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Catholic Christianity Flashcards

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Acclamation

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Praising with great enthusiasm

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Apostolic succession

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The authority and power of Peter and the apostles passed on to the next generations of popes and bishops.

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Ascension

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The event 40 days after the resurrection when Jesus returned to glory in heaven.

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Atonement

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Restoring the relationship between people and God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

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Baptism

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The sacrament in which a person becomes a child of God and a Christian.

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Benediction

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Meaning ‘Blessing’. A service at which the Blessed Sacrament is exposed (usually displayed on the altar in a decorative display case called a monstrance) and Catholics worship Christ in the sacrament

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Blessed sacrament

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A term that refers to the consecrated bread and wine (the body and blood of Christ).

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Chuch

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The church: people of god

A church: a building which Christians worship at.

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Communion

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Sharing in a meal that unites people with each other and with Christ.

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Conscience

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The voice of God in the heart of a person, guiding him/her to do what is right.

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Consecration

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The point in the mass where the bread and the wine are blessed and become the body and blood of Christ.

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Consubstantial

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Literally ‘of one being’, showing that the father, son and spirit are not separate entities, but one God.

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Cosmic Reconciliation

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The time when all things in Creation will be brought together in harmony

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Creed

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A statement of faith

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Denominations

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Distinct groups within the Christian faith, with their own organisation and traditions (e.g. Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Church of England).

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Discipleship

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Following Jesus

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Divine word

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Another name for God the Son (Jesus), coming from the term ‘logos’ in John’s gospel.

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Epistles

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The letters written by the apostles to the early Churches. Many of them are written by St Paul.

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Eucharist

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‘Thanksgiving’; another name for the Mass.

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Evangelism

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Preaching the good news about Jesus to other people.

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Genuflecting

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Going down on one knee as a sign of respect

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God’s kingdom

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the reign of God, when everyone will accept God and live forever in peace and harmony.

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Gospel

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The Good News of the teaching of Jesus and the message that God loves all people. The first four books of the new testament.

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Grace

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God’s free gift of his unconditional love to the believer.

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Heaven

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The state of eternal happiness in God’s presence.

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Heavenly Banquet

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A symbol of the unity and joy of the Kingdom of God, pictured as everyone joining together in a great meal.

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Hell

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The state of total separation from God.

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Heresy

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A belief that goes against the accepted teaching of the Church

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Iconostasis

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The screen that divides the holy part in an Orthodox church, including the altar, from the congregation. It represents the meeting place and the division between heaven and earth.

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Immaculate conception

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A title given to Mary that refers to the belief that Mary was conceived without Original Sin

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Image of God (Imago Dei)

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The belief that God made humans in his image and likeness.

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Incarnate som

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The belief that Jesus is God made man.

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Initiation

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An action to show that a person has become a formal member of the Church

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Justice

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Fairness in the way people are treated.

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Kingdom of God

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the reign of God, when everyone will accept God and live forever in peace and harmony

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Kingdom values

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The standards of living that God wants his people to follow

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Last judgement

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The time when all people will have to account for their actions and will be rewarded or condemned by God.

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Laying on of hands

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Symbolic gesture that passes on the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Liturgy

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Practices and rituals that make up the communal worship of God.

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Magisterium

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The decisions of the Magisterium that should be accepted by all Catholics. Magisterium are teachings of the Catholic Church exercised by the Pope and the Bishops.

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Mission

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Sending out’ people with a job or function to perform.

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Mortality

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A system of ethics about what is right and wrong.

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Mortal sins

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Offences against God, yourself or other people that totally destroy the relationship with God (e.g. breaking the 10 commandments).

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Omnipotent

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All powerful

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Plainchant

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An ancient form of song, usually unaccompanied which uses a limited range of notes.

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Prayer

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The raising of the heart and mind to God. Listening and speaking to God.

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Prostration

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Lying flat as a sign of total submission

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Psalms

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A book in the old testament containing pieces of poetry that are sometimes set to music. There are 150 of them.

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Reconcillitation

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Bringing people back to a good relationship with God and with one another.

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Redemption

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Making up for the wrongs done by other people, to bring humans back into a relationship with God.

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