1.
Diocese- A district under the pastoral care of a Christian
bishop
2.
Vicar- (in the Roman Catholic Church) A representative or deputy
of a bishop
a.
(In
the Episcopal Church) A clergyman in charge of a chapel.
3.
Episcopal college- relating to a branch of the Anglican Church in
Scotland and the USA.
4.
Synod of Bishops- A council or an assembly of church officials
or churches; an ecclesiastical council.
5.
Ecumenical Council- one of seven gatherings of bishops from around
the known world under the presidency of the Pope
6.
Infallibility- The doctrine that the pope is incapable of
error in pronouncing dogma.
7.
Imprimatur- An official license by the Roman Catholic
Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book.
8.
Parish- A small administrative district typically having its own
church and a priest or pastor.
9.
Stole- A woman's long scarf or shawl, esp. fur or similar
material, worn loosely over the shoulders.
10.
Dalmatic- a wide-sleeved over garment with slit sides worn by a
deacon or prelate
11.
Presbyters- An elder or minister of the Christian Church
12.
Seminary- A College that prepares students to be priests, ministers,
or rabbis.
13.
Celibacy- an unmarried status.
14.
Bishops- A senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in
charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.
15.
Pope- The head of the Roman Catholic Church
16.
Priest- An ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or
Anglican Church having the authority to perform rites and administer
sacraments.
17.
Deacon- An ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest.
18.
Cardinal- A leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church,
nominated by the pope and collectively forming the Sacred College.
19.
Clergy- The body of all people ordained for religious duties, esp.
in the Christian Church
20.
Chasuble- A sleeveless outer vestment worn by a Catholic or High
Anglican priest when celebrating Mass, typically having a simple hole for the
head.
21.
Discern- Perceive or recognize (something).
22.
Why become a priest? You get the opportunity to serve the people of
God and make a difference. Being able to accompany people will on there
spiritual journey, getting the opportunity to witness the transformation of
people and helping the recognize there genuine love for God
23.
Who can be ordained? Christian who haven’t committed mortal sin. In
the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, The Anglican Church(of which
the Church of England is a member) amongst other churches, a bishop does the
ordination. Bishops were once priests who have been accepted into the third,
highest, level of ordination (Deacon and priest being the first two) to become
a bishop. The 'consecration' of a bishop is undertaken by other bishops.
24.
Areas of Formation- Sanctification of the believer are a work of
grace. It is predicated on the completed redemptive work of Christ and
accomplished through the power of the indwelling Spirit of Christ. More than
willing oneself into new behaviors or Christ-like actions. It is a deeply
integrated work of the heart that transforms the mind, emotions, will and
behavior so that a believer actually becomes a person like Christ.
25.
Historical development of the priesthood- The religious life of
the early Israelites was primarily carried in the family institutions. The
progression of the priesthood of Israel in the first testament follows four
great changes. The first period is the early settlement time which includes the
religious expression of the patriarchs. The second epoch is the priesthood
given through Moses on Mount Sinai followed by the third period defined by the
changes that are incorporated during and after the Babylonian exile. Finally we
see a fourth period where the priesthood becomes more influenced by the
political arena in the times of the Maccabees, the Seleucids and Herodians and
first century times into which Jesus was born. An obvious fifth step is the
post Temple expression of priesthood in rabbinical Judaism but, I will only
deal with that in as much as it progresses out of the Babylonian exile.
26.
Three degrees of Holy Orders- Bishop, priest and
deacon are the three levels, or degrees of Holy Orders, also known as the: 1.
episcopate 2. Presbyter ate 3. Diaconate.
27.
Grace- Simple elegance or refinement of movement.
28.
Ordination leads to a ministry of service- This essential
ministry of Christ is entrusted to all the people of God
through baptism. Through baptism
all members of the church become part of the covenant community and are
commissioned for their servant ministry; they
become participants in
the priesthood of
all believers. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are different
and diverse, but in
tremendous and simple ways
they proclaim the mighty
acts of God
and mediate God's
loving and reconciling work
to and in the
world. They may be gifts of communicating the gospel in word and deed, gifts of
healing, caring, praying, teaching,
giving, and working for
peace and justice.
Every baptized person is
called to witness to Christ in
whatever situation he or she lives; to express in their daily lives the
ministry of Christ.
29. L’Arche
Community - is an International Federation dedicated to the creation and growth of
homes, programs, and support networks with people who have intellectual
disabilities
30. Stations of the Cross- A series of fourteen pictures or carvings
representing successive incidents during Jesus' progress from his condemnation
by Pilate to his crucifixion and burial, before which devotions are performed
in some Churches
31. Baptism- the religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or of
immersion in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to
the Christian Church. In many denominations, baptism is performed on young children and is
accompanied by name-giving
32. Proper Matter of Baptism- water
33. Correct words for Baptism- “I baptize you in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” with triple pour of water.
34. Designated Minster of Baptism- Bishop, Priest, or Deacon ( in
emergency anyone who intends to offer baptism)
35. Biblical Basis of Baptism-
The disciples knew what Jesus was
talking about. Baptism was a well established religious ritual even before John
the Baptist.
36. RCIA-the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the process through which interested adults and older
children are gradually introduced to the Roman
Catholic faith and way of life. Children who were not
baptized as infants are also initiated through an adapted process of this rite,
sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Children (RCIC).
37. Heart-
source of human desires, what we seek to satisfy; the "I"
38. Desire- what leads to a dependence on
reality, what humans want out of reality
39. Reality- the
state of existence, tends to fail human expectations
40. 4
truths of the "I"- I did not make myself, i have unlimited
desires, i have limited abilities, i expect to be happy
41. Religious
Sense- what leads us to the "truth" by means of
reasoning and understanding
42. Ontology- study
of the nature of existence/being
43. Being- the
self: consists of emotions and fueled by desires
44. Suffering- the
experience of pain whether spiritual or physical
45. Church- the
physical body of Christ; the fundamental sacrament, symbol of Christ’s presence
in the world
46. Presbyter-
leader of local Christian Congregation
47. Original
sin-what
all humans are born with, washed away in baptism, result of the first sin made
by Adam and Eve
48. Christ
the Physician- Jesus is a healer, when we receive Christ he
heals us of any ailments and brings us closer to God
49. Who
administers the sacraments: Baptism-bishops, priests, deacons (in an
emergency, anyone can) Confirmation- bishop Eucharist- bishop or priest
Annointing of sick- bishop or priest Penance- bishop or priest Matrimony-
bishop, priest, deacon, or someone authorized by bishop
50. Holy
Orders- bishop
51. Society
of Jesus- Jesuits, founded by Ignatius of Loyola
52.
Penance- Also called Confession or
more recently the Sacrament of Reconciliation (although this latter term is
more accurately the Rite of Reconciliation and not the name of the sacrament).
The Gospels attest that Christ gave the Church the power to forgive sin;
Spiritual change that enables a sinner to turn away from sin.
53.
Confession-In the
Catholic context, confession occurs in the Sacrament of Penance, in which one
reveals one's sins to a priest who grants absolution when there is true
repentance
54.
Forgiveness-Catholics
believe that sins are forgiven by God through the mediation of Christ in view
of the repentance of the sinner and by means of the Sacrament of Penance
55. Conversion-A
turning away from someone or something and a turning toward another person or
thing; in the Christian context: an embracing of Jesus Christ and a disavowal
of whatever keeps one from God.
56.
Empathy-A function of the virtue of charity by
which a person enters into another's feelings, needs, and sufferings
57. Ten Commandments-Also called the Decalogue, they are the divinely revealed precepts
received by Moses on Mount Sinai. Engrave on two tablets of stone, they occur
in two versions in the Bible: 1. I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not
have other gods besides me.
58. 2. You
shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
59. 3. Remember
to keep holy the Sabbath day.
60. 4. Honor
your father and your mother.
61. 5. You
shall not kill.
62. 6. You
shall not commit adultery.
63. 7. You
shall not steal.
64. 8. You
shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
65. 9. You
shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
66. 10. You
shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.
67. Four
dimensions of a sacrament: prayers, materials, elements, gestures
68. Testament-An agreement or last will. When this term is used in
the Bible, it must be taken to mean "covenant."
69. Examination of Conscience- Reflection in God's presence on one's state of soul,
e.g., in preparation for the sacrament of penance.
70. Contrition- feeling of remorse or repentance for
sins that have been committed, with a trust in God's mercy and a determination
not to sin again.
71. Act of Contrition- O my God, I am heartily sorry for
having offended you, and I detest
all my sins, because of Your just
punishments, but most of all because
they offend You, my God, who are
all-good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of
Your grace, to sin no more and to
avoid the near occasion of sin.
having offended you, and I detest
all my sins, because of Your just
punishments, but most of all because
they offend You, my God, who are
all-good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of
Your grace, to sin no more and to
avoid the near occasion of sin.
72. Absolution-In the sacrament of penance, the act by which a
qualified priest, having the necessary jurisdiction, remits the guilt and
penalty due to sin. The new formula of absolution, since the Second Vatican
Council, is: "God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection
of His Son, has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among
us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God give
you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." To which the penitent
answers, "Amen."
73. Sin-An
action, not synonymous with moral evil, which is contrary to God's love.
74. Mortal sin-an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; a
sin that destroys the relationship one has with God completely
75. Venial Sin-
a sin that damages the relationship that one has with God but does not
completely destroy it; a relatively slight sin that does not entail damnation
of the soul
76. Confession of sin- The confession of a person's sins is a religious practice in a number
of Christian traditions; it is admitting that you have sinned to a priest with
the humility and regret that is necessary to rectify the sin
77. Moral Object-
the most difficult font of morality to understand; it is the font most often
misrepresented or misused in moral evaluations. And it is the font most often
attacked by those who wish to undermine the teaching of the Church on morality.
(the actual action that is being determined either moral or unmoral)
78. Original Sin-
The tendency to sin innate in all human beings, held to be inherited from Adam
and Eve in consequence of the Fall.
79. Personal sin-
the free choice to disobey God and to do something the opposite of what is good
and right
80. Sacramental Seal- The grave duty of keeping absolutely secret all sins that are told in
sacramental confession and anything else that is told by the penitent and is
related to the confession. It is an obligation binding in the natural law, the
divine law of Christ, and in the positive law of the Church. It binds the
confessor and any other person who in any way discovers what was confessed.
Under no circumstances may any of this information be revealed unless the
penitent freely gives permission.
81. Restitution-
The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner; it signifies an act of commutative justice by which exact reparation as far as possible is made for an
injury that has been done to another. An injury may be done to another by
detaining what is known to belong to him in strict justice and by willfully doing him damage in his property or reputation.
82. Concupiscence-our
inclination to sin
83. Fornication-
voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other.
84. Excommunication-
the principal and severest censure,
is a medicinal, spiritual penalty that deprives the guilty Christian of all participation in the common blessings of ecclesiastical society; and being the most serious penalty that the Church can inflict, it naturally supposes a very grave offence.
85. Apostasy-
The total rejection by a baptized person of the Christian faith he once
professed. The term is also applied in a technical sense to "apostates
from religious life," who without authorization leave a religious
institute after perpetual vows with no intention of returning. (Etym. Latin
apostasia, falling away or separation from God; from Greek apostasis, revolt,
literally, a standing-off.)
86.
Heresy- Commonly refers to a doctrinal belief held in opposition
to the recognized standards of an established system of thought. Theologically
it means an opinion at variance with the authorized teachings of any church,
notably the Christian, and especially when this promotes separation from the
main body of faithful believers.
87.
Schism- A willful separation from the unity of the Christian
Church
88.
Grace of Reconciliation- The
peace of mind and soul which this sacrament imparts to us is one for which
there is no substitute. It is a peace that flows from a certainty, rather
than from an unsure hope, that our sins have been forgiven and that we are
right with God.
89.
Interior Repentance-
Interior repentance is the most vital aspect of the sacrament of confession; has the forgiving power of God leap from
heaven to his heart without fail and without delay. Power goes out from
Jesus to forgive sin and into a genuinely penitent heart just as surely as
electricity completes a circuit whenever we throw a switch.
90.
Three required acts of the Penitent- The
sinner must be contrite of heart, confess with their lips, and make fruitful
satisfaction (Roman Catechism
91.
Who administers the sacrament:
Bishop or Priest
92.
How often should we attend confession: The
technical answer is that we need to go whenever we have committed a mortal sin.
We should not receive Communion again
until we have been reconciled to Christ through the Sacrament of Confession.
93.
Who forgives sins: God
94.
Why is Confession necessary: That
reconciling of man to God is the purpose of Confession. When we sin, we deprive
ourselves of God’s grace. And by doing so, we make it even easier to sin some
more. The only way out of this downward cycle is to acknowledge our sins, to
repent of them, and to ask God’s forgiveness. Then, in the Sacrament of
Confession, grace can be restored to our souls, and we can once again resist
sin.
95.
What is the role of the priest- Jesus bestowed
upon His apostles the power to forgive sins in the name of God. The priest
carries on the apostolic tradition, acting as an apostle to Jesus; The Priest
in all things represents Christ in his ministry
96.
Celebrating the Sacrament:
Contrition, Confession, Absolution, Satisfaction
97. Matrimony: The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman
establish between themselves a
partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of
the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant
between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a
sacrament.
98. Declaration
of Nullity: that the marriage never
existed.
99. Abortion: The
termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of the
fetus or embryo prior to viability
100.
Contraception: deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation
101.
Sterilization: to deprive of the power of reproducing
102.
Natural Family Planning: The various methods that enable a married couple to know the
wife's fertility. Natural family planning, which employs no artificial
contraceptives, is moral, safe, effective, and contributes to the increased
communication between husband and wife; it is advocated by the Church when
there is a just reason for postponing a pregnancy. It may also be used to help
the wife conceive.
103.
Nuptial Blessing: Prayers for the blessing of a couple being married
104.
Fidelity:
Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty
and support.
105.
Divorce: The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body:
106.
Polygamy: The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the
same time.
107.
Adultery: Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a
person who is not his or her spouse.
108.
Annulment: revocation: the state of being cancelled
109.
Purpose of Marriage The purpose of marriage is
to spiritually, emotionally and physically unite a man and a women together, as
husband and wife, in a covenantal relationship between
themselves and their Creator.
110.
Unity:
Harmony or agreement between people or groups.
111.
Procreation: the
sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
112.
Intimacy: Close
familiarity or friendship; closeness
113.
Rites for celebrating marriage: the Rite of Marriage with Mass, the
Rite of Marriage Outside of Mass, and the Rite of Marriage Between a Catholic
and an Unbaptized Person
114.
Free Consent: An
agreement is only valid when it is the result is agreed by every party
115.
Marriage and Christ’s Love: God
who created man out of love also calls him to love the fundamental and innate
vocation of every human being. For man is created in the image and likeness of
God who is himself love.90 Since God created him man and woman, their
mutual love becomes an image of the absolute and unfailing love with which God
loves man.
116.
Creation: God himself is the
author of marriage."87 The vocation to marriage is written in the
very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator.
117.
Matrimony as a Covenant: Holy
Scripture affirms that man and woman were created for one another: "It is
not good that the man should be alone."92 The woman, "flesh of his flesh,"
i.e., his counterpart, his equal, his nearest in all things, is given to him by
God as a "helpmate"; she thus represents God from whom comes our
help.93
"Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife,
and they become one flesh."94 The Lord himself shows that this signifies
an unbreakable union of their two lives by recalling what the plan of the
Creator had been "in the beginning": "So they are no longer two,
but one flesh
118.
Domestic Church: The entire Christian life bears the mark of the
spousal love of Christ and the Church. Already Baptism, the entry into the
People of God, is a nuptial mystery; it is so to speak the nuptial bath111 which
precedes the wedding feast, the Eucharist. Christian marriage in its turn
becomes an efficacious sign, the sacrament of the covenant of Christ and the Church.
Since it signifies and communicates grace, marriage between baptized persons is
a true sacrament of the New Covenant.112
119.
Grace: The way God reveals himself to us.
120. Parts of
Marriage Celebration: In the Latin Rite the celebration of marriage between two
Catholic faithful normally takes place during Holy Mass, because of the
connection of all the sacraments with the Paschal mystery of Christ. In the
Eucharist the memorial of the New Covenant is realized, the New Covenant in
which Christ has united himself for ever to the Church, his beloved bride for
whom he gave himself up.It is therefore fitting that the spouses should seal
their consent to give themselves to each other through the offering of their
own lives by uniting it to the offering of Christ for his Church made present
in the Eucharistic sacrifice, and by receiving the Eucharist so that,
communicating in the same Body and the same Blood of Christ, they may form but
"one body" in Christ.
"Inasmuch as it is a sacramental action
of sanctification, the liturgical celebration of marriage . . . must be, per
se, valid, worthy, and fruitful." It is therefore appropriate for the
bride and groom to prepare themselves for the celebration of their marriage by
receiving the sacrament of penance.
121. Exchange of Vows: In the
Latin Church, it is ordinarily understood that the spouses, as ministers of
Christ's grace, mutually confer upon each other the sacrament of Matrimony by
expressing their consent before the Church. In the Eastern liturgies the minister
of this sacrament (which is called "Crowning") is the priest or
bishop who, after receiving the mutual consent of the spouses, successively
crowns the bridegroom and the bride as a sign of the marriage covenant.
122. Family: Thus the marriage bond has been
established by God himself in such a way that a marriage concluded and
consummated between baptized persons can never be dissolved. This bond, which
results from the free human act of the spouses and their consummation of the
marriage, is a reality, henceforth irrevocable, and gives rise to a covenant
guaranteed by God's fidelity. the Church does not have the power to contravene
this disposition of divine wisdom
123. Cohabitation: The church sees
a man and a woman living in the same household before marriage as a sin because
you are living in falsehood.
124. Catechumens: study the faith
in special parish classes, are mentored by a sponsor, do service, and
participate in the liturgy of the word at mass.
125. Candidates: On the first
Sunday of Lent, candidates are enrolled in the body of the elect by the bishop.
126. Cradle vs. Converts: cradle
Catholics were born into the church as infants through the rite of baptism as
children where as converts are born into the church through the rite of baptism
as adults.
127. Effects of Baptism: Washes
away original sin and any other sins and the punishment due. Makes us children
of God and temples of the holy spirit. Welcomes us as members of the church,
the body of Christ.
128. Signs of Baptism: anointing
with oil, lighted candle, white garment.
129. White Garment: represents
rebirth and cleansing.
130. Water: cleansing.
131. RCIA: A process for adults
culminating in the celebration of all three sacraments of initiation at the Easter
vigil.
132. Rite of Baptism of Children: People did not want their children to
wait until adulthood to be reborn in Christ’s life, therefore infant baptism
became prevalent.
133. Sign of the Cross: Initiates
you into the church.
134. Baptismal Name: New member of
the church, child of God.
135. Oils of Baptism: Helps to
anoint the one getting baptized.
136. Baptismal Candle: Helps to
celebrates the actual sacrament of Baptism.
137. Conditional Baptism: Once you have been baptized you are a
permanent member of the church.
138. Concupiscence: yearning of
the soul for good.
139. Suffering: suffering has
always been among the gravest problems confronted in human life. In suffering,
man experiences his powerlessness, his limitations, and his finitude. Every
suffering can make us glimpse death.
140. Sickness in the old testament: The
man of the Old Testament lives his sickness in the presence of God. It is
before God that he laments his illness, and it is of God, Master of life and
death, that he implores healing. Illness becomes a way to conversion; God's
forgiveness initiates the healing. It is the experience of Israel that illness
is mysteriously linked to sin and evil, and that faithfulness to God according
to his law restores life: "For I am the Lord, your healer." The prophet
intuits that suffering can also have a redemptive meaning for the sins of
others. Finally Isaiah announces that God will usher in a time for Zion when he
will pardon every offense and heal every illness.
141. Grace received: The Holy Spirit gives to some a special
charism of healing so as to make manifest the power of the grace of the risen
Lord. But even the most intense prayers do not always obtain the healing of all
illnesses. Thus St. Paul must learn from the Lord that "my grace is
sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness," and that
the sufferings to be endured can mean that "in my flesh I complete what is
lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his Body, that is, the
Church."119
142. History of the sick being healed
by the church: "Heal the sick!"The Church has received this
charge from the Lord and strives to carry it out by taking care of the sick as
well as by accompanying them with her prayer of intercession. She believes in
the life-giving presence of Christ, the physician of souls and bodies. This
presence is particularly active through the sacraments, and in an altogether
special way through the Eucharist, the bread that gives eternal life and that
St. Paul suggests is connected with bodily health.
143. Extreme Unction: From ancient times in
the liturgical traditions of both East and West, we have testimonies to the
practice of anointings of the sick with blessed oil. Over the centuries the
Anointing of the Sick was conferred more and more exclusively on those at the
point of death. Because of this it received the name "Extreme
Unction."
145. Viaticum: figuratively meant
the provision for the journey of life and finally by metaphor the provision for
the passage out of this world into the next
146. Theodicy: The justification of
God.
147. Oil of the Sick: Use it to
anoint the sick in the name of Jesus.
148. Society of Jesus: religious
order founded by saint Ignatious of Loyola.
149. Who can receive the anointing of
the sick: Those who are members of
the church and are seriously ill.
150. Rite of anointing: Word and
sacrament form an indivisible whole. the Liturgy of the Word, preceded by an
act of repentance, opens the celebration. the words of Christ, the witness of
the apostles, awaken the faith of the sick person and of the community to ask
the Lord for the strength of his Spirit.
The celebration of the sacrament includes the
following principal elements: the "priests of the Church"- in silence
- lay hands on the sick; they pray over them in the faith of the Church- this is
the epiclesis proper to this sacrament; they then anoint them with oil blessed,
if possible, by the bishop.
These liturgical actions indicate what grace this
sacrament confers upon the sick.
151. Four main effects of Anointing of
the Sick: A particular gift of the Holy Spirit, Union with the passion of
Christ, An ecclesial grace, A preparation for the final journey.
152. Name and explain the effects of
the anointing of the sick: A
particular gift of the Holy Spirit. the first grace of this sacrament is one of
strengthening, peace and courage to overcome the difficulties that go with the
condition of serious illness or the frailty of old age. This grace is a gift of
the Holy Spirit, who renews trust and faith in God and strengthens against the
temptations of the evil one, the temptation to discouragement and anguish in
the face of death. This assistance from the Lord by the power of his Spirit is
meant to lead the sick person to healing of the soul, but also of the body if
such is God's will.
Furthermore, "if he has committed sins, he will be
forgiven."
1521 Union with the passion of Christ. By
the grace of this sacrament the sick person receives the strength and the gift
of uniting himself more closely to Christ's Passion: in a certain way he is
consecrated to bear fruit by configuration to the Savior's redemptive Passion.
Suffering, a consequence of original sin, acquires a new meaning; it becomes a
participation in the saving work of Jesus.
An ecclesial grace. the sick who receive
this sacrament, "by freely uniting themselves to the passion and death of
Christ," "contribute to the good of the People of God." By
celebrating this sacrament the Church, in the communion of saints, intercedes
for the benefit of the sick person, and he, for his part, though the grace of
this sacrament, contributes to the sanctification of the Church and to the good
of all men for whom the Church suffers and offers herself through Christ to God
the Father.
A preparation for the final journey. If
the sacrament of anointing of the sick is given to all who suffer from serious
illness and infirmity, even more rightly is it given to those at the point of
departing this life; so it is also called sacramentum exeuntium (the sacrament
of those departing).The Anointing of the Sick completes our conformity to the
death and Resurrection of Christ, just as Baptism began it. It completes the
holy anointings that mark the whole Christian life: that of Baptism which
sealed the new life in us, and that of Confirmation which strengthened us for the
combat of this life. This last anointing fortifies the end of our earthly life
like a solid rampart for the final struggles before entering the Father's
house.139
153. Transformation through Anointing:
Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you
with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you
and raise you up."
154. Job: By the sacred anointing
of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who
are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save
them. and indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of
God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ."
155. Healing in the Gospel: Moved
by so much suffering Christ not only allows himself to be touched by the sick,
but he makes their miseries his own: "He took our infirmities and bore our
diseases." But he did not heal all the sick. His healings were signs of
the coming of the Kingdom of God. They announced a more radical healing: the
victory over sin and death through his Passover. On the cross Christ took upon
himself the whole weight of evil and took away the "sin of the
world,"of which illness is only a consequence. By his passion and death on
the cross Christ has given a new meaning to suffering: it can henceforth
configure us to him and unite us with his redemptive Passion.
156. Views of suffering in other
religions: Can be seen as beneficial.
157. Apostolate: Similar to the term ministry.
158. Confirmation-
the sealing of you and the spirit. It allows you to receive the Holy Sprit,
God’s grace, and allows you to belong with all yourself to the community of
believers.
159. Proper matter-
Chrism oil
160. Designated
minister- Bishop
161. Correct
words/forms- “(Name) Be sealed with the gift of God.” Bishop
dips his right thumb in the chrism and makes the sign of the cross and says the
words stated above.
162. Gifts of the
spirit- Wisdom, piety, counsel, understanding, fortitude,
knowledge, and fear of the Lord.
163. Fruits of the
spirit- Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
164. Pentecost-
a feast celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of
Jesus after his Ascension held on the seventh Sunday after Easter.
165. Sponsor-
Theysee that the confirmed person acts a true witness to Christ and
faithfully fulfills the obligations connected with this sacrament.
166. Age of
discretion- Ages 7-16
167. Definition- refers
to both the celebration of the Mass, that is, the Eucharist liturgy and
the bread and wine which after the consecration are transubstantiated (changed
in substance) into the body and blood of Jesus Christ
168. Sunday
Obligation- Christmas Day, Feast of the Ascension, Feast of
all Saints, Feast of Assumption of Mary, Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Ascension
169. Consecration-
to ordain someone to a sacred office, typically a bishop, to make (bread or
wine) into the body or blood of Christ.
170. Transubstantiation-the
conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood
of Christ at consecration, only the appearances of bread and wine still
remaining.
171. Tabernacle-an
ornamented receptacle or cabinet in which a ciborium containing the reserved
sacrament may be placed in Catholic churches, usually on or above an altar
172. Proper Matter-
Bread (wheaten only) and Wine (natural, made from grapes)
173.
Designated minister- bishop
or priest
