Chapter 7 Flashcards
the act of giving up something we desire for a higher motive
self denial
importance of self denial
- Often we become focused only on ourselves
- We become proud and fail to see the needs and sufferings of others
- We should sacrifice in true love and concern for others, as Jesus did
- To have true joy, we should do things in this order: Jesus, others, me.
1st station
Jesus is condemned to death
2nd station
Jesus carries his cross
3rd station
Jesus falls the first time
4th station
Jesus meets his Mother
5th station
Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene
6th station
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
7th station
Jesus falls a second time
8th station
Jesus speaks to the women
9th station
Jesus falls a third time
10th station
Jesus is stripped of his clothes
11th station
Jesus is nailed to the Cross
12th station
Jesus dies on the Cross
13th station
Jesus is taken down from the Cross
14th station
Jesus is placed in the tomb
effects of original sin
absence of grace, suffering, death and concupiscence (tendency to sin)
suffering and free will
- Often, the sufferings we have, we have brought upon ourselves by our choices
- By making good choices, we can sometimes avoid suffering
- By making good choices and sacrificing our immediate pleasures for a greater good, we bear our crosses well
more suffering and free will
- Some sufferings we do not choose; they are given to us – e.g. an illness
- Some people often think that such suffering is pure evil or unnecessary
- However, from such a suffering, a greater good can come about if we unite ourselves with Jesus and his sufferings
- In suffering with Christ, we share in his great love and we enter deeply into the mystery of redemption
- Jesus himself suffered on the Cross to death
- He accepted God’s will
- Accepting God’s will in suffering is of greater value than our own self-imposed sufferings
- However, in choosing our own, we are made ready and able to accept God’s will because we are used to denying ourselves
suffering done to make up for sin
penance
doing penance by eating less food than usual
fasting
a form of penance such as refraining from eating meat
abstinence
the liturgical season starting four Sundays before Christmas, during which we prepare for the birth of Jesus
advent
the liturgical season of penance in preparation for Easter
lent
