Eucharist - comes from the Greek word meaning thanksgiving; the Sacrament by which bread and wine are consecrated by a priest and become the true Body and Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus.

Evangelization - the mission given by Christ to the apostles to preach the gospel to the whole world and make converts in every nation.

Faith - the theological virtue by which one believes in all that God has revealed.

Four Marks of the Church - the four characteristics of the Church mentioned in the Nicene Creed; they are one*, holy, catholic, and apostolic.*

Heaven - the eternal state of supreme happiness with God.

Hell - the eternal state of separation and exclusion from God’s presence; the dwelling of Satan and the other fallen angels.

Heresy -the obstinate denial by a baptized person of some truth that must be believed with divine faith.  Examples include that Jesus was never crucified or rose from the dead.

Holy Orders - the sacrament by which men are ordained to the priesthood or the diaconate.

Idolatry - the worship of idols, or false gods.

Immaculate Conception - the dogma defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854 that states that from the moment of her conception in her mother’s womb, Mary was free from the stain of original sin.

Incarnation - from the Latin meaning to become flesh, the mystery of the union of both the divine and human natures in the person of Jesus Christ.

Indulgence - the remission before God of the temporal punishment due to the sin whose guilt has already been forgiven.

Infallibility - the gift given by the Holy Spirit to keep the Church free from error in the matter of faith and morals.

Kingdom of God - the spiritual kingdom that begins here on earth and is perfected at the end of time; it is a kingdom of love, peace, and justice.

Laity - the faithful who have been made a part of the People of God through Baptism; anyone who is not a priest or religious.

Last Supper - the meal during which Jesus instituted the Eucharist; the last meal Jesus shared with his apostles in the upper room before his death.

Liturgical colors - colors that represent certain seasons in the Church year.  Colors include green (Ordinary Time), white or gold (Christmas and Easter), red (feast days of martyrs and Holy Week), and violet/purple (Advent and Lent).

Liturgy - comes from the Greek word meaning a public work.  It refers to the official public prayer of the Church.

Magisterium - the highest official teaching authority of the Church, which is entrusted to the pope and bishops together.

Manna - wafer-like bread that tasted like honey which came down from heaven to the Hebrews on their journey through the desert.