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Vocation

Vocation is the life calling of every human being. It has many elements including, work, personal growth and development and possibly marriage. Vocation as a live calling is much broader than a job. It has its origins in the Latin word vocatio or 'a call' or a 'summons'.  

Creation

the universe and the various forms of life were created by God out of nothing  

Work (Christian)

is something that everyone has been created to do. This includes any way that a human being participates in God’s creative activity even the most ordinary everyday activities.  

Recreation  

Renewing one’s personal energy, prevent stress and tension.  

Chastity

The ability to harmonise sexual thoughts, feelings and desires. It is the growing ability to see others as God does. This means seeing beyond an individual’s sexuality to the whole person God loves

Discernment  

The ability to recognise or understand something, someone, or some course of action more fully and deeply than ever before. This process often leads to a decision.

Eucharist

A sacred celebration where the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ.  

Spiritual sacrifice

are “offerings” or “sacrifices” a follower of Jesus offers to the Lord. This could include prayers, good works, money, praise and your body  

Prophet  

A biblical person was called by God to speak on God’s behalf.  

Salvation 

God’s saving action on behalf of the human race that destroys the power of original sin and empowers people to overcome the effects of original sin

Subdue 

Means developing the goodness in creation, rather than dominate the earth and exploit its resources. 

Christian vocation 

is to put others first as Jesus did when he exercised his mission as priest. The Christian vocation is to speak out on behalf of the poor and the powerless as Jesus did when he fulfilled his mission as prophet. The Christian vocation is to exercise stewardship over all creation as Jesus did when he fulfilled his mission as king. 

Procreation 

Parents cooperate in God’s creation of their children. 

Marriage 

a loving and life-giving relationship between one man and one woman for the rest of their lives. 

Sacrament 

A visible sign of the invisible presence and action (grace) of God. 

Priest 

Ordained ministers who serve the spiritual needs of God’s people. These leaders serve God’s community in three ways:  

• bearing witness to Jesus,  

• leading the community,  

• celebrating the Sacraments.  

Apostolate 

This term has been consistently used to refer to the work accomplished by ordained ministers, consecrated religious or lay people. 

Celibate  

An unmarried state based on sexual self-denial ‘for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven’.  

Deacon  

A special group who help Priests (or the Bishop) with his responsibilities of teaching, sanctifying and governing the Church. 

Holy Orders  

is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees or grades: bishop, priest, and deacon.  

Poverty  

owning nothing personally in imitation of the poverty of Christ. Surrendering all goods and earnings to the Church and depending on the Church for support

Obedience  

imitating Christ who gave his entire life to obeying God the Father, by placing one’s talents, and even one’s choice of how best to use those talents, at the complete disposal of the Church.  

Hell  

A state of separation from God.  

Lent  

Lent is a special time set aside for Christians to reflect on their lives and their relationship with Christ and his mission on earth.  

Purgatory

Before people can enter Heaven they must be ‘purified’ of their sins. This ‘purification’ process is called ‘purgatory’.  

Requiem Mass  

Mass for the dead. ‘Requiem’ means ‘eternal rest’.  

Define vocation as a Catholic Church belief.  

Vocation, from the Latin ‘vocatio’ is understood in the Catholic Church as a personal calling from God towards holiness. It is seen as a pathway through which a person can demonstrate their faith in the ways in which they live their life.

Explain where each person’s vocation comes from.             

Each person is invested with their life’s calling, (or vocation) through God’s will. Being made in the image and likeness of God, we are called to contribute to God’s continued creative activity. As such, God provides us with our vocations so that we can cooperate in His creative activity and love for creation.

Outline gifts that God has given people to help them to follow a specific vocation.          

God has given individuals various gifts to help them follow their vocations. These gifts include the talents and abilities needed for marriage or single life. God also provides gifts that allow people to engage in the different avenues of His creative activity. By recognizing and utilising these gifts, individuals can discern their calling, serve others, and fulfill God's purpose for their lives.  

Using one example, explain how people use their gifts to participate in God’ s work of creation.

• God both created and continues to sustain creation 

• Cooperation in God’s ongoing creation.  

• This cooperation takes place in multiple spaces, such as the natural world, greater human societies, and the lives of families and individuals. 

Explain how ‘rest’ contributes to God’s creative activity.

God’s creative activity includes the need for rest. As we are called to imitate God in our lives, we must also imitate God’s decision to rest on the seventh day. Rest and reflection allow us to continue cooperating in God’s on-going creative activity as they help us maintain our energy levels, ward of stress and ensure that we are not losing sight of what is truly important in our lives.

Grace

The free and undeserved help that God gives people to respond to his call to become children of God and share in the divine life

Beatitudes

These identify the attitudes of Jesus. There are eight of these. The First Beatitude is

"Blessed are the poor in Spirit. The kingdom of heaven is theirs" Matthew 5:3.

Sacrement

Efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to people.

Charity

The power of divine love for Christians to love God above all else and to love others for God's sake

Freedom

The ability to overcome internal and external pressures in order to make responsible moral choices.

New Law

As part of the New Covenant Jesus gave a new law to empower his followers to live as God called.

This consists of 4 elements:

• Sharing with all who believe in Christ.

• Charity divine love, the Sacraments.

• Sermon on the Mount.

• The two Great Commandments of Jesus.

The Old Law

Also called the Torah. It is found in the first five books of the Old Testament.

Adultery

Adultery occurs when a married person has sexual relations with someone who is not their spouse (ie. wife or husband).

Freedom

The ability to overcome internal and external pressures in order to make responsible moral choices.

Decalogue

Another word for "The Ten Commandments" In Greek "Decalogue" means the ten words.

Natural Law

Laws that apply to all people because they are part of human nature and accessed by reason.

Moral Principals

These help people work out 'right and wrong'. Moral choices created by God. These include Natural Law and the 10 Commandments.

Suffering Servant

• shows the importance of offering one-self for the forgiveness of sins.

• Jesus fulfilled the suffering servant, as He gave his life for the sins of humankind and experienced suffering

Eucharist

• an act of thanksgiving for the saving of the Jewish people from the angel of death in the OT

• The blood of the lamb which was posted on the door of the Jewish houses, prevented the death of the young children

• Just as the lambs blood saved the Jewish people, Jesus is the paschal lamb – He is the perfect sacrifice

jesus as a preiest

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jesus as a prophet + examples

• It is the vocation of all Christians to speak on behalf of the poor and powerless

• The OT prophets were sent by God to speak out against the evil in society. So too are Christians called to call out injustice and unfairness in society

• Jesus proclaimed the Kingdom of God, and taught much about it. He also demonstrated its power through actions. Jesus always pointed to a future beyond suffering and death.

• He taught about his own Resurrection. He taught his followers about heaven, hell and their own future resurrection from the dead.

how can christans live out prophet vocation

• Show remorse or repentance for any wrongdoing

• Have faith

• Show justice in the world

• Show love and compassion to others

• Share the gospel

jesus as a king

• It is the vocation of all Christians to exercise stewardship.

• The OT has many kings, such as Saul, David and Solomon – these were all servants of God (the true king).

• The role of a king is to lead and govern their people. Jesus broke the mold and led through his service of others, demonstrating love, goodness and faithfulness.

jesus as a king example

• Jesus’ mission as king was to establish the rule (or ‘reign’) of God in the world. He came to promote a society that reflected God and the values of God.

• One way that Jesus exercised his mission as king differently from other kings was through his service rather than his dominance of others.

• During the Last Supper (John 13:2-16), Jesus showed his Apostles that service meant serving even those regarded by others as the lowliest people in society. He did so by washing his Apostles’ feet. At that time this was the task of a slave, not a teacher.

• Jesus also taught that his followers would serve him whenever they served the hungry and others in need.

Vocation

Vocation is the life calling of every human being. It has many elements including, work, personal growth and development and possibly marriage. Vocation as a life calling is much broader than a job. It has its origins in the Latin word vocatio or 'a call' or a 'summons'.

Creation

the universe and the various forms of life were created by God out of nothing

Work (Christian)

is something that everyone has been created to do. This includes any way that a human being participates in God's creative activity even the most ordinary everyday activities.

Recreation

Renewing one's personal energy, prevent stress and tension

Chastity

The ability to harmonise sexual thoughts, feelings and desires. It is the growing ability to see others as God does. This means seeing beyond an individual's sexuality to the whole person God loves.

Discernment

The ability to recognise or understand something, someone, or some course of action more fully and deeply than ever before. This process often leads to a decision

Eucharist

A sacred celebration where the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ.

Spiritual sacrifice

are "offerings" or "sacrifices" a follower of Jesus offers to the Lord. This could include prayers, good works, money, praise and your body

Prophet

A biblical person was called by God to speak on God's behalf.

Salvation

God's saving action on behalf of the human race that destroys the power of original sin and empowers people to overcome the effects of original sin.

it is achieved through the coming of Jesus Christ

Subdue

Means developing the goodness in creation, rather than dominate the earth and exploit its resources

Christian vocation

is to put others first as Jesus did when he exercised his mission as priest. The Christian vocation is to speak out on behalf of the poor and the powerless as Jesus did when he fulfilled his mission as prophet. The Christian vocation is to exercise stewardship over all creation as Jesus did when he fulfilled his mission as king

Procreation

Parents cooperate in God's creation of their children.

Marriage

a loving and life-giving relationship between two people for the rest of their lives.

Sacrament

A visible sign of the invisible presence and action (grace) of God.

Priest

Ordained ministers who serve the spiritual needs of God's people. These leaders serve God's community in three ways:

bearing witness to Jesus,

leading the community,

celebrating the Sacraments.

Apostolate

This term has been consistently used to refer to the work accomplished by ordained ministers, consecrated religious or lay people.

Celibate

An unmarried state based on sexual self-denial 'for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven'.

Deacon

A special group who help Priests (or the Bishop) with his responsibilities of teaching, sanctifying and governing the Church.

Holy Orders

is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees or grades: bishop, priest, and deacon.

Poverty

owning nothing personally in imitation of the poverty of Christ. Surrendering all goods and earnings to the Church and depending on the Church for support

Obedience

imitating Christ who gave his entire life to obeying God the Father, by placing one's talents, and even one's choice of how best to use those talents, at the complete disposal of the Church.

Hell

A state of separation from God

Lent

Lent is a special time set aside for Christians to reflect on their lives and their relationship with Christ and his mission on earth.

Purgatory

Before people can enter Heaven they must be 'purified' of their sins. This 'purification' process is called 'purgatory'.

Requiem Mass

Mass for the dead. 'Requiem' means 'eternal rest'.

Spiritual discernment

Spiritual discernment is a process by which a person in faith and love tries to discover God's will in a situation.

What is the kingdom of God

Jesus announced the Kingdom of God as

- free people from sin and the domination of evil.

- offers relationship with God and the promise of eternal life with God.

- not a place, exists where people acknowledge God's Lordship over them and allow themselves to be transformed by the power of God's love.

Who are single people advised to speak to?

Single people are encouraged to seek a spiritual director a priest, religious or lay person

How does spiritual discernment help one to discover their vocation?

The church provides spiritual guidance for vocational discernment

Who are single people advised to speak to?

Single people are encouraged to seek a spiritual director - a priest, religious or lay person - in making their life decision

Where are a couple discerning a call to marriage asked to attend. Why?

Those discerning a call to marriage are asked to attend marriage preparation classes well before their wedding, or even before their engagement, to ensure they have made the correct decision

Who are others discerning a religious vocation asked to consult?

Asked to speak with a spiritual director who has experience in helping to guide people through the process of knowing and following God’s will in this regard

Why can some people fail to recognise their vocation?

Self centeredness

Low self esteem

Failure to value creation, society and family

Focus on status and income

How do people accept Gods saving Grace

People accept the power of God's saving grace in their lives (Christian salvation) by fulfilling two conditions:

• repentance means turning away from sin and turning to God

• belief in the Gospel.  accepting as true all the teachings of Jesus.

How did Jesus demonstrate the saving power of God?

Jesus demonstrated that God's saving power is offered to everyone in order to live the Christian life. Many miracles, such as healing miracles, demonstrated what the kingdom can do within people.

How do people experience salvation in their daily lives

Salvation:

- gradually empowers people to overcome all human weaknesses and failings

- guides people towards true answers to basic human questions • heals deep personal hurts

- Strengthens the marriages of those who pray, worship and live as Jesus taught

- consoles the seriously ill and the dying

- forgives sins

- replaces inner conflict with peace

What was the role of priests in the old testament

The basic responsibilities of Old Testament priests was to act on behalf of the Jewish people to help them reconcile wth God They offered sacrifices

How was Jesus a priest

Sacrificed himself to God

Priest as a christian vocation

- Someone who makes sacrifices on behalf of people

- Prays for the sake of others (Intercession)

- Mediator between God and Humanity

- We do this when we pray for others, say grace before a meal, bless your kids, go to Church etc.

Offering every part of their life to God

Prophet as a christian vocation

Summoned by God to speak the word of God on Gods behalf by speaking up and acting on behalf of the poor and oppressed in society thus building God's Kingdom here on earth

King as a christian vocation

Lead people to God

Charisms

- Gifts from God

Mastering oneself

Servant king

How did jesus institute a new preisthood

By telling his Apostles to 'do this in remembrance of me', during the last supper, Jesus instituted them as a new priesthood.

He, instead of offering up animals to God offered up himself, therefore allowing priests from now on to do the same - using his body and blood (Eucharist and Wine) as a sacrifice to God, Jesus fulfilled in him-self the Old Testament priesthood, becoming the "supreme High Priest."

how do Christians share in the mission of Jesus as priest

They offer these spiritual sacrifices to God the Father by living in ways that keep God's commandments. This includes trying to:

• show love to other family members

• care for anyone who has a special need

Eg.

- the poor and sick

- the rejected

- the discouraged

• be just and fair in how they treat others

• fulfil their responsibilities and commitments

What was the role of prophet in the old testament?

proclaim the word or teaching of God and to speak in God's name to others. criticise and call others to work to change what was bad or evil in their society, challenging whatever was contrary to God's law.

What was the role of king in the Old Testament???

Old Testament kings were meant to be servants of God who was the real king of Israel.

They were meant to lead people to God and show them how to follow the commandments

What was jesus' mission as king and how do we share in it

Jesus' mission as king was to establish the rule of God in the world. He came to promote a society that reflected God and the values of God. This would be a society of love, goodness, faithfulness, forgiveness and care for those with special needs.

We can share in this mission by promoting God's rule of love and goodness that destroys evil in the world - bringing order and harmony to God's creation

Matthew 20:28

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

What was God's original plan for marriage? How was it ruined?

God revealed that marriage was meant to be a loving and life-giving relationship between one man and one woman for the rest of their lives. Our reason for existence is to be loved by God and to return that love in the service of God and others

This plan was destroyed by Original Sin due to there now being an influx of greed, selfishness, lack of will, cruelty, etc.

What are Gods two purposes of marriage

- The sexual expression of married love for one another

- The procreation of children

How did Jesus renew Gods original purpose of marriage

in Matthew 19:4-6, Jesus raised the importance of marriage to having the significance to be a sacrament.

In what ways does the Sacrament of Marriage strengthen and guide people in their life together?

Through the Sacrament of Marriage, Jesus strengthens married people so that, for example, they can:

• face the daily problems that arise in marriage

• reopen communication when there is tension

• renew their marriage commitment

• forgive each other

• support each other

• overcome temptations to be unfaithful, such as a sexual attraction to someone else.

how do Baptised people confer the Sacrament of Marriage upon one another

Baptised couples confer the Sacrament of Marriage upon one another when they exchange the vows of marriage before a priest or deacon and two other witnesses. It is then that Christ consecrates the love between them.