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Vocation

Vocation is the life calling of every human being. It has many elements including, work, personal growth and development and possibly marriage. Vocation as a live calling is much broader than a job. It has its origins in the Latin word vocatio or 'a call' or a 'summons'.

Creation

the universe and the various forms of life were created by God out of nothing

Work (Christian)

is something that everyone has been created to do. This includes any way that a human being participates in God’s creative activity even the most ordinary everyday activities.

Recreation

Renewing one’s personal energy, prevent stress and tension.

Chastity

The ability to harmonise sexual thoughts, feelings and desires. It is the growing ability to see others as God does. This means seeing beyond an individual’s sexuality to the whole person God loves.

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Discernment

The ability to recognise or understand something, someone, or some course of action more fully and deeply than ever before. This process often leads to a decision.

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Eucharist

A sacred celebration where the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ.

Spiritual sacrifice

are “offerings” or “sacrifices” a follower of Jesus offers to the Lord. This could include prayers, good works, money, praise and your body

Prophet

A biblical person was called by God to speak on God’s behalf.

Salvation

God’s saving action on behalf of the human race that destroys the power of original sin and empowers people to overcome the effects of original sin.

Subdue

Means developing the goodness in creation, rather than dominate the earth and exploit its resources.

Christian vocation

is to put others first as Jesus did when he exercised his mission as priest. The Christian vocation is to speak out on behalf of the poor and the powerless as Jesus did when he fulfilled his mission as prophet. The Christian vocation is to exercise stewardship over all creation as Jesus did when he fulfilled his mission as king.

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Procreation

Parents cooperate in God’s creation of their children.

Marriage

a loving and life-giving relationship between one man and one woman for the rest of their lives.

Sacrament

A visible sign of the invisible presence and action (grace) of God.

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Priest

Ordained ministers who serve the spiritual needs of God’s people. These leaders serve God’s community in three ways:

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bearing witness to Jesus,

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leading the community,

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celebrating the Sacraments.

Apostolate

This term has been consistently used to refer to the work accomplished by ordained ministers, consecrated religious or lay people.

Celibate

An unmarried state based on sexual self-denial ‘for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven’.

Deacon

A special group who help Priests (or the Bishop) with his responsibilities of teaching, sanctifying and governing the Church.

Holy Orders

is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees or grades: bishop, priest, and deacon.

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Poverty

owning nothing personally in imitation of the poverty of Christ. Surrendering all goods and earnings to the Church and depending on the Church for support

Obedience

imitating Christ who gave his entire life to obeying God the Father, by placing one’s talents, and even one’s choice of how best to use those talents, at the complete disposal of the Church.

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Hell

A state of separation from God.

Lent

Lent is a special time set aside for Christians to reflect on their lives and their relationship with Christ and his mission on earth.

Purgatory

Before people can enter Heaven they must be ‘purified’ of their sins. This ‘purification’ process is called ‘purgatory’.

Requiem Mass

Mass for the dead. ‘Requiem’ means ‘eternal rest’.

UNIT 2 VOCABULARY LIST

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Moral Principles

These help people work out ‘right and wrong’. Moral choices created by God. These include Natural Law and the 10 Commandments.

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Natural Law

Laws that apply to all people because they are part of human nature and accessed by reason.

Decalogue

Another word for “The Ten Commandments” In Greek “Decalogue” means the ten words.

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Freedom

The ability to overcome internal and external pressures in order to make responsible moral choices.

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Adultery

Adultery occurs when a married person has sexual relations with someone who is not their spouse (i.e. wife or husband).

The Old Law

Also called the Torah. It is found in the first five books of the Old Testament.

New Law

As part of the New Covenant Jesus gave a new law to empower his followers to live as God called.

This consists of 4 elements:

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Sharing with all who believe in Christ.

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Charity divine love, the Sacraments.

Beatitdudes\

Sermon on the Mount.

The two Great Commandments of Jesus.

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Freedom

The ability to overcome internal and external pressures in order to make responsible moral choices.

Charity

The power of divine love for Christians to love God above all else and to love others for God’s sake

Sacrament

Efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to people.

Beatitudes

These identify the attitudes of Jesus. There are eight of these. The First Beatitude is “Blessed are the poor in Spirit. The kingdom of heaven is theirs” Matthew 5:3.