A prayer asking that God care for a particular person, place, or activity. (Sign of the Cross)
What is a blessing?
100
God's interventions and support for us in the everyday moments of our lives. Actual graces are more important for conversion and for continuing growth in holiness
what are actual graces
100
freedom
the ability to choose for the good; in light of the sacraments, true freedom comes from the positive response to gods grace.
100
form of prayer involving a variety of methods and techniques in which one engages the mind, imagination and emotions
What is meditation
100
communication or dispensation of the fruits of Christ's Paschal Mystery in the celebration of the Church's sacramental liturgy
What is sacramental economy
200
The free and undeserved gift of God's loving and active presence in the universe and in our livews, empowering us to respond to his call and to live as his adopted sons and daughters. It restores our loving communion with the Holy Trinity, lost through sin.
What is grace?
200
A form of wordless prayer in which one is fully focused on the presence of God; sometimes defined as "resting in God"; a deep sense of loving adoration of God.
What is contemplation?
200
a prayer of gratitude for the gift of life and the gifts of life.
What is thanksgiving
200
walking together as a symbolic journey of life and our solidarity with others on this journey
What is walking ritual
200
sacred signs that bear some resemblance to the Sacraments but do not carry the guarantee of God's grace associated with the 7 Sacraments
What is sacramental
300
Religous reverance or devotion of the people, including customs such as novenas (nine days of prayer), honoring or requesting the intercession of a particular saint, praying the Rosary, and so on.
What is popular piety?
300
The power something holds to cause a desired effect. The Sacraments are efficacious in bringing about the spiritual reality they signify.
What is efficacious?
300
vocal prayer
What is a prayer spoken aloud or silently, such as the Lord's Prayer
300
from Latin "redemptio" meaning a buying back
What is redemption
300
lifting up one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from him
What is prayer
400
The Latin phrase that literally means "by the work worked" or, according to the Catechism, "by the very fact of the actions being performed" (CCC, 1128), indicating that Sacraments are efficacious.
What is ex opere operato?
400
Also known as the Divine Office, the official, public, daily prayer of the Catholic Church. The Divine Office provides standard prayers, Scripture readings, and reflections at regular hours throughout the day.
What is Liturgy of the Hours?
400
A prayer form in which one asks god for help and forgiveness
Petition
400
an object or action that points us to another reality
What is symbol
400
an efficacious and visible sign of God's grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church by which divine life is dispensed to us
What is Sacrament
500
Praise
What is a prayer of acknowledgement that God is God, giving God glory not for what he does, but simply because he is?
500
a prayer on behalf of a nother person or group.
What is intercession
500
What is the other name for Liturgy of the hours?
the Divine Office
500
word, object or gesture that refers to a specific thing or action
What is sign
500
grace that heals our human nature wounded by sin and restores us to friendship with God