Chapter 12 Vocab/study Guide Flashcards
The mortal law that is “written” in the human heart
Natural law
The fair and equal treatment of every member of society
Social justice
A board with the alphabet and other signs on it through which messages form the spirit world are supposedly communicated
Ouija board
Laws or regulations
Statutes
Mocking or hateful speech concerning God
Blasphemy
A prayer that calls for God’s power care upon some person, place, thing, or activity
Blessing
The principal feast days other than Sundays, of the church
Holy days of Obligation
The part of the liturgical year outside of the seasons and feasts and the preparation for them
Ordinary time
Lying while under oath or making a promise under oath without planning to keep it
Perjury
Season of preparation for Christmas
Advent
Calling on God to bring evil or harm to someone or something
Cursing
The celebrations of the church year that revolve around Christmas and Easter
Liturgical year
Solemn statement that one is speaking the truth, calling upon God to witness that what one says is true
Oath
Careless use of God’s name
Profanity
Taking an oath; used informally for cursing
Swearing
Rule that requires us to treat others as we would like to be treated
Golden Rule
“You shall love God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, all your strength. You shall love your neighbor as yourself”
Great commandment
Commandment that Jesus gave to his disciples prior to his death: “love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another”
New commandment
Season of preparation for Easter
Lent
Which feast did the early Christians only celebrate?
Easter
The longest season of the liturgical year is ___
Ordinary time
The new church year begins on ___
1st Sunday of advent
The year ends on the feast of ___
Christ the king
The Sunday scripture readings are divided into three cycles; ___,___,___. It takes one year to complete each cycle.
A, B, C
I am the lord your God: you shall not have strange gods before me.
1
You shall not take the name of the lord your god in vain
2
Remember to keep holy the lords day
3
Honor your father and your mother
4
You shall not kill
5
You shall not commit adultery
6
You shall not steal
7
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
8
You shall not covet your neighbors wife
9
You shall not covet your neighbors goods
10
January 1st
Mary, mother of God
40 days after Easter
Ascension
August 15th
Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary
November 1st
All saints
December 8
Immaculate conception
December 25
Nativity of our lord Jesus Christ
Prayer is a way to show love for God
True
Believing in superstitions, astrology, and fortune tellers is wrong because it shows lack in God
True
The first 3 commandments teach us how to love others
False
Following the Ten Commandments leads to happiness and peace
True
Working for social justice stops us from living together as brothers and sisters
False
Jesus’s new commandments is to love others the way that he loves us
True
The celebrations of life death and the resurrection of Jesus make up the liturgical year
True
The Ten Commandments tell us how to love
True
Jesus’s law only addresses our relationship with god
False
The Israelites did not know the natural law until they received the commandments
False
