Chapter 2 Flashcards
worship
giving honor, praise, and sacrifice to God
adore
giving praise and honor to God
reverence
honor and respect
superstition
belief that creatures have supernatural powers
impiety
the sin of lacking reverence or proper respect for God
heresy
the willful denial of a truth of faith
apostasy
the rejection by a baptized person of the Christian faith
schism
to deny the authority of the church
idolatry
the sin of worshipping something other than God
irreligion
an absence of love for God and not giving to Him what we owe as His creatures
sacrifice
- The act of completely giving something back to God
- Old Testament sacrifice included burning animals and crops and offering them to God
stewardship
the proper use of God’s gifts
tithing
returning our riches to God in service for the poor and the Church. Tithing is an act of love for God
What is required by the 1st Commandment?
The First Commandment commands us to believe in God, to hope in him, and to love him above all else
Believe – Love – Hope
We must learn in order to believe
We must believe in order to hope
Gestures of Reverence During Mass
Blessing oneself with holy water
Making the Sign of the Cross
Genuflecting
Kneeling with folded hands
Bowing
Beating the breast with clenched fist
Standing with hands folded
Sitting quietly with hands folded
Making a small cross on the forehead, lips and heart
Carrying something in precession
Receiving Communion on the tongue or hand
Offering a handshake or some other sign of peace
Why do we honor and pray to saints?
- We worship and adore God only – not saints.
- We pray for the intercession of saints in our needs.
- We show reverence to God, the saints and all holy things and places.
What is forbidden by the 1st Commandment?
The first commandment forbids:
- heresy
- apostasy
- voluntary doubt
- deliberate ignorance of God’s truth
- despair
- presumption
- idolatry
- indifference to God
- hatred of God
- superstition
- irreligious behavior.
Detached Love
a love that is ready to let go of things when God asks it of us
Exodus 32:1-28
- Why did they make a calf?
- Did they not trust God?
- How did God respond?
- What was their punishment?
- What should we learn from this story?
- What are some of our “golden calves” today?
Mark 10:17-22
- Did the rich young man keep the commandments?
- Did he know about God?
- Did he use his gifts well?
- Why was the rich young man sad?
- Do we work hard for the things we have? Do we deserve them?
- Are our possessions a gift from God?
- Is it hard to give up our possessions? Why?
- Did the rich young man love God? How much?
- What is a detached love? How can we have a detached love for our possessions?
concupiscence
- Man could not be reconciled with God
- Closed the gates of heaven
- No offering of man could make up for it
Sacrifice of the cross
vs
Sacrifice of the Mass
•The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross is made present through the Mass
•On the cross Jesus is the priest – the one offering the sacrifice – and the victim – the one being sacrificed.
•Jesus is the priest through the person of the priest
•Jesus is the victim through the bread and wine
•The Mass is the same sacrifice as the cross in a different manner
–Cross is bloody manner
–Mass is unbloody manner
Due Worship
- Acknowledge that God is God
- Thank God
- Ask God to provide for our needs
- Ask forgiveness
