Vocab & Basics
"Vocare," which gives us the word "vocation" is Latin for this.
"to call" or "calling"
The Sacrament by which a man and a woman are brought into a lifelong union in the eyes of God is known as this.
Holy Matrimony
The Sacrament that ordains men to the priesthood of Jesus Christ is called this.
Holy Orders
All consecrated religious make these three vows.
Poverty, chastity, obedience.
In what city were the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and the Sisters of Life founded?
New York City
Faithfulness to the legitimate orders of a superior (such as God himself or a local bishop) is known as this.
Obedience
Marriage is not a contract, but this type of permanent bond.
Covenant
Diocesan priests pledge obedience to which Church leader?
The local bishop
Religious orders are often defined by a common clothing that symbolizes something unique about their common life, called this.
Habit
St Dominic, a Spanish priest and promoter of the Rosary, was the founder of this Religious order
Dominicans (Order of Preachers)
The process by which one discovers God's calling for them through prayer, counsel and experience is called this.
Discernment
Marriage is ordered towards these two ends.
2) Creation of new life in children
A priest promises this when he voluntary accepts the giving up of marriage as a sign of his commitment to the Church, his Bride.
Celibacy
The gift of the Holy Spirit that often defines the work and life of a religious order is known as their what?
Charism
This is the largest religious order in the world, by number of professed members.
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
What does each and every vocation require?
Sacrifice (laying down one's life for the sake of the other)
Marriage reflects the union of Christ the Bridegroom with the
Church, his Bride
A priest acts "in the person of Christ," commonly referred to by this Latin phrase.
In persona Christi
Monks and nuns who dedicate their life to prayer and work within monastery walls live a kind of consecrated life known as this.
Monastic or cloistered (often also contemplative)
St Maximilian Kolbe was a member of this branch of religious orders.
Franciscans
The common call to sainthood is referred to as this.
Universal Call to Holiness
When was the vocation of marriage first established?
With Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
A priest, in re-presenting the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross at every Mass, is meant to be this.
Victim, offering, sacrifice
Religious sisters are called to be in persona ecclesiae, or "in the person" of this.
the Church
St Therese was a cloistered member of this Religious order