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1.1.3.06 Celebration of the Christian Mystery
Sign and Symbol
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Religious Studies
9th Grade
08/28/2010

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Sacrament
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When God and the sacred are encountered in the ordinary things and events of everyday life
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Sign
Definition
An abstract that relays a common message
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Symbol
Definition
It brings us into touch with realities which are at once familiar and mysterious; it has multiple meanings -- a personal and a shared meaning 
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Grace
Definition
God's loving, active presence in the world
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Ritual
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A symbolic action; concrete, visible actions that have a symbolic meaning for a group or community
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Raw Experience
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An experience that has no meaning, or reveals nothing
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Lived Experience
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An experience that transcends the ordinary; it holds special meaning
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Festivity
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It celebrates story
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Story
Definition
It names our lived experience
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