prayer unit 2

Eucharist

Greek word that means 'thanksgiving'

Mass

Directs us to be servants and healers and proclaimers of the Good News to the world

Liturgy

Official public prayer of the church. Liturgy means that the people of God participate in the work of God

Sacramentals

Ritual act or a ceremony. Sacred object

Sacrament

Rites. Sign of grace

Primordial Sacrament

Sacrament of God's love. Marriage?

Lectio Divina

Divine reading meditating, praying, and contemplating

Visio Divina

Divine seeing images

Veneration

Respect/ reverence

Personal Prayer

Individual prayer that is the foundation of the Church's public worship (communal)

Introductory Rites

Greetings, opening prayer, gloria

Liturgy of the Word

Second reading, gospel, homily, profession of faith

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Preparation of the gifts, eucharist, communion

Concluding Rites

Final blessing, dismissal

Liturgical Seasons

Communicate a cycle of death and rebirth

Paschal Mystery

Shows that God brings goodness out of suffering and death

Advent

Purple: beginning of liturgical year, focusing on Jesus Christ's coming

Christmas

White: Jesus's birth

Lent

Purple: preparation for Easter. Repentance and mourning

Paschal Triduum

Three sacred days: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday

Easter

White/gold: celebrating Jesus' resurrection

Ordinary Time

Green: focusing on Christ's life and teachings

Pentecost

Red

Liturgical Year

Begins on the first Sunday of Advent (December or November) and ends final Sunday of ordinary time

Purpose of the Liturgical Calendar

Marks special seasons. Helps us celebrate and understand the mystery of Jesus Christ (Paschal mystery)

Liturgical Calendar Communication

Readings, feasts, and color

Importance of Symbols and Rituals

Visual people, visuals are concrete to another reality, rituals create memory and make us show up

Seven Sacraments

Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Marriage

Prayers of Blessing or Adoration

Expositions, blessings, and veneration

Prayers of Petition

Praying for our communities needs

Prayers of Intercession

Litanies, novenas, saints, rosary

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Gratitude, eucharist, liturgy of the hours

Prayers of Praise

Liturgy of the hours

Prayers of Meditation

Stations of the cross, lectio divina, visio divina

Five Movements of Lectio Divina

Take a bite, chew on it, delight in its flavor, digest it to become part of the body, metabolize it

The Rosary

A devotion in honor of the Virgin Mary, asking for her intercession. Each decade consists of ten Hail Marys bracketed by a Lord's Prayer and Glory Be

Meaning of the Rosary

Means rose garden in Latin. Rose is seen as the symbol of Mary

Purpose of Praying with Beads

Allows the person to keep track of prayers, creates a meditative focus

Saint Who Devised the Rosary

St. Dominic

Scriptural Basis of the Rosary

The first words of the Hail Mary are taken from the first few chapters of Luke's gospel. The Our Father is from the Gospel

Four Mysteries of the Rosary

Five joyful, five sorrowful, five glorious, and five luminous

Attribution of the Psalms

King David, Solomon, and Moses