RLST Study set 3

Eucharistic Adoration

The Holy Eucharist, or the bread and the wine, becomes Jesus’s body and blood is central to Catholicism, the consecrated host and the blessed sacrament; Catholics believe the holy eucharist is Christ himself; the holy eucharist warrants the same adoration and worship given to god 

Blessed Sacrament

 refers to the Eucharist, or the Holy Eucharist, which is the sacrament of Holy Communion

Monstrance

is a receptacle in which the consecrated host is exposed for adoration

Tabernacle

 a fixed, locked box in which the Eucharist is stored; people also come and pray in front of the tabernacle 

Benediction

 ceremony in which a priest or a deacon blesses the congregation with the Eucharist; takes place while adoring the blessed sacrament; the priest or decon gives the blessing by making the sign of the cross 

Religious Procession

Corpus Christi Procession

on the feast of the body and blood of Christ, a procession takes place with the blessed sacrament in a monstrance; the priest or deacon, with all the faithful, process from inside the church to outside; they may stop at different locations to read scripture and pray with the Blessed Sacrament

Forty-Hour Devotion

The 40 hours refer to the number of hours that Jesus was in the tomb before resurrecting; a consecrated host is placed in a monstrance and put in the center of the altar; parishioners come and go, praying before the blessed sacrament 

Abstaining vs. Fasting

 fasting is the practice of limiting food intake, while abstinence refers to refrain from certain foods, typically meat, on specific days

Eucharistic Fast

a Catholic tradition requiring abstention from food and drink (except water and medicine) for at least one hour before receiving the Blessed Sacrament (Holy Communion)

Blessed Palms

They serve as a tangible reminder of Christ's entry into Jerusalem and his passion

Blessing of Throats

a Catholic sacramental, typically observed on February 3rd, the feast day of Saint Blaise, which involves a prayer of blessing over the throats of individuals. Two candles are usually crossed against the throat as the prayer is recited, invoking St. Blaise's protection from illness and other maladies 

Exorcism

 a public, authoritative act performed in the name of Jesus Christ to protect a person or object from the power of the evil one. It involves a solemn ritual, often involving prayers, signs of the cross, and the recitation of specific texts, where a priest, with permission from the bishop, commands evil spirits to depart.  

 Infestation

When a building or dwelling is taken over by a demon

Possession

 when a demon takes control of an individual, assaulting them from within 

Obsession

When a demon attacks an individual from the outside

Annulment

recognition from the church that a sacramental marriage never existed

Sacramental marriage vs. legal marriage

Sacramental marriage→ is one in which both parties are open to the working of God’s grace through the marriage, Legal Marriage→a formalized contract between two individuals, recognized and regulated by a state or government

Impediments to marriage

Something that prevents you from entering into a valid marriage, Ex→ if both spouses didn’t intend for a permanent faithful union, incapable of fulfilling the duties of a Christian Marriage due to an addiction or pysch disorder, etc. 

Grounds for an annulment

reasons why a sacramental marriage never took place

The annulment process

begins in a local parish with the parish priest, who helps to prepare the case and sends 

it to a tribunal 

Defender of the Bond

job is to defend the validity of the marriage

Active vs. Passive Euthanasia

Active euthanasia involves directly causing death, like with a lethal injection. Passive euthanasia, on the other hand, involves withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment, allowing death to occur naturally

Griswold vs.Connecticut

legalized the sale of artificial contraception 

Humanae Vitae

 Pope Paul VI’s encyclical, which reiterated the church’s moral opposition to the use of artificial contraception 

Two purposes of sex

Unitive purose→ strengthen the intimate bond between the man and woman 

Procreative purpose→ to enable the possible procreation of another human being 

Natural Family Planning

 by using natural science, like taking body temperature, checking body fluids, and using some computations, a woman can determine with 95% accuracy when to have sex without getting Pregant 

Catholic view on the death penalty

 it is inadmissible, and the Church should work towards its abolition