Catholicism Flashcards
Laity
Unmarried persons who are part of the church
Sacrament: Baptism
Secular Clergy
Diocesan priests
Sacrament: holy order
Consecrated persons
Have gone through vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
Cassock
What Jesuits wear
Charism
A special grace given by God to a religious leader
Religious order
A group of people who take vows & live according to the charism of a religious founder.
Benedictans
A religious order founded by St. Benedict in the 6th century
Carmelites
A religious order Founded in the 12th century - no one knows who the 7 founders are
Dominicans
A religious order Founded in 13th century by St Dominic
Jesuits
A religious order Founded in the 16th century by St Ignatius.
Society of Jesus
Jesuits
O.S.B.
Order of St Benedict
O. Carm
Order of the Carmelites
O.C.D.
Order of the Discalced Carmelites
O.P.
Order of the preachers - Dominican order
S.J.
Society of Jesus
Ignatiana
Things that have to do w/ St Ignatius and Ignatian life.
Tabernacle
The place where Jesus is present under the appearance of bread.
Sanctuary lamp
Altar lamp - always lit when Jesus is present
Genuflect
Kneeling down on a knee to show respect
AMDG
Ad Majorem De Gloriam - for the greater glory of God
Magis
Latin for - ‘more’
Cura Personalis
‘Personal care’
First principle and foundation
goal is to be happy w/ God forever and to serve him in this life
Discernment
Finding God’s will
Virtue
A firm and habitual disposition to do good
Temperance
Ruling your passions and desires in accord w/ reason
List the 7 corporal works of mercy
- feed the hungry
- give drinks to the thirsty
- clothe the naked
- bury the dead
- shelter the homeless
- comfort the sick
- visit the imprisoned
List the 7 spiritual works of mercy
- pray for the living/dead
- counsel the doubtful
- instruct the ignorant
- forgive offenses
- console the afflicted
- bear patiently those who wrong us
- admonish sinners
Be able to name the 3 stages in Ignatius’s life with nouns
1) courtier - Ignatius wanted to be a military commander
2) Convert - Ignatius was confined to a bed…
3) founder - Iggy founded the society of Jesus
In what 2 ways did the Dominicans influence St Ignatius
1 - St Dominic was one of the saints Ignatius read about.
2 - The Inquisition encouraged him to get an education.
Why did the time spent recovering from his wound change Ignatius?
He was confined to his bed with two books - the life of Christ and the life of the Saints. After reading these books, he felt like he needed to do more than these saints.
Why might someone say if the mule and the moor incident didn’t happen, there would be no St Ignatius?
Ignatius let the mule choose his path and the mule led him to God and away from killing the moor.
Describe 2 ways in which Ignatius demonstrated humility.
1- He went back to grammar school as a 30 year old with kids
2- He accepted being the leader of the Jesuits
What are the spiritual exercises about?
They are about putting one’s life in sync w/ God
Name 3 things you enjoyed from Fr. Caruso’s visit
1 I enjoyed hearing his life story
2 I liked how specific he was when answering questions
3 I liked it when he talked about his joy for animations
Why I’d the Chapel such an important place?
It is where Jesus lives.
Give an example of what temperance looks/sounds like
Silence when raising your hand
