Vocab
A life of happiness with God forever
Eternal Life
The gift from God that enables us to believe in God, to accept all that he has revealed, and to respond with love for God and others.
Faith
A short story with a message
Parable
The mystery of Jesus’ rising from death to new life
Resurrection
To make sacred for God
Consecrate
Non-Jewish
Gentile
God’s forgiveness and love
Mercy
The written account of God’s Revelation and his relationship with his people
Scripture
The announcement of Mary that she would be the mother of the Son of God
Annunciation
The person God planned to send to save the people from their sins. Comes from a Hebrew word that means Anointed One
Messiah
A day set apart to rest and honor God
Sabbath
A participation, a sharing, in God’s life and friendship
Grace
The Revelation of the good news of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Church, past and present
Tradition
The suffering, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ
In the Bible, a solemn agreement between God and his people
Covenant
The power of God’s love active in our lives and in our world
Kingdom of God
The forgiveness of sins and restoration of humanity’s friendship with God
Salvation
The Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, which present the good news of Jesus Christ from a similar point of view
Synoptic Gospels
The truth that God made Mary free from original sin and from all sin from the very moment she was conceived
Immaculate Conception
The sharing of the good news of Jesus Christ and the love of God with all people, in every circumstance of life
Evangelization
God’s plan for and protection of all creation
Providence
God's making himself known to us
Divine Revelation
The accounts of Jesus’ birth and childhood found in the first two chapters of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
Infancy Narratives
The day on which the Holy Spirit came to Jesus’ first disciples as Jesus promised. Pentecost marks the beginning of the Church
Pentecost
The living teaching office of the Church, consisting of the pope and all bishops
Magisterium