Morality - Unit 2

What is the SNJM core value for this unit?

Service to the poor and marginalized

Saint (capital S)

officially recognized as living a life of heroic virtue and responsible for 2 miracles, thus believed to be in heaven

saint (lowercase s)

anyone in heaven

Communion of saints

all holy catholics are a part of the communion of saints, living or dead. It reminds us that we are tied to each other trough the Eurcharist and called to act as christ’s body

intercession

asking a person or saint to pray with us

servant of god

someones cause for sainthood is accepted by the Vatican, and they begin an investigation

Vernerable

The Vatican approves the application and delcares the person lived with heroic virtue

Blessed

one miracle attributed to the person’s intercession

Beatified

when someone reaches te status of Blessed

Canonized

when someone becomes a Saint according to the Catholic Church

Vocation

a divine call to God’s service or strong impulse to follow a particular career or activity

• doesnt have to be service(?)

• everyone who has a vocation is passionate about it

  • vocation looks different for everybody

Religious orders

official groups of catholic men or women who live under religious vows

3 types of religious orders

contemplative – prayer

monastic – community (who they live with)

apostolic -– ministry (service, job)

Sacrament of matrimony

a lifelong covenant where a baptized man and woman make a permanent commitment to love each other and cooperate in procreation and education of children

• have a preist

• authenticated by God

• all sacramental marriages are also civil marriages

Symbols/rituals in sacrament of matrimony

• rings (circle = infinity, made of strong metals)

  • blessing and exchanging of rings

Civil marriage

• no preist necessary

• authority comes from government

Preparing for sacramental marriage

you need to meet with a preist and do one or more of the following:

• attend a series of classes

• go on the engaged retreat

• meet with a marriage therapist

annulment

the church admitting that the marriage never happened due to lack of intention to marriage values

cvil divorce

admitting you married and cancelling it

5 levels of church hierarchy

1. pope

2. cardinal

3. bishop

4. preist

5. deacon

apostolic

more focus of ministry/service

3 steps to becoming a preist

1. seminary

2. deacon ordination (6-12 months)

3. ordination to the preisthood

laying on hands

bishop ordains each canidate, speaks prayer of consecration (essential to the sacrament)

annointing of oil

preist annointed with sacreed chrism on his hands, but for bishops its on their heads

ordination of a bishop

presided by many other bishops, new bishop recieves crosier and mitreSister

sister

usually a woman who is part of an apostolic community

nun

susually a woman who is part on a contemplative community or monastic community

monk

usually a man who lives in a contemplative or monastic community