10.3 Key words Flashcards
What is a sacrament?
-an outward sign of inward grace given by Jesus
What is absolution?
-God granting pardon and peace, through the act of the priest
What is chrism?
-the oil used in baptism, confirmation and ordination
What is commemoration?
-the belief that the Eucharist is simply a remembrance if the Last Supper
What is contrition?
-feeling sorrow for the sin committed and deciding not to sin again
What is Holy Week?
-the week before Easter Sunday
What is the Liturgy of the Eucharist?
-re-enactment of the Last Supper during which the bread and wine are transubstantiated
What is the Liturgy of the Word?
-the Bible readings in the second part of Mass
What is penance?
-an action to show your contrition
What is the Penitential rite?
-confession and absolution at the beginning of mass
What is the Rite of communion?
-receiving the body and blood of Jesus
What is transubstantiation?
-belief that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus
What are the Sacraments of initiation?
- baptism
- confirmation
- holy communion