Burton Chapter 3

Question 0

Apostolic Fathers

Answer 0

Those Fathers of the Church who were direct disciples of the Apostles and wrote during the end of the first century and the beginning of the second century.

Question 1

Apostle

Answer 1

From the Greek word for “one sent forth.” Refers to the Twelve chosen by Jesus during the course of his public ministry to be his closest followers, as well as Sts. Matthias, Paul of Tarsus, Barnabas, and the enlighteners of whole nations.

Question 2

Apostolic Succession

Answer 2

Term used to describe the lineage of the Catholic bishops and pope through the ages by which each holds office in a direct link to the Twelve Apostle.

Question 3

Apostolic Tradtion

Answer 3

The passing on if faith of the Apostles to each generation. St. Hippolytus’s work of the same name illustrated this principle by preserving the third-century rights of Ordination, Baptism, and Eucharist; the Eucharistic prayer found in The Apostolic Tradition was the basis for the Second Eucharistic prayer in the Roman Missal.

Question 4

Bishop

Answer 4

A consecrated successor to the Apostles, usually charged with the spiritual and administrative care of a given territory or diocese. Derives from the Greek word episkopos (“overseer”). He is constituted a pastor in the Church, to be the teacher of doctrine, the priest of sacred worship, and the minister of governance (CIC 375

Question 5

Magisterium

Answer 5

The name given to the universal teaching authority of the pope and the bishops in communion with him, which guides the members of the Church without error in matters of faith and morals through the interpretation of Sacred Scripture and Tradition.

Question 6

Tradition

Answer 6

From the Latin traditio, meaning “handing down.” Sacred Tradition is part of the Deposit of Faith. It is the Word of God entrusted by Christ to the Apostles and their successors and communicated by preaching and teaching to every generation of Christians under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who keeps it free from error. Sacred Tradition preceded Sacred Scripture, which grew out of Sacred Tradition with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Human traditions or traditions of men are man-made acts and rituals that did not originate with Christ.