Unit 1
A journey of religious or spiritual significance
Pilgrimage
The term encompassing the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus
Paschal Mystery
Essential to our relationship with God; we compared this to our daily spiritual food
A term meaning that we are all called to live a life of Christ-like love, as demonstrated by Christ on the cross
Universal Call to Holiness
The sacrificial animal in Judaism, recalling the Exodus and foreshadowing Jesus
Paschal Lamb
Eight principles by which I can examine my conscience prior to confession
Beatitudes
Factors that influence our personality and can help us better understand our strengths and our weaknesses
Temperaments
A type of prayer by which we get angry, and which can express our raw frustrations with God
Lament or Wrestling with God
One of the four parts of confession; in this part, the penitent expresses authentic sorrow for his/her sins through a particular prayer
Contrition
From the Greek word meaning, “favor” or “gift”
Charisms
That which God allows to happen, though He does not directly will it
Permissive Will
The number of times that Jesus tells his disciples to forgive another person
Seventy times Seven Times
The stage of lectio divina where you are repeating a word or a phrase from a Scripture passage to yourself, pondering the word and letting it interact with your thoughts
Meditatio
The stage of grief that is frequently filled with “what ifs” and “if onlys”
Bargaining
A prayer that helps prepare us for the sacrament of Reconciliation.
Examination of Conscience