Highlighted Terms for Unit 3 Vocab Quiz

MISSAL

MISSAL

Sometimes called a Sacramentary, a liturgical book which contains the prayers of the Mass for the use of the priest at the altar, along with instructions for the celebrant of the liturgy. Scripture readings are contained in a book called a Lectionary.

MISSALETTE

booklet for the use of the laity which generally contains the prayers, songs, and Scripture readings used at Mass.

MONSTRANCE

A vessel of precious metal used for exposing the Blessed Sacrament for adoration. At the center of the monstrance is a glass disc which allows the faithful to view the Blessed Sacrament during exposition

PASCHAL LAMB

The pure and spotless lamb prepared for the ritual Passover meal by the Jews. It also refers to Jesus, the sacrificial Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world and establishes a new covenant between God and his people

PASSOVER

Pesach, Pesah, Pascha—a Jewish feast commemorating the deliverance of their first-born males from death by the blood of the lamb sprinkled on the doorposts while in bondage in Egypt. The angel of death passed over their homes, allowing them to leave Egypt for the Promised Land. This was a type of the sacrificial Passion and Death of Jesus Christ, saving mankind from bondage to sin. The Eucharist celebrates Christ’s Passover.

REAL PRESENCE

The unique and true presence of the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ in the Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine. The Church invites the faithful to deepen their faith in the Real Presence of Christ through worship and communion in the Eucharistic liturgy, and through acts of adoration outside of Mass

SACRAMENTAL PRESENCE

The real, true, and substantial existence of Christ’s divinity and humanity in the Holy Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine

SACRIFICE

A ritual offering made to God by a priest on behalf of the people as a sign of adoration, thanksgiving, supplication, and communion. The perfect sacrifice was offered by Christ, the High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. This sacrifice of the Cross is commemorated and made present sacramentally in the Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

A conscious, burning desire to receive Holy Communion when unable to do so physically

STATE OF GRACE

The condition whereby one enjoys the friendship of God. One who possesses “sanctifying grace” or “habitual grace” is enabled to know, love, and serve God and others in reference to him. The state of grace is lost by committing mortal sin but may be regained through the Sacrament of Penance or by an act of perfect contrition

TABERNACLE

An ornamented receptacle in the church in which the consecrated Eucharist is reserved for Communion for the sick and dying as well as for adoration. In Israelite history, the tabernacle was the curtained tent containing the Ark of the Covenant and other sacred items. This portable sanctuary was taken throughout their wandering in the wilderness until the building of the Temple in Jerusalem

TRANSUBSTANTIATION

The scholastic term used to designate the unique change, in a true, real, and substantial manner, of the entire substance of the Eucharistic bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ, with his soul and divinity, leaving intact the accidents

VICTIM

A living being sacrificed to a deity in the performance of a religious ritual. For Christians, Jesus is the victim, par excellence, by his loving and freely made offering of himself on the Cross to his Father for the salvation of the world