Prayer and Sacraments
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- Ritual Worship
- an attempt to get in touch with the spirtual world, to put oneself in haemony with spirtual powers.
- Ritual vs. Routine
- rituals- many levels of meaning ;routines- one dimensional meaning
- Vocal Prayer
- when you talk directly to Jesus
- Incarnation
- to make flesh
- Catechumenate
- the process of baptisimal preparation
- Paschal Mystery
- the suffering, death, ressurection, and ascension of Jesus through which humankind was saved from sin and death
- Anointing of the Sick can be offered
- to dying people in viaticum, or anyone who needs it
- Reconciliation
- celebrates the unfailing forgiveness that God extends to us; coming back together
- venial sin
- less serious sin; lying
- Contemplation
- just being with God
- Sins
- actions, thoughts, words, or deeds that alienate ourselves from others, ourselves, or God
- Confirmation
- what is celebrated when a Christian is able to be conscious of the spirit's life in him or her; after baptism b/c bishops couldn't get there fast enough
- Symbols can be language of faith b/c...
- in churches there are many symbols, Jesus uses symbolic language, they are powerful conveors of meaning
- what happens during Baptism
- they begin a lifelong conversion turning away from sin to embrace the Christian way of life
- Symbols differ from signs by...
- they have more than one meaning, what they stand for is whay they are, they evoke more than one kind of response from us
- Element of Prayer
- Inner space; being silent and listening to God
- Transubstatiation
- The concercration of the bread and wine
- 3 forms of ordination
- bishop, deacon, priest
- Meditation
- when you focus your attention on an idea, story or particular object
- Absolution
- the release of penitents from the guilt of their sins
- Anointing of the Sick
- offers people strength peace and courage to overcome the hardships of serious illmess or the increasing fratilty of old age
- Rituals
- symbollic actions that help us express our beliefs, values, and deepest concerns
- Symbolic Actions
- actions that symbollize some important reality
- Functions of 7 Sacraments
- to express faith of the church and to renew and strengthen the faith of the church by giving us divine life
- Penance
- to be sorry
- wounded healers
- they can transform their suffering into healing for themselves and forr those around them
- sacrafice
- to make holy
- Covenant
- a solemn promise between two parties
- 3 Readings
- Old Testament, letters of Paul , Gospels
- 4 Essential Actions
- the word, Thanksgiving, Consecration, and Communion
- Matrimony
- a sacred bond, or covenant between a man and a woman that pledges them to be faithful lifelong spouses, loving and caring for each other
- mortal sin
- the worst kind of sin; adultery, murder
- Baptism
- sacrament where God cleanses all sin and makes one a sharer in divine life, and a member of Christ's body, by the church
- Silence
- can be peaceful b/c you can reflect and relax. can be disturbing b/c people can be uncomfortable w/their memories
- Eucharist
- the sharing of bread and wine consecrated as Jesus' own body and blood offered by Jesus out of love for the world -means thanksgiving
- Symbolic Thinking
- when someone sees things in relation to other things and as having meaning at many levels
- Cultural Symbols
- dependent of a specific situation, place, or group ex. men kissing each other in Europe
- 7 gifts of Holy Spirit
- wisdom, understanding, right judgment, knowledge, courage, reverence, wonder and awe in God's presence
- Original Sin
- built in weakness for making short sighted and self-serving choices over wise and generous choices
- Priesthood of all Believers
- everyone baptized
- Jewish roots of Eucharist
- sedar
- Praying with our bodies
- use our eyes by looking at paintings; our ears by listening to music; our feet by dancing; our whole bodies by internal or external meditation
- Symballein
- to make something tangible and throw it together with something that has no material form
- Priest
- coworkers with bishops; minister within a parish
- Pentacost as b-day of Church
- the church was changed on the days of the Pentacost to be a sacrament of Jesus Christ to the world
- primary sacraments of marriage
- husband and wife
- 3 gifts of the holy spirit
- courage, right judgment, knowledge
- Deacon
- help priest carry out task
- Universal Symbols
- recognized throught the world ex. water signifies life
- Jesus as the Primary Sacrafice of God
- his life and ministry were so great that it was a great sacrifice for God to let him die on the cross
- Anointing with Chrism
- to be Christ for others
- Bishop
- functions include lead worship/teach/pastoral governance
- Literal Thinking
- when you only think of the facts
- Essential to Confirmation
- laying of the hands and anointing with the Chrism
- 7 Sacraments
- Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing ot the sick, Matrimony, Holy Ordders
- Prayer
- a whole hearted faith response to God, who loves us without conditions and is with us in every moment of our life
- Rite of Reconciliation
- 1) celebration for individual penitent 2) communial celebration for several penitents w/indivual confession and absolution 3) communal celebration for several penitents w/ general confessions and absolution
- 2 main parts of Mass
- liturgy of the word and liturgy of the Eucharist
- Practical Actions
- actions that are performed only for specific purposes