Vocab 1
A formal prayer telling God we are sorry for our sins, want His forgiveness, and need His help to do better next time. We say this before receiving absolution.
The Act of Contrition
Baptism
The Sacrament in which we receive the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine. This is the source and summit of our Christian life.
Eucharist
The third Person of the Holy Trinity. He proceeds from the Father and the Son and is worshipped and glorified. He fills us with his gifts and guides to holiness in the Church.
Holy Spirit
The first sin of Adam and Eve that brought pain, suffering, and death into the world. Because we are descendants of Adam and Eve, with are born with this. We need to be baptized to remove this.
A holy person who is in the presence of God in Heaven. They cooperated with God's grace on earth and died in His friendship.
Saint
A sign of God's grace. Jesus founded seven of these.
Sacraments
A person who is sent out at a representative of someone else. Jesus chose twelve men to preach the Good News of salvation and worked miracles in the name of Jesus. They are the first leaders of the Church.
Apostles
The Sacrament of Initiation that strengthens the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. It gives us special strength to spread and protect our Catholic faith.
Confirmation
Jesus' teaching that "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind," and "you shall love your neighbor as yourself." These are a summary of the ten commandments.
Great Commandments
The leader of a particular diocese and the main teacher of the Catholic faith. He also makes the Sacraments available to the people in his diocese. They are the successors of the Apostles. They guard and protect the teachings of the Church to make sure they are handed on faithfully.
Bishops
Student. They were followers, or students, of Jesus. Jesus had thousands of these. All Christians are these today.
Disciples
The prayer that Jesus gave his apostles during the Sermon on the Mount. It contains seven positions asking for the coming of God's Kingdom and our physical and spiritual needs.
Lord's Prayer (Our Father)
The liturgical celebration and memorial of Christ's sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection from the dead. Bread and wine are turned into the Body and Blood of Christ.
Mass
A special prayer in which we reflect on the Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous, and Glorious Mysteries- important events in the lives of the Jesus and Mary. A string of beads with the same name is used.
Rosary
A habit of doing what is good. We build these through our own efforts and with God's grace.
Virtue
A term we use to describe the Catholic Church. It is made up of the People of God. A body has many parts, just the People of God is made up of different people with different gifts and talents.
Body of Christ
The Theological Virtue by which we desire the Kingdom of God and eternal life and place our trust in all of God's promises to us.
Hope
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
The Holy Family
What are the seven Sacraments?
Baptism, Penance and Reconciliation, Eucharist, Anointing of the Sick, Matrimony, Confirmation, Holy Orders.
All the members of Christ and His Church; those here on earth, those in Purgatory, and those in Heaven.
Communion of Saints
A title given to Jesus used by Scripture and John the Baptist that describes His sacrifice to free us from sin. Just the sacrifice of the Passover lamb freed the Israelites from slavery, Jesus' sacrifice frees us from death and sin a new Passover.
Lamb of God
Objects or actions that are sacred signs of God's grace which prepare us to receive his grace and cooperate with it. Can be a blessing, medals, crosses, scapulars, and rosaries when they are blessed by the Church.
Sacramentals
Wisdom, knowledge, understanding, counsel, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit