Chapters 1-3 religion

Baptism

Greek word meaning “To plunge”

Where was Jesus Baptized

Jordan River

Weakness of character and an inclination to sin

Concupiscence

Tradition

To hand on or to give

How many eastern Catholic Churches

23

Symbol

Comes from Greek word meaning “To throw together”

Ritual 

Established pattern of actions, usually including words.

Signs in the Gospel of John

Changing of water into wine

Healing of the royal offfice’s son

Healing of paralytic

Feeding of five thousand

Jesus’ walking on water

Healing the man blind from birth

Raising of Lazarus

Sacramental Economy

The sacraments signify and make present the work of Christ in our lives, through grace

Sanctifying grace

The free gift of God’s life, first given to us at baptism

Actual graces

God’s interventions in our lives