Vocab
A deliberate and freely made promise
A vow
The literal meaning of the word "Lent"
Springtime
The universal vocation to which all people are called, regardless of their state of life.
Holiness
A Franciscan brother is an example of this state of life.
Religious life.
The two sacraments of vocation.
Holy Matrimony (the sacrament of marriage) and Holy Orders
The specific way God calls each person to love and serve God.
Vocation
One of the three main Lenten practices: giving money or goods to those in need.
Almsgiving
The four states of life in the Church
celibate single life, married life, religious life, and holy orders
Fr. Mark is an example of this state of life.
Holy orders
The three things a bride and groom vow to do for each other.
Love, honor, and be faithful
Letting God's life become our life.
Holiness
The three main practices Catholics focus on during Lent.
Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
What Jesus did that is the model for holiness.
Giving his life for others
The state of life that includes deacons, priests, and bishops
Holy orders
Who celebrates the Sacrament of Matrimony?
The bride and groom / the single baptized man and woman who intend to get married (NOT the priest)
The sacrament that unites a baptized man and baptized woman with each other for life.
Holy Matrimony / Sacrament of Marriage ("marriage" is not a complete answer.)
Lent last roughly this many days?
40
What is the Holy Spirit's role in the celibate single life?
To guide single people in discerning how they are called to serve God.
What makes religious life, married life, and holy orders different from celibate single life.
Public vows and a specific way of life.
What the Sacrament of Matrimony is a sign of.
The loving union of Christ and the Church
The name for the promise a bride and groom make to each other at their wedding.
Marriage vows
The reason Catholics fast and do penance during Lent.
To prepare for Easter renewal / to renew our baptismal promises at Easter.
Why celibate single life is considered a state of life but not a formal vocation in the same way as the other three.
Because it does not involve making public vows or a specific way of life.
What all four states of life have in common.
All are calls to holiness — to give our lives for others as Jesus did.
The special blessing a priest gives the bride and groom at a wedding Mass.
The nuptial blessing