Religious Education
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- ...books collected in the Bible. The Church holds these books were written under the guidance of the Holy Spirit because they reflect the authentic Tradition of the apostles.
- scriptures
- ...the body of truth handed down through the Church from the apostles.
- tradition
- ...a sacred meal, a sacrifice, and the sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood.
- Eucharist
- ...the first part of the Mass, which centers on the Scripture Readings.
- Liturgy of the Word
- ... the second part of the Mass, which centers on the Eucharist Prayer and communion.
- Liturgy of the Eucharist
- .... days in which the Catholic Church requires Catholics to attend Mass. In the United States the Holy Days of obligation are the feasts of Mary, the Mother of God;the Ascension;the Assumption;All Saints Day;the Immaculate Conception and Christmas Day.
- Holy Days of Obligation
- ...talking and listening to God
- Prayer
- ...is a prayer that was given to us by Jesus.
- Lord's Prayer or the Our Father
- ... is the supreme happiness of union with God forever
- Heaven
- ...is a final purification that prepares those who have led a good life to enter heaven
- Purgatory
- ...everlasting separation from God and those with God
- hell
- ...is the sacramentin which we reunite with God after we have sinned by asking God's healing and forgiveness.
- Reconcilliation
- ...are Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick
- sacraments of healing
- ...brings Christ's strength and comfort, and healing to those who are very sick,elderly, or near death.
- Anointing of the Sick
- ...our ability to judge what is right and wrong
- conscience
- ...a person must do something that is seriosly wrong, fully understand that it is wrong, and choose to do it. A mortal sin is a serious violation of God's law
- mortal sin
- ...weakens a person's love for others and can lead to mortal sin.
- venial sin
- ...a prayer of admitting wrongdoing, expressing sorrow, and asking for God's forgiveness.
- act of contrition
- ...we admit we have sinned and thank God for the gift of forgiveness.
- Penitential Rite
- ...when a man makes a commitment to spend his life serving the Catholic Church.
- ordained
- ...the chief teachers of the Catholic Church
- Bishops
- ...the head of the Catholic Church. the bishop of Rome.
- Pope
- ...the sacrament at the service of communion in which bishops, priests, and deacons are ordained to serve the Church in a special way.
- Holy Orders
- ...is the sacrament at the service of communion in which a woman and a man promise to love and to be faithful to each other for the rest of their lives.
- Matrimony or Marriage
- ...the family...when we are welcoming, find,forgiving,generous.caring,and loving
- domestic church
- ...a virtue that helps us express ou sexuality in ways that are proper to our time in life.
- chasitiy
- ...someone called by God to speak in his name
- prophet
- creation
- ... the gift of God's life
- sacrament
- .. a sacred sign and cause of grace instituted by Christ in the Church to continue the saving action of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit.
- Paschal mystery
- .. Christ's life, death, Resurection and Ascention.
- Church
- ... the Living Body of Christ.
- seven sacraments
- ... Baptisn, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick. Holy Orders, and Matrimony.
- Beatitudes
- ...Jesus teaching about how to live and find real happiness in God's kingdom.
- kingdom of God
- is Jesus promise of peace, justice and fairness for all people.
- Communion of Saints
- all the followers of Jesus both living and dead
- saints
- people like us who became holy
- sacramentals
- sacred signs instituted by the Church
- Baptism
- sacarament of initiation that welcomes us into the Church and frees us from all sin
- Holy Spirt
- the Third Person of the Blessed Trinty,gives us the strength to follow Jesus
- Body of Christ
- the People of God or the Church
- Confirmation
- the sacrament of initiation by which we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit to strengths us to carry out Christ's mission
- chrism
- ...perfumed oil that has been blessed by the bishop
- original sin
- the condition of sin into which we are born
- sanctifying grace
- God's free gift of His life, heals us of sin and makes us holy.
- creed
- ...a statement of basic beliefs of a religious or social community
- Blessed Trinity
- ... the one God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.