prayer and spirituality - test

eucharist

a celebration and thanks of all that god has done for us

mass

directs us outward to be servants and healers and proclaimers of the good news to the world

liturgy

official public prayer of the catholic church

sacrament

visible sign of invisible grace, instituted by christ

introductory rites

preparing to celebrate the eucharist

liturgy of the word

hearing god’s plan of salvation

liturgy of the eucharist

celebrating christ’s presence in the eucharist

concluding rights

going forth to glorify the lord in our lives

lectionary

contains the scripture readings for Mass. It is
carried in the procession by the lector and placed on the
ambo

paten

a saucer-like disk which holds the bread which becomes the
Body of Christ

ciborium

a vessel used to hold the hosts which will be used for communion. they are also used to reserve the blessed sacrament in the tabernacle

ambo

the lectors stand at the ambo for the readings and the responsorial psalm, and prayers of the faithful; and typically the priest will stand there to spread the gospel and say the homily

advent

purple, desire

lent

purple (preparation), rescue

christmas

white (celebration), discovery

easter

white/gold, transformation

pentecost

red

ordinary time

green (growing time), journey

begins on the first Sunday of advent, ends on the feast of the king

when the liturgical year begins and ends

celebrate and understand more fully the entire mystery of christ

purpose of the liturgical year

what readings each day

special feasts celebrated each season

color of the vestments

three things the liturgical calendar communicates

baptism

white, candle, oil, water, shell

eucharist

bread and wine, wheat and grapes, lamb

confirmation

oil, red —> fire, dove, confirmation

reconciliation

priest, purple

anointing

oil, hands

matrimony

rings, priest, bride and groom

holy orders

priest vestments, oil, crown

jesus

who is the primordial sacrament

a devotion in honor of the virgin mary

what is the rosary

bouquet of roses/ garden of roses

what does rosarium mean