Theology 9/4 Test

Liturgy

the church official public communal prayer it is God’s work in which the people of God participate

Meditiative

uses our thoughts, imagination and motions to get in touch with God

Contemplative

defined as “resting in God” is a word-less prayer

vocal prayer

uses words to speak to God - can be memorized or spontanus

actual grace

God’s intervention in our lives that help us conform our lives to his will

Sanctifying grace

gifts proper to the different sacraments to help us live out of vocations

Ritual

Established from, the actions and words for a ceremony that is repeated often

Sign/symbol

an object or action that points to another reality. Leads us to look beyond our sense to consider a deeper mystery

The sacraments are efficaious signs pf grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the church by which divine life is dispensed to us

What is the full definition of sacrament

Tradition

began with the oral communication of the Gospel by the apostles was written down in the scripture, his handed down and lived out in the life of the Church and is interpreted y the Magisterium under the guidance of the holy spirit.

Efficacious

Sacraments do what they say they do

Redemption

comes from Latin redemptio meaning “to buy back or “to purchase”

Prayer of blessing and adoration

 we adore God for his greatness, power and holiness

Prayer of praise

erupt in joy and express our love for God, recognizing above all that he is God

Prayer of petition

we pray for our needs, especially our need for forgiveness

Prayer of thanksgiving

we acknowledge God as creator and thank him for his goodness, eucharist is primary prayer of thanksgiving.

Prayer of Intercession

we pray for the needs of others.

Eucharist because its the actual soul and divinity of Jesus that we consume

What liturgy in the church the most important?

Christ using the sacraments and liturgy to make himself and his saving grace on Earth

What is the sacramental ecomony

The holy trinity

What is the central mystery of the Christian Faith?

Initiation - baptism, confirmation, eucharist. Healing - reconciliation, anointing of the sick. Communion - holy order, matrimony

What are the 7 sacraments and what does each category belong to?

He is the most perfect, complete, visible sign of the fathers presence.

How is Jesus a sacrament of God? Why is he called the primordial sacrament?

It is a visble sign and instrument that makes God’s invisible grace

How is the church a sacrament of Jesus

only holy catholic and apostolic

What are the four markers of the church

The church gets its light through Christ. It has no light of its own, like the moon reflects light from the sun

Explain how the church is similar to the moon?

1) Assembly - people gathered, 2) Word- scriptures read, 3)Minister - the priest 4) Eucharist

Name and explain 4 ways in which Jesus is present in the liturgy

Can be more focused and reflect on the readings

How can we better participate in the liturgy

God becoming man, entering history and becoming flesh in the person of Jesus christ

What is the incarnation

Eastern Christianity uses mysteries, Sacramentum - means on oath of loyalty done by soldiers to their emperor, their earthly Lord.

Eastern Christianity uses what term to refer to the sacraments? What is the Latin word of sacraments and what does it mean?