Sacraments FINAL- Terms

Sacramental Awareness

The ability to recognize God's presence and action in everyday life and creation.

Sacramental Dullness

The inability to perceive the sacred or God's presence in life. (People are too busy, Pain and suffering exist, People don't know where or what to look for.)= Solutions: Prayer, Reflection on creation, Participation in the sacraments and liturgy, Developing awareness of God's presence

Sacrament (the full definition and what each part means)

An efficacious sign of grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church by which divine life is dispensed to us → Jesus did not hand over a manual of how to do the sacraments, Efficacious = actually causes what it signifies, Sign = visible reality pointing to an invisible reality, Grace = God's free gift of divine life, Instituted by Christ = founded in Jesus' actions and teachings, Entrusted to the Church = the Church celebrates and safeguards them.

Permanent Seal, (which sacraments have a permanent seal)

A spiritual mark that can never be removed... Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders

Paschal Mystery

the passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of jesus christ

Kingdom of God

God's reign and presence among humanity, begun through Jesus and fulfilled in eternity.

Incarnation

The Word became flesh

Efficacious

Having the power to bring about what it signifies; effect what they signify make present the thing to which they are pointing

Godparents

baptized Catholics chosen to help support a child or new Christian in living the faith; they act as spiritual role models and guide the person in their Christian life and growth in the Church.

Original Sin

The first sin of Adam and Eve; inherited by all people and removed in Baptism.

Personal Sin

sins we choose ourselves (actions, thoughts, or omissions) that break or damage our relationship with God and others; unlike Original Sin, these are individual moral choices.

Easter Vigil

Full initiation occurs.

Sponsor

Spiritual guide and role model.

RCIA

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.

Catechumenate

Period of formation and study in RCIA.

Mystagogia

Post-initiation period (Easter to Pentecost) to deepen understanding.

Inquiry

(Pre-Catechumenate) First stage of RCIA; learning about the faith

Baptism of Desire

Those who desire Baptism but die before receiving it can still be saved.

Baptism by blood

Martyrs who die for Christ receive salvation even without water Baptism.

Chrism

Sacred oil blessed by a bishop; used in Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.

Permanent Seal

A spiritual mark on the soul that cannot be erased; Baptism can only happen once.

4 steps RCIA

1= Inquiry (Pre-Catechumenate) 2= Catechumenate 3= Purification & Enlightenment 4= Mystagogia - After initiation, deepening understanding (Easter → Pentecost).

Inquiry (Pre

Catechumenate) - Learning about the faith; first stage.

Catechumenate -

Long period of formation and study.

Purification & Enlightenment -

Final preparation (includes scrutinies).

Mystagogia -

After initiation, deepening understanding (Easter → Pentecost).

Sponsor

Spiritual guide and role model.

Chrism

Sacred oil blessed by a bishop; used in Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders.

Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)... He is the Advocate who lives in believers, guiding, teaching, and strengthening them in truth... The Holy Spirit is the gift of God's presence and power given especially in Baptism and Confirmation to help Christians live holy lives and carry out God's mission.

Transubstantiation

What happens at consecration: the substance of bread and wine becomes Jesus, while the appearance stays the same.

Consecration

The part of Mass when the priest says Jesus' words and the bread and wine become Christ.

Eucharist (Thanksgiving)

The sacrament in which bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ and are received by believers as spiritual food... means thanksgiving

Agape

A fellowship meal symbolizing Christian love and community, connected to early Eucharist practice.

Passover Seder

The meal Jesus celebrated at the Last Supper, connecting the Eucharist to liberation from Egypt.

Exodus

God freeing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt; it prefigures salvation and is connected to the Passover and Eucharist.

Tabernacle

sacred place in the church where the consecrated Eucharist is reserved because Jesus remains truly present.

Emmaus

The story where disciples recognize Jesus in the breaking of bread, connected to the structure of Mass.

Lamb

Jesus as the "Lamb of God" who sacrifices Himself for the salvation of the world, fulfilling Passover imagery.

Great Amen

the community's strong affirmation ("Yes" or "I believe") at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer, confirming everything prayed and consecrated.

Viaticum

Eucharist given to someone who is dying, meaning "food for the journey" into eternal life.

Vernacular

The language spoken by the people (not Latin), used in Mass after Vatican II.

Absolution

The prayer and blessing by the priest where God forgives sins through the Church.

Repent

to be genuinely sorry for your sins and to make a firm decision to turn away from sin and return to God= involves a real change of heart, not just feeling bad, but choosing to live differently and repair your relationship with God.

Penance/Satisfaction

The actions given by the priest to repair harm caused by sin and help restore the relationship with God.

Seal of Confession

The absolute secrecy a priest must keep about anything confessed. A priest can never reveal sins confessed, under any circumstance.

Reconciliation

The sacrament that restores our relationship with God and the Church after sin; it means "coming back together."

wounded healers

you can heal others because you know what it is like to suffer and to be healed by God's love.

extreme unction

A term from the Latin for "last anointing." It once referred to the reception of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick just before death. It is accompanied by Viaticum.

Law of Retribution

sickness is a punishment for sin