Key Terms
What is spirituality?
Spirituality is the acceptance of a sensation, sense, or conviction that exceeds oneself, that there is more to being human than what is perceived with the senses.
We are called to live _____ .
generously
Who desires to meet us at liturgy?
God
What is the common definition of charity.
Giving to someone in need or the underprivileged.
What is charity?
The force of God's love is at work in us. This love includes taking actions in support of the less fortunate.
We are called to recognize that all is ____ .
Gods gift
What does the Eastern Church use to celebrate heavenly liturgy?
They use incense, icons, and other visual symbols.
In God’s love we become the ______ of God.
beloved
What is vocation?
A calling to a particular stage of life, for example a marriage, ordained ministry or consecrated life. It is a divine calling to live a distinctive and blessed life of love.
What is the difference between Luke and Matthew's beatitudes?
Luke is more focused on demonstrating God's kindness. Matthew is more adamant that these acts of giving have moral significance.
How do we interact with God at liturgy?
There is no face-to-face interaction. It takes place sacramentally during liturgy. It employs symbols, rituals, and speech.
What is charity's original meaning?
The strength of God's love in us.
What are beatitudes?
Blessings that sum up a lot of what Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God may be found in both Matthew 5 and Luke 6. They consist of three components: the word blessed, the group to which it is intended, and the blessing's conditions.
Whom is Jesus addressing in Luke's beatitudes?
The poor, the hungry, those who weep and who are rejected and distressed, those who are rejected because they follow Jesus and the rich.
How does liturgy empower us to act?
Based on the wonders of creation as well as the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Where is the gift of God's love found?
It is entirely found in Jesus and the Holy Spirit. However, the gospel also reveals that it settled in our hearts and found a home in creation. God created the world out of love.
What is liturgy?
According to Christian tradition, it refers to the People of God taking part in "God's work." The ultimate interchange or interaction between God's work and our labour is found in the liturgy. We refer to the activities that take place during this meeting as sacramental. The Mass, Sacraments, and Liturgy of the Hours are the three main forms of formal church liturgy. As they flow from and lead into liturgy, devotional prayers like the The Stations of the Cross and the Rosary also aid in human morality.
Whom is Jesus addressing in Matthew's beatitudes?
Those who welcomed Christ, those who are poor in spirit, the mourners, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the pure of heart and the peacemakers.
What does God exchange with us at liturgy?
God gives us the gift of creation, but he also gives us the gift of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, as well as the gift of the Holy Spirit's indwelling. Our role in the exchange is to accept these gifts, give God the gift of praise and gratitude in response, allow ourselves to be changed by God's love so that we might act as transformational leaders in the world.
Who says: "All gifts which God ever gave in heaven or on earth were given with one sole purpose – to make one single gift: God. With all the gifts God desires only to prepare us for the one gift, which is God."
Meister Eckhart