Theology Final Exam Vocabulary

Vocabulary for the final exam

Baptism

• The first Sacrament of Initiation

• We are freed from all sin and are endowed with the gift of divine life

• Made members of the Church.

Divine Providence

God’s loving care and concern for all he has created.

Liturgy

• The official public worship of the church; the Mass.

• Highest form of worship

Faith

Both a gift of God and a human act by which the believer gives personal adherence to God and accepts the whole truth that God has revealed.

Holy Trinity

• God in three divine persons.

• God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Covenant

A solemn agreement made between human beings or between God and a human being involving mutual commitments or guarantees

• Covenants in the OT are with Abraham, Moses, and King David.

Body of Christ

The Holy Eucharist; the Church.

Great Commandment

Teaches us to “love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

Canon of Scripture

The list of Old Testament (46) and New Testament (27) books that are accepted by the Catholic Church as the inspired Word of God. (73 TOTAL)

Divine Revelation

• God’s communication of himself and his loving plan to save us.

• Gift of self communication.

Four marks of the Church

• One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic

Sacraments

The seven effacious signs of grace, instituted by God, entrusted to the church, and guided by the Holy Spirit.

Evangelist

• Word meaning “one who announces good news.”

• Matthew, Mark, Luke, John (Gospel writers)

Incarnation

• Jesus took on our human nature by taking flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary.

• Simple: When Jesus became man.

Annunciation

The visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to inform her that she was to be the mother of the Savior.

Panagia

• A title for Mary, meaning “all-holy”.

• Mary was free from all sin from the moment of her conception.

Hypostatic Union

Jesus’ humanity and divinity coming together.

Immaculate Conception

A dogma of the Church that teaches that Mary was conceived without Original Sin due to the anticipated redemptive graces of her Son, Jesus.

Consubstantial

• A term meaning “of the same substance” or “same nature”.

• The Catholic Church uses this term to teach that Jesus is of the same substance or nature as the Father.

• Simple: God and Jesus are the same.

Visitation

The visit of Mary to Elizabeth after the Annunciation.

Theotokos

Word meaning “God-bearer”; a title for Mary professing that she is truly the Mother of God.

Carlo Acutis

• Becoming a saint this year.

• Made a website of Eucharistic Miracles

• Died at 16

• Millennial Saint

• Patron Saint of the Internet

Eternal Life

• Living forever with God in the happiness of Heaven

• Entered after death by the souls of those who die in the grace and friendship of God.

Adoration

The virtue and gift of the Holy Spirit by which we acknowledge that God alone is God, “The Creator and Savior, and Lord and Master of everything that exists, as infinite and merciful love.”

Kingdom of God

God’s desire for humanity to have justice, peace, mercy, and love.

Pentecost

• The "50th day” is at the end of the seven weeks following Passover.

• After the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus

• The Holy Spirit was manifested, given, and communicated as a divine Person to the Church, fulfilling the paschal mystery of Christ according to his promise.

Communion of Saints

The unity of members of the Church who are living, along with souls in Purgatory and Heaven.

Virginity of Mary

• Mother of God

• Mary was a virgin in conceiving Jesus, in giving birth to him, and in remaining always a virgin ever after.

Domestic Church

Family environment of the Church.

Ecumenical Council

• From the Greek word oikoumenē, meaning “the whole world”.

• This is a gathering of all the bishops of the world to discuss issues in the church.

Beatific Vision

The seeing of God face to face; being and living in the presence of God in heavenly glory.

Theological Virtues

Gifts infused by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as his children and of the meriting eternal life (Faith, Hope, Charity).

Eucharistic Miracles

Miracles that involve the Eucharist. They provide evidence of the divinity fo the Eucharist.

Compassion

• Greek word meaning “womb” and of a Hebrew word that is also translated as “mercy”.

• The quality of a person who resonates with the suffering and condition of another person that the suffering of the other becomes their own.

Particular Judgement

Our own personal judgement by Jesus when we die

Final/Last Judgement

• The final judgement of all the living and the dead at the end of time.

• God takes away purgatory.

Soul

The immoratal part of a person that does not die and is separate from the body.

Social Sin

Sins that have become laws and harm the community (example: abortion)

Protoevangelium

• Literally means “first gospel”

• First revelation of God in the Bible

• The first time God’s plan is revealed

Council of Ephesus

The council that declared Mary as the Mother of God.

Magisterium

The living teaching office, or teaching authority, of the Catholic Church, made up of the Pope and bishops, guided by the Holy Spirit, whose responsibility and task is the give an authentic interpretation to the Word of God contained in both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.

Miracles

Signs of the presence of God at work among us.

Assumption

The dogma that when the Blessed Virgin Mary’s earthly life was finished, because she was sinless, she was kept from corruption and taken soul and body into heavenly glory.

Prayer

• The raising of one’s mind and heart to God in thanksgiving and in praise of his glory.

• It can also include the requesting of good things from God.

Transubstantiation

By the consecration, the substance of bread and wine is changed into the substance of Christ’s Body and Blood.

Old Testament

46 books. The first part of the Sacred Scripture that contains the Pentateuch (the first five books), the Historical Books, the Wisdom Literature and the Prophetic Books.

Heresies

Religious teachings that deny or contradict truths revealed by God.

Sacraments of Service

Marriage and Holy Orders

Sacraments of Healing

Anointing of the Sick and Reconciliation

Sacraments of Initiation

Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Mexico

Our Lady of Fatima

Portugal

Our Lady of Lourdes

France

Our Lady of Medjugorje

Medujorge

Mary (First disciple of Jesus)

• Mother of God

• Ever-virgin

• Sang the Magnificat when she agreed to be the mother of the Son

Purgratory

Not a place, but a condition of existence where the stains of sins are eliminated.

Hell

A place of separation and rejection of God

Heaven

The fullness of communion with God.

Epistles

• Letters from St. Paul the Apostle

• Found in the NT

New Testament

• 27 books.

• The designation for the second part of the Bible. Which contains the four accounts of the Gospel, the Acts of the Apostles, Letters of Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. This talk about Jesus Christ, his life, teachings, Passion, glorification, and beginnings of his Church.

Conversion

Turning around one’s life toward God and trying to live holier lives according to the Gospel.

St. Frances Xavior Cabrini

• Aka “Mother Cabrini”

• First American citizen to be canonized by the Catholic Church.

• Added “Xavier” to her name to honor St. Francis Xavier.

• She founded the Missionary of Sisters of the Sacred Heart

• Dedicated to establishing educational, healthcare, and social service institutions for needy immigrants.

• Patron saint of immigrants.

Nicene Creed

• Recited at Mass to prevent heresies.

• Created by the Council of Nicea

Imprimatur

Means “let it be printed”. Used to show the Catholic authenticity of information.

New Covenant

Established by God in Jesus Christ to succeed and perfect the Old Covenant.

Icon

Religious work of art, most commonly a painting. Artists create prayer-portals into the realm of God.

Three Theological Virtues

Faith, Hope, Charity (love).

Lectio Divinia

A manner of praying with Scripture; the person praying either reflectively reads a passage from Scripture or listens attentively to its being read, and then meditates on words or phrases that resonate.

Agape, Eros, Philia

• 3 types of love

  • Agape: Intimate/Romantic/Sexual

  • Eros: Love for EVERYONE, including the poor

  • Philia: Found in family/friends.

Sin

Offense against God as well as against reason, truth, and right conscience, in which a person freely and knowingly chooses evil over good.

Agnostic

Someone who claims that he or she does not know whether God exists and whose life is shaped by the lack of belief.

Heroic Vitrtue

Martyrdom (The qualities of a saint).

Salvation

Forgiveness of sins and restoration of friendship with God, which can be done by God alone.

New Commandment

Love one another, as I have loved you.

Resurrection

Jesus's rising body and soul after his crucifixion and death.

Death

The separation of a person’s soul from their body.

Immortality

The soul survives human death and remains in existence without end.

St. Katherine Drexel

• Taking care of her sick stepmother allowed her to realize that money could not buy immunity from pain or death.

• Dedicated herself to help Native Americans in the West/Southwest.

• Started the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament

• Opened a boarding school in Santa Fe.

•  Founded Xavier University in New Orleans for African Americans.

• Patron saint of racial justice and philanthropists

St. Teresa of Calcutta

• aka. Mother Teresa

• Dedicated to service to the abandoned and forgotten poor.

• Won a Nobel Peace Prize

• Started the Missionaries of Charity

• Patron saint of World Youth Day and missionaries of Charity