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Path Through Catholicism
Path Through Catholicism; Chapter 9 : The Liturgy
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Religious Studies
7th Grade
01/24/2011

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Liturgy
Definition

A form of public worship, ritual;

A particular arrangement of services;

"Participation of God's People in God's work"

Term
What is Jesus' "mystical" body?
Definition
The Church
Term
Christ continues the work of our salvation through what?
Definition
The Church's liturgy
Term
No action of the Church is more sacred than this
Definition
The Liturgy
Term
sacrament
Definition
a religious ceremony or rite
Term
Three types of Catholic sacraments
Definition

Sacraments of Initiation

Sacraments of Healing

Sacraments of Service

 

Term
The three Sacraments of Initiation
Definition

Baptism

Confirmation

Holy Eucharist

Term
Sacraments of Healing
Definition

Reconciliation

Anointing of the Sick

Term
Sacraments of Service
Definition

Marriage

Holy Orders

Term
What do the sacraments of healing do?
Definition
Restore, repair and fortify divine life
Term
What does baptism do?
Definition

Gives the Trinity's divine life to us

 

"No one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born again of water and the Spirit." John 3:5

Term
What does the Eucharist do?
Definition

Nourishes the divine life.

 

"If you do not eath the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in yourselves." John 6:53

Term
What do the the sacraments of service do?
Definition
These sacraments promote the well-being of the Body of Christ (the Church), and the spread of the Kingdom of God.
Term
Marriage mirrors this relationship
Definition
Christ's relationship with his Church
Term
Holy Orders
Definition

Ordination

 

To be consecrated to serve the Church

 

Term
The definition of sacraments
Definition

Efficacious signs of grace,

Instituted by Christ,

Entrusted to his Church,

By which divine life is given to us

Term
Efficacious
Definition

Effective

Capable of having a desired effect

Term
Efficacious signs of grace
Definition

The physical signs used in the sacraments (water, oil, bread, wine, etc.) spiritually accomplish what they signify.

 

Example: Baptism washes away our sins

Term
Instituted by Christ
Definition
Jesus is the origin of the seven sacraments of the Church
Term
Entrusted to the Church
Definition
Christ gave his Churc the authority to  administer the sacraments to the faithful
Term
By which divine life is given to us
Definition
Bestowing divine gifts on us through material things we use, so that it is easier for us to receive those gifts
Term
What four things did Jesus tell his apostles to do?
Definition

Baptize people

 

Forgive people's sins

 

Celebrate the Eucharist

 

Annoint the sick

Term
What is the Liturgical Year?
Definition
It celebrates the great events in Christ's life
Term
How many seasons are there in a liturgical year?
Definition

Two seasons

 

Feast of Christmas (minor season)

 

Feast of Easter (major season)

Term

Each liturgical season has two periods relating to it's feast.

 

What are the two periods?

Definition

Preparation (anticipating the feast)

 

Celebration (reliving the event)

Term
What is the preparation period for the Christmas feast called?
Definition
Advent ("the coming")
Term

Advent prepares the Church for the twofold coming of Christ.

 

What are the two comings of Christ?

Definition

1st coming in history

 2nd coming in glory

Term
What feast day ends the Christmas season?
Definition

Epiphany

 

 

Term
Epiphany celebrates what two things?
Definition

The revelation (revealing) of Jesus as God the Son, in human form

 

The end of the Christmast season

Term
What is the high point of the liturgical year?
Definition
The celebration of Easter
Term
What is the Church's "sacrament of sacraments"?
Definition
The Eucharist (communion)
Term
What is the "feast of feasts" in the Church's liturgical year?
Definition
Easter
Term
For Christians, what does passover celebrate?
Definition
The passage from spiritual death (in sin) to spiritual life (in Christ)
Term
What is the preparation for Easter called?
Definition
Lent (spring)
Term
When does Lent begin?
Definition
Ash Wednesday
Term
What is the meaning of marking the foreheads on Ash Wednesday?
Definition
Repenting and mourning of sin
Term
What does Holy Week celebrate?
Definition

The end of Lent

 

The last week of Jesus' life on earth

 

Jesus' Last Supper (Holy Thursday)

 

Jesus' Crucifixion (Good Friday)

Term
Lectionary
Definition
A book containing a collection of scripture readings
Term
paschal mystery
Definition

passover

 

celebrates our passage from spiritual death to spiritual life through Christ

Term
When does the celebration of Easter begin?
Definition
Holy Saturday
Term
When are adult converts to the Church baptized?
Definition
Holy Saturday
Term
When does the Easter season end?
Definition

Pentecost

 

50 days after Easter

Term
What does the Feast of the Pentecost celebrate?
Definition

The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ after the resurrection

 

The birthday of the Church

Term
How long is the "Ordinary Time after Easter"?
Definition
25 weeks
Term
What ends the "Ordinary Time after Easter?"
Definition
Feast of Christ the King
Term
What book contains the readings of the liturgical year?
Definition
The Lectionary
Term
How many readings from the Lectionary are read each Sunday?
Definition
Three
Term
From  what parts of the Bible are the three Lectionary readings taken each Sunday?
Definition

1.Old Testament

2. The Letters (epistles) or Revelation

3. Gospels

Term
How long does it take the Church to cover the readings in the Lectionary?
Definition
Three years
Term
What are the Epistles?
Definition

Letters from the apostles to the Christians

 

Found in the New Testament

 

Generally atributed to Apostle Paul

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