4th Quarter Vocab

Evangelization

The proclamation of the Gospel, the Good News of redemption through Jesus Christ, through our words and lived witness.

Final Judgment

This judgment of everyone at the end of time will follow the Second Coming of Christ and the resurrection of the dead.

Fruits of the Holy Spirit

Perfections that the Holy Spirit forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory.

Heaven

The elect enjoy eternal friendship and communion with God and with the angel and saints.

Hell

The dwelling of Satan and the other fallen angels.

Holiness

Spiritual perfection or purity arising from a likeness unto God.

Purgatory

A state of final purification after death but before entrance into heaven for those who have died in God’s friendship, but still have sinful attachment.

Sacrament

Efficacious sign of grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church.

Acedia

A form of spiritual laziness due to relaxed vigilance and a lack of custody of the heart.

Amen

A Hebrew affirmation that means “truly”, “so be it”, or “I do believe”.

Blessing

A prayer or act that expresses God’s favor, generosity, and unconditional love for his people.

Contrition

True sorrow for and hatred of committed sins, coupled with the firm purpose to sin no more.

Intercession

Prayers or petitions offered on behalf of other persons and their needs.

Praise

The form of prayer which focuses on giving recognition to God for his own sake.

Spiritual Dryness

A distraction to prayer in which one feels his or her prayer is of no value, or is not being answered.

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Jesus is Condemned to Death 

2

Jesus Carried his Cross 

3

Jesus Falls the First Time 

4

Jesus Meets his Mother 

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Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry his Cross 

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Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus 

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Jesus Falls for the Second Time 

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Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem 

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Jesus Falls the Third Time 

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Jesus os Striped of his Garments 

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Jesus is Nailed to the Cross 

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Jesus Dies on the Cross 

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Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross 

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Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

Agape

The Greek word for divine love. Christ’s love is free, total, faithful, and fruitful.

Communion of Persons

The unity or “common union” established when persons mutually give and receive “the sincere gift of self”.

Freedom

The capacity to choose and determine one’s own actions.

Interior Gaze

The “pure look” that Adam and Eve freely exchanged with one another in the state of innocence.

Language of the Body

The body’s capacity to “speak” or “proclaim” God’s love.

New Evangelization

The urgent need to proclaim the “great mystery” of Christ’s love to the whole world.

Person/Subject

Man (male and female) has an "inner life”, an “inner self”. Man is not merely something but someone.

Primordial Sacrament

Refers to marriage as the original and fundamental revelation of God’s mystery in the created world.

Purity of Heart

To understand, see, and experience the body as God created it to be, as a revelation of his own divine mystery.

Sacramentality of the Body

The body’s capacity of making visible what is invisible.