Anointing of the Sick
1.
Suffering - to submit to or be forced to endure <suffer
martyrdom>
2.
Original sin - Either the sin committed by Adam
as the head of the human race, or the sin he passed onto his posterity with
which every human being, with the certain exception of Christ and his Mother,
is conceived and born
3.
Church - Equivalent to the Roman Catholic
Church, an earlier title by which the body of the Christian faithful were
identified. It stresses the Church's universality.
4.
Who administers the sacrament – bishop or priest
5.
Who can receive the sacrament – anyone who is
gravely in or on the edge of death
6.
Celebration of the sacrament – anointing with
oil of the sick
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Grace received - including the fortitude to
resist temptation in the face of death, when he is weakest; a union with the
Passion of Christ, which makes his suffering holy; and the grace to prepare for
death, so that he may meet God in hope rather than in fear. If the recipient
was not able to receive the Sacrament of Confession, Anointing also provides
forgiveness of sins. And, if it will aid in the salvation of his soul,
Anointing may restore the recipient's health.
8.
Apostolate - The work of an apostle, not only of
the first followers of Christ but of all the faithful who carry on the original
mission entrusted by the Savior to the twelve to "make disciples of all
nations"
9.
Apocalyptic - The Book of Revelation, commonly
attributed to St. John the Apostle. It was written to encourage the persecuted
Christians be foretelling the fall of Rome and the final victory of Christ and
his church.
10.
Oil of the sick - The olive oil blessed by the
bishop of a diocese for use in the sacrament of anointing of the sick.
11.
Stations of the cross - A devotion performed by
meditating on the Passion of Christ, successively before fourteen stations of
the Cross.
12.
Sacrament - A sensible sign, instituted by Jesus
Christ, by which invisible grace and inward sanctification are communicated to
the soul
Reconciliation
13.
Penance - The
virtue or disposition of heart by which one repents of one's own sins and is
converted to God
14.
Confession - The voluntary self-accusation of
one's sins to a qualified priest in order to obtain absolution from him
15.
Forgiveness - Pardon or remission of an offense.
The Catholic Church believes that sins forgiven are actually removed from the
soul (John 20) and not merely covered over by the merits of Christ
16.
Conversion - Any turning or changing from a
state of sin to repentance, from a lax to a fervent way of life, from unbelief
to faith, and from a non-Christian religion to Christianity
17.
Empathy - A function of the virtue of charity by
which a person enters into another's feelings, needs, and sufferings.
18.
Ten commandments - Also called the Decalogue,
they are the divinely revealed precepts received by Moses on Mount Sinai.
Engrave on two tablets of stone, they occur in two versions in the Bible
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Testament - In the Old Testament an agreement
between God and Israel in which God promised protection to the Chosen People in
return for exclusive loyalty
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Examination of conscience - Reflection in God's
presence on one's state of soul, e.g., in preparation for the sacrament of
penance
21.
Act of contrition - the prayer of the penitent
in the sacrament of penance, by which he expresses sorrow for the sins
confessed before receiving absolution. In general, an act of repentance for
having offended God
22.
Absolution - In the sacrament of penance, the
act by which a qualified priest, having the necessary jurisdiction, remits the
guilt and penalty due to sin.
23.
Sin - salutary
fear produced in the believing soul by a clear understanding of the nature and
malice of sin.
24.
Mortal sin - An actual sin that destroys
sanctifying grace and causes the supernatural death of the soul
25.
Venial sin - An offense against God which does
not deprive the sinner of sanctifying grace.
26.
Moral object - A human act. One performed with
knowledge and free will. It is called a moral act because it is always either
morally good or bad. Every consciously deliberate action is therefore a moral
act.
27.
Original sin - Either the sin committed by Adam
as the head of the human race, or the sin he passed onto his posterity with
which every human being, with the certain exception of Christ and his Mother,
is conceived and born.
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Concupiscence - Insubordination of man's desires
to the dictates of reason, and the propensity of human nature to sin as a
result of original sin. More commonly, it refers to the spontaneous movement of
the sensitive appetites toward whatever the imagination portrays as pleasant
and away from whatever it portrays as painful.
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Apostasy -The total rejection by a baptized
person of the Christian faith he once professed
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Excommunication - An ecclesiastical censure by
which one is more or less excluded from communion with the faithful. It is also
called anathema, especially if it is inflicted with formal solemnities on
persons notoriously obstinate to reconciliation
31.
Heresy - Commonly refers to a doctrinal belief
held in opposition to the recognized standards of an established system of
thought.
32.
Schism - A willful separation from the unity of
the Christian Church. Although St. Paul used the term to condemn the factions
at Corinth, these were not properly schismatical, but petty cliques that
favored one or another Apostle
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Interior repentance - Conflict within a human
person between his or her own desires and the will of God. What naturally
pleases is not always good. This is the fight of the spirit versus the flesh --
human will against human passions, whether bodily or spiritual
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Grace of reconciliation - graces that help us to live a Christian life
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Who forgives sin? – God
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What is the role of the priest? – he’s like a
bridge between the person and God, like a messenger of sins
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How often should one attend confession? – at
least once per year.
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Who administers the sacrament? – bishop or
priest
Matrimony
39.
Abortion - In Catholic morality, abortion is
either direct (induced) or indirect. Direct abortion is any destruction of the
product of human conception, whether before or after implantation in the womb
40.
Declaration of nullity - The Church's official
declaration that an apparently valid marriage is actually null and void because
of: an invalidating impediment (such as a previous marriage), lack of due
consent (absence of adequate knowledge or freedom), or a defect of required
form (prescribed conditions for the actual celebration of marriage).
41.
Contraception - Deliberate interference with
marital intercourse in order to prevent conception. It is the performance of
the marriage act with the positive frustration of conception
42.
Sterilization - Any action that deprives the
body, either temporarily or permanently, of the power either to beget or to
bear children
43.
Natural family planning - The controlling of
human conception by restricting the marital act to the infertile periods of the
wife. This practice is based on the theory that the period of a woman's
ovulation can be determined with considerable accuracy.
44.
Nuptial blessing - The formal blessing of the
newlywed couple, given at Mass after the Lord's Prayer.
45.
Fidelity - Constancy in allegiance to God or the
things of God; steadfastness in fidelity to a person or cause, organization or
enterprise. Implicit in loyalty is strong affection based on firm conviction
that the object of one's fidelity deserves the allegiance.
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Divorce - Legal separation of husband and wife,
or the release by civil authority from any one or more of the bonds of
matrimony between them. Imperfect divorce is the separation of husband and wife
so that the duty of living together, and sometimes the support, is relaxed, but
giving them no right to remarry
47.
Polygamy - The status or institution of
simultaneous marriage of more than one woman to one man, or of several women to
several men. The two forms are polygyny and polyandry. In ordinary use, the
term is restricted to polygyny, i.e., where one man is simultaneously married
to more than one woman.
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Adultery - Sexual intercourse of a married
person and another who is not the wife or husband. Forbidden by the sixth
commandment of the Decalogue, it was extended in meaning by Christ, who forbade
divorce with the right to remarry during the lifetime of one's legitimate
spouse
49.
Annulment - Official declaration by competent
authority that, for lawful reasons, a previous act or contract was invalid and
consequently null and void. In ecclesiastical law, annulments mainly apply to
marriage contracts over which the Church has the right to determine their
validity
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Unity - The condition or state of oneness,
especially among persns. What ultimately unites people is their common beliefs
or convictions, and their common desires and affections. Union is the state of
uniting different people. It is their state of mind agreeingon certain ideas
and of will attaching its desires or love to certain objects that unify.
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Procreation - Begetting children. It is a formal
term for generation and stresses the role of marital intercourse with the
intention of producing offspring.
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Exchange of vows - A free, deliberate promise
made to God to do something that is good and that is more pelasing to God than
its ommission would be. The one vowing must realize that a special sin is
committed by violating the promise
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Grace - In biblical language the condescension
or benevolence (Greek charis) shown by God toward the human race; it is also
the unmerited gift proceeding from this benevolent disposition. Grace,
therefore, is a totally gratuitous gift on which man has absolutely no claim
54.
Family - A group of persons who are related by
marriage or blood and who typically include a father, mother, and children. A
family is a natural society whose right to existence and support is provided by
the divine law
55.
Creation - The production of material and
spiritual things in their whole substance, done by God and of nothing.
Holy Orders
56.
Diocese - The territory over which a bishop
exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction. The Pope alone, ultimately, erects
dioceses, changes their limits, divides, unites, or suppresses them
57.
Vicar - An
ecclesiastic who substitues for another in the exercise of a clerical office
and acts in his name and with his authority according to canon law
58.
Episcopal college - A form of assembly in which
the bishops of a certain country or region exercise their pastoral office
jointly in order to enhance the Church's beneficial influence on all men
especially by devising forms of the apostolate and apostolic methods suitably
adopted to the circumstances of the times
59.
Synod of bishops - An assembly of bishops,
chosen from various parts of the world, that meets in Rome every several years
to "render more effective assistance to the supreme pastor of the Church
in a consultative body which will be called by the proper name of Synod of
Bishops
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Ecumenical council - iterally
"universal" and commonly used to identify the general councils of the
Church. With the rise of the movement for Christian unity, it has become
synonymous with "striving for reunification" among the separated
Churches of Christendom.
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Infallibility - Freedom from error in teaching
the universal Church in matters of faith or morals. As defined by the First
Vatican Council, "The Roman Pontiff, when he speaks ex cathedra—that is,
when in discharge of the office of pastor and teacher of all Christians
62.
Imprimatur - The Latin term for "let it be
printed," which signifies the approval by a bishop of a religious work for
publication. Authors are at liberty to obtain the imprimatur either from the
bishop where they reside, or where the book is to be published, or where it is
printed
63.
Parish - Normally, in a diocese, a definite
territorial division that has been assigned its own church, a determined group
of the faithful, and its own distinct pastor who is charged with the care of
souls
64.
Stole - A liturgical vestment composed of a
strip of material, several inches wide, and worn around the neck by priests and
bishops; at the left shoulder like a sash by deacons, for the celebration of
Mass, administration of the sacraments, and ceremonies of the Blessed
Sacrament.
65.
Dogmatic - A truth that, though not revealed by
God, nevertheless comes under the infallible teaching authority of the Church.
The reason for the Church's competence over dogmatic facts is their close
connection with revealed truths.
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Presbyters - In the early Church a member of a
group (usually of priests) who advised a bishop.
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Seminary - A school established for the academic
and spiritual training of candidates for the priesthood
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Celibacy - The state of being unmarried and, in
Church usage, of one who has never been married
69.
Bishops - A successor of the Apostles who has
received the fullness of Christ's priesthood.
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Pope - title of the visible head of the Catholic
Church.
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Priest - An authorized mediator who offers a
true sacrifice in acknowledgment of God's supreme dominion over human beings
and in expiation for their sins. A priest's mediation is the reverse of that of
a prophet, who communicates from God to the people. A priest mediates from the
people to God.
72.
Deacon - A man specially ordained to the service
of the Church's ministry
73.
Cardinal - A high official of the Roman Catholic
Church ranking next to the Pope
74.
Clergy - Those specially ordained for Divine
Service as deacons, priests, or bishops. In this sense the clergy form the
Church's hierarchy. Entrance into the clerical state now takes place when a man
is ordained deacon
75.
Chasuble - A sleeveless outer garment worn by a
priest at Mass. It is worn over all other vestments and is made of silk,
velvet, or other rich material usually decorated with symbols.
76.
Discern - The ability to distinguish whether a
given idea or impulse in the soul comes from the good spirit or from the evil
spirit
Baptism
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Baptism - The sacrament in which, by water and
the word of God, a person is cleansed of all sin and reborn and sanctified in
Christ to everlasting life.
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Proper matter – flowing water
79.
Correct form – “I baptize you in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” with triple pour of water.
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Designated minister – bishop, priest or deacon
(in emergency anyone who intends to offer baptism)
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Catechumens - A learner, a person being
instructed preparatory to receiving baptism and being admitted into the Church.
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Baptismal graces - The supernatural effects of
the sacrament of baptism. They are: 1. removal of all guilt of sin, original
and personal; 2. removal of all punishment due to sin, temporal and eternal; 3.
infusion of sanctifying grace along with the theological virtues of faith,
hope, and charity, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit; 4. incorporation into
Christ; and 5. entrance into the Mystical Body, which is the Catholic Church;
6. imprinting of the baptismal character, which enables a person to receive the
other sacraments, to participate in the priesthood of Christ through the sacred
liturgy, and to grow in the likeness of Christ through personal sanctification
83.
Water - Besides the ordinary holy water used in
the Church's liturgy, there are several other blessings of water approved by
the Church. Each has a history of remarkable favors, spiritual and temporal,
granted to those who use such water with faith and devotion
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Baptismal name - The name that a person receives
at baptism
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Concupiscence - Insubordination of man's desires
to the dictates of reason, and the propensity of human nature to sin as a
result of original sin
Confirmation
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Confirmation - The sacrament in which, through
the laying on of hands, anointing with chrism, and prayer, those already
baptized are strengthened by the Holy Spirit in order that they may steadfastly
profess the faith and faithfully live up to their profession
87.
Proper matter – anointing with chrism
88.
Correct words/form – “Be sealed with the gift of
the holy spirit” with oil on the forehead in the sign of the cross
89.
Designated minister – Bishop
90.
Seal - To establish or determine irrevocably, in
the saacrament of confirmation, when a bishop anoints a person with chrism and
says, "[Name], be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit." Thus, by
confirmation a baptized Christian becomes permanently marked as a witness of
Christ and is enabled to preserve, profess, and communicate the faith even (if
need be) with the price of his blood
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Holy spirit - he third person of the Holy
Trinity, who is distinct from the Father and the Son but one in being, coequal,
and coeternal with them, because, like them, he is in the fullest sense God
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Fruits of the holy spirit - Supernatural works
that, according to St. Paul, manifest the presence of the Holy Spirit.
93.
Gifts of the holy spirit - The seven forms of
supernatural initiative conferred with the reception of sanctifying grace.
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Age of discretion – 8th grade 12-13
years old
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Pentecost - Feast commemorating the descent of
the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. It takes its name form the fact that it comes
about fifty days after Easter.
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Sponsor - The person who presents a child at
baptism and professes the faith in the child's name. A sponsor serves as the
official representative of the community of faith and, with the parents,
requests baptism for the child.
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Confirmation name - The additional name that a
person assumes when receiving the sacrament of confirmation. While not strictly
required, it is recommended as a sign that the one confirmed has entered on a
new way of life, having received a new sacramental character as a witness of
Christ.
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Community - The new name of the reorganized
Sodalities of Our Lady. Groups of men and women, both adults and young people,
whose purpose is to develop their Christian vocation in the world.
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Chrismation - The act of anointing.
Consequently, the use of chrism for anointing in the administration of the
sacraments and in the blessing of persons and things.
Eucharist
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Eucharist - The true Body and Blood of Jesus
Christ, who is really and substantially present under the appearances of bread
and wine, in order to offer himself in the sacrifice of the Mass and to be
received as spiritual food in Holy Communion. It is called Eucharist, or
"thanksgiving," because at its institution at the Last Supper Christ
"gave thanks," and by this fact it is the supreme object and act of
Christian gratitude to God.
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Transcendence -Supassing excellence, which may
be either relative or absolute. It is relative when the excellence surpasses
some objects below it, as human nature transcends the irrational creation. It
is absolute when the excellence surpasses in being and activity all other
beings. Only God is absolutely transcendent; in being because he alone is
infinite and perfect Being who cannot change; in activity because he alone has
existence of himself as uncreated First Cause on whom all creatures depend for
their least operation.
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Consecration - The words of institution of the
Eucharist, pronounced at Mass, by which is accomplished the very sacrifice that
Christ instituted at the Last Supper.
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Transubstantiation - The complete change of the
substance of bread and wine into the substance of Christ's body and blood by a
validly ordained priest during the consecration at Mass, so that only the
accidents of bread and wine remain.
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Tabernacle - A cupboard or boxlike receptacle
for the exclusive reservation of the Blessed Sacrament
105.
Proper matter – wheat based bread and pure grape
wine
106.
Correct words/form – The words of Institution: “this
is my body…this is my blood…”
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Designated minister – bishop or priest
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Liturgy of the word - The second part of the
Mass, during which the faithful are instructed in the revealed word of God. It
consists of readings from Sacred Scripture and the songs occurring between
them. The homily, profession of faith, and the prayer of the faithful develop
and conclude the Liturgy of the Word.
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Liturgy of the Eucharist - The most solemn part
of the Mass, from the Presentation to the Gifts to the Postcommunion included
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Eucharistic meal - Holy Communion as food of the
soul. Implied in Christ's words when he told his followers to eat his body and
drink his blood, the Eucharist is the principal source of sustenance of the
supernatural life
