion and 1 Cor 11:26
Does baptism regenerate or is it only a symbolic washing?
Jesus made it a requirement of salvation. Jn 3:5, Mk 16:16
Titus calls it washing and regeneration.
Why do we baptize infants?
Requirement for salvation. Jesus calls children to Him. Mk 10:14
Under old law infants were circumcised at 8 days
 Miscellanea

Sola Fide
1 Cor 13:2 Faith without charity is nothing
Mt 19:16-17 Must keep the commandments to be saved
Heb 10:26-27 If we sin deliberately after receiving
knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains sacrifice
for sins but a fearful prospect of judgment and a flaming
fire that is going to consume the adversaries.
James 2:24, 26 You see that faith was active along with
his works, and faith was completed by the works. See
how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
 Miscellanea
Why do good works and penance?
Mt 4:17 Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand."
MT 19:16-17 If you wish to enter into life, keep the
commandments."
Acts 16:31 "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you and your household
will be saved."
Can you lose salvation once having accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior?
Mt 24:13 we must “endure to the end.”
Rom 11:22 God's kindness to you, provided you remain in his
kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.
Heb 6:4-6 “...and then have fallen away, to bring them to repentance
again, since they are recrucifying the Son of God for themselves”
 How to Determine the Church of
Christ

History
Only Catholic Church
existed before 1517
Apostolic Doctrine
Confirmed in writings of
early Church Fathers
Apostolic Authority
Bible and Sacred
Tradition confirm the
Catholic Church and
unbroken succession