Happiness and Joy pt. 1
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, authentic joy is the soul’s delight in a real, good, authentic _________________.
What is love?
The highest level of desires.
What are transcendental-spiritual desires?
This means "messengers" and describes their service to God
What are angels?
The Catholic church teaches that each person is assigned one of these to watch over us.
What are guardian angels?
A habitual and firm disposition to do the good.
Casting out Demons in the name of Jesus
What is an exorcism?
The deep human longings that reach beyond any one thing we can own, achieve, or experience
What is happiness?
A passion that arises from experiencing a “present good”.
What is emotional joy?
The prayer, said at the end of every Mass, that is a protection prayer against evil
What is the St. Michael the Archangel Prayer?
The Sacrament of Initiation in which we find a minor form of Exorcism
What is Baptism?
The gift God gave human beings to be able to use reason in order to judge right from wrong; God’s voice in our hearts
What is conscience?
Satan used his __________________ and rejected God, leading other angels with him who became demons
What is Free will?
The type of desire. A student thinks: "I want to win at state so everyone knows who great I am."
What is an ego-comparative desire?
_________________________ joy is only fully realized in heaven
What is spiritual joy?
Angels are _____________, which means that they do not have material bodies
What is incorporeal?
The angel that fought Lucifer in the heavenly battle.
Who is St. Michael the Archangel
The virtue of self- control.
What is temperance?
Satan can __________________ people, but he cannot force someone to sin; people freely choose whether to accept or resist
What is tempt?
The type of desires that are desires to win over others
What are Ego Comparative desires?
Am I listening to what this person actually needs?” is a helpful self-check for this type of desire.
What is Contributive- Empathetic desire?
St. Augustine stated that angels were created on this "Day" of creation.
What is the 1st Day?
Title given to Lucifer after his fall. Hebrew for “the adversary
What is satan?
The cardinal and moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of good
What is Fortitude?
His most famous quote is “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You”. This quote speaks to authentic joy.
Who is St. Augustine?
The type of joy that is a deeper, rational delight rooted in the possession of the highest good — God Himself (St. Thomas Aquinas).
What is spiritual joy?
The deep human longings that reach beyond any one thing we can own, achieve, or experience.
What are Transcendental - Spiritual Desires?
This means “accuser” or “slanderer”
What is Devil?
An exorcism is one of these. It is sacred sign instituted by the Church that helps prepare us to receive the spiritual fruits of the sacraments and brings God’s blessing into the circumstances of ordinary life.
What is a sacramental?
The psychological term was coined by Sigmund Freud; It refers to a person’s inner self.
What is the ego?
The person who may perform a solemn or "major" exorcism.
Who is a priest with the bishop's permission?