Vocab 1
Sharing the Gospel and spreading the message of Christ.
Evangelization
Christians who die for their faith are called these.
Martyrs
She is the “mother of the members of Christ.
Mary
The feast celebrating Mary being taken body and soul into Heaven.
The Assumption of Mary
Who was considered the first Christian martyr?
St. Stephen
A sacred agreement or promise between God and His people.
Covenant
The word ___ derives from an ancient Greek term that means “work for the people”
Liturgy
A Belgian diocesan priest who formulated a theory of the universe’s origins (Big Bang Theory)
Georges Lemaitre
The liturgical season of preparation for the birth of Jesus Christ.
Advent
A movement of the late modern period that began in the late 18th century to the 20th century that attempted to reduce or limit Church teaching to modern advances in history, science, and biblical research.
Modernity
A less serious sin that weakens one’s relationship with God.
The unique, true presence of Christ in the Eucharist under the species or appearances of bread and wine
Real Presence
Who wrote the 13 epistles?
St. Paul
This day means "fiftieth" (50th). The day that the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles.
Pentecost
A term that promotes human dignity and recognizes and defends the fundamental human right to be free from coercion in religious matters. Freedom to accept Jesus Christ and his Church.
Religious Freedom
Meaning “five books” in Greek. The first 5 books of the Old Testament.
Pentateuch
Reported appearances of the Virgin Mary to individuals.
Marian Apparitions
This person shared his conversion with others by writing a book known as his Confessions.
St. Augustine/St. Augustine of Hippo
The Sunday that commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Palm Sunday
An intellectual movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that pitted reason and science over faith and superstition
The Enlightenment
The official declaration by the Church that a person is a saint.
Canonization
One, holy, catholic, and apostolic are known as these of the Church.
4 marks of the Church
This Enlightenment figure questioned whether Christianity was a beneficial influence on humanity.
Voltaire
The season of the Church year focused on the life and teachings of Jesus outside major feast seasons.
Ordinary Time
This event began in the spirit of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" but took a dark and radical turn as it began to violently attack the Catholic Church.
French Revolution