CREED Module 4 Topic 8

The Last Things

The Shared Communion Manifested: Faith

shared faith makes us one

The Shared Communion Manifested: Sacraments

God’s presence is fed to each one of us by these precious gifts

The Shared Communion Manifested: Charisms

every person is entrusted with unique gifts for the upbuilding of other members of the

Church

The Shared Communion Manifested: Common Possessions

a constant charity and generosity with the goods we have been blessed

The Shared Communion Manifested: Charity

we share our love in addition to material things

Intercession

what the saints in Heaven are entrusted with

Saints

a model of holiness

Loving God

Matthew 22:37-40,

Mark 12:29-31,

Luke 10:27-28

Loving thy neighbour

John 13:34-35

Particular Judgement

judgement after death; whether a soul goes to heaven, purgatory, or hell

Heaven

the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest human longings

The Church Militant on Earth

The Shared Communion

The Church Triumphant in Heaven

The saints interceding us to God

The Church Suffering in Purgatory

The burning and purifying love of God in our lives

Pain of Sense

painful process of being purified of all imperfections that all souls willingly suffer

Pain of Loss

we are all created for heaven and this delay of being purified causes us more pain

Almsgiving, Indulgences, Works of Penance

The Church commends the living do for those in purgatory

Purgatory

the final purification of all remaining attachment to sin on our lives

Hell

eternal punishment for those who turned from God

Gehenna

unquenchable fire; reserved for those who refuse to believe and be converted

New Heaven and New Earth

Heaven and Earth will become one on the Last Judgement

Last Judgement

the resurrection of all the dead, of both the just and the unjust

Mediatrix of Grace

Mary is the instrument through which all grace comes

Unholy Trinity

Me, Myself, and I