Lesson 2: Growing in Christian Spirituality

Which saint said the quote “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ”?

Saint Jerome

What are the three key principles in reading the scripture?

God is the principal author of Sacred Scripture, used specific people who wrote in a human language and did so at a particular time and place in history, and used human language and knowledge to tell us his eternal truths despites its limitations

What is said to make up the single deposit of the word of God?

Sacred Scripture and Tradition

What are Church Teachings?

this is an example of sacred tradition and one of the things that show that God’s revelation is present not just in the Bible, but also in the life, worship, and teachings of it

What is authentic worship?

this is the inner attitude of reverence and homage before the Divine Majesty, and the outward expression in signs enacted in public ritual, and more importantly consists not in words on the lips but in deeds from the heart

What is Christian prayer?

this is the intimate conversation with God, thus letting us have a loving, conscious, and personal relationship with God

What are seven sacraments?

this refers to the visible or sensible signs instituted by Christ to give his grace and for us to grow in the spirit, we must receive God’s grace through these

What are the effects of the sacraments?

the effects include drawing us into a closer relationship to the Church, and thereby Christ, the Spirit, and the Father, and gradually transform us into Christ’s way of thinking, acting, praying, loving, forgiving, and serving

What is Baptism?

this sacrament takes away original sin and gives us a new birth in the Holy Spirit, and this is shown through the pouring of water and anointing of holy oil

What is Confirmation?

this sacrament seals our life of faith in Jesus, and the signs of this are laying on of hands on a person’s head, and anointing with oil

What is the Eucharist?

this sacrament nourishes our life of faith and this is shown by receiving the bread and wine, a sign of the body and blood of Christ

What is Reconciliation?

this sacrament is when we, through penance, receive God’s forgiveness and Jesus’ healing grace through absolution

What is the Anointing of the Sick?

this sacrament unites a sick person’s suffering with that of Jesus and brings forgiveness of sins, and is shown through anointing with oil and the priest laying hands on them

What is Marriage?

this sacrament has a baptized couple united with each other as a sign of the unity between Jesus and his Church, and the signs of this are their wedding rings

What is Holy Orders?

this sacrament has men ordained as priests, deacons, or bishops, and the sings of this are the laying on of hands and anointing with oil by a bishop

What are sacramentals?

these are objects, actions, practices, places, and the like, that help us become aware of Christ’s grace-filled presence around us or liberate from the presence of the Evil One (exorcism) and help us receive the sacraments with greater fruit, and “render holy various occasions in life”

What are virtues?

these are habitual and firm dispositions to do the good

What are theological virtues?

these virtues relate directly to God and are infused to us by him

Where does the word theological come from?

this word comes from the Greek word, theos, meaning god

What is faith?

this virtue enables us to believe in God, what God has said and revealed to us, and what the Church proposes for our belief.

What is hope?

this is the virtue by which we desire the Kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit.

What is love?

this virtue is also called charity, the virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.

What are moral virtues or cardinal virtues?

these virtues are developed through education and practice, and are firm attitudes, stable dispositions, habitual perfections of intellect and will that govern our actions, order our passions, and guide our conduct according to reason and faith

Where does the word cardinal come from?

this word comes from the Latin word ‘cardo’ meaning hinge

What is prudence?

It is an intellectual virtue which directs in the choice of means most appropriate, under existing circumstances, for the attainment of a due end, and is sometimes called right reason or wisdom

What is justice?

this virtue consists in the firm and constant will to give God and neighbor their due.

What is fortitude or courage?

this virtue is also called inner strength that helps us choose the “hard right” and deters us from choosing the “easy wrong”

What is temperance or self-control?

this virtue helps us to regulate our attraction of the pleasures of the senses and provides balance in the use of created goods

What are Corporal Works of Mercy?

these are the actions by which we come to the material aide of our neighbors

What are Spiritual Works of Mercy?

these are the actions by which we assist or help the spiritual needs of our neighbors