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Christianity- Practices Flashcards

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Street pastor

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A street pastor is someone (usually Christian) who works on the streets at night to help those who may be in need or vulnerable

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Food bank

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A food bank is a place that supplies food and essentials to those in need

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Agape

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Agape is selfless, unconditional and sacrificial love

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Ecumenism

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Ecumenism is the belief that worship should unite the different Christian denominations together by combining different Christian traditions.

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Ecumenical worship

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Ecumenical worship is worship that includes traditions from different denominations in an effort to unite the different Christian denominations together

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CAFOD

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CAFOD is the catholic aid charity

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Midnight mass

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Midnight mass is the first mass (service) of Christmas, held at midnight on Christmas Eve

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Advent

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Advent is the period of time leading up to Christmas, used as a time of preparation for the birth of Jesus (usually about 4 weeks)

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Advent wreath

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Advent wreath is the wreath used at Advent with candles lit each week to help Christians focus on the themes of love, peace, joy as part of their preparation for Jesus’ birth / Christmas

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Easter

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Easter is the time celebrating and remembering Jesus’ death and resurrection

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Holy Week

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Holy Week is the week leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection – from Palm Sunday through to Easter Sunday.

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Repentance

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Repentance is being sorry for something / making up for something you have done wrong

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Ash Wednesday

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Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent – Catholics receive ashes on their forehead to remind them to turn away from sin.

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Lent

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Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter which Christians use to repent for their sins and prepare for the celebration of Easter

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Stations of the cross

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Stations of the cross is the visual representations of Jesus’ final journey to the cross, which Christians use to help them remember Jesus’ sacrifice. This form of worship is usually done during Lent

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Easter Triduum

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The Easter Triduum is the 3 days of Easter: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday

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Pascal candle

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The pascal candle is the candle lit in churches on Easter Sunday and kept lit throughout the year to symbolise Jesus’ presence and resurrection

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Sacrament

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Sacrament is a ceremony in which Christians believe they receive blessings from God or come closer to God (e.g. baptism)

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Infant baptism

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Infant baptism is baptising babies (used in the Catholic church)

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Font

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The font is the basin / bowl containing holy water used for baptism in the Catholic Church

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Original sin

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Original sin is the belief that all humans are born with a tendency to sin and thus separated from God. Catholics believe this is removed in baptism.
Original sin can also refer to the sin committed by Adam and Eve when they disobeyed God, causing sin to enter the world.

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Believers baptism

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Believers baptism is baptising adults (used in the Baptist Church)

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Baptismal pool

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The baptismal pool is the pool of water used in the Baptist Church for adult baptism

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Holy communion

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Holy communion is the sacrament where Christians receive the bread and the wine

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Transubstantiation

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Transubstantiation is the Catholic belief that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Jesus

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Real presence

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Real presence is the Catholic belief that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Jesus – Jesus is really present in the bread and wine

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Spiritual presence

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Spiritual presence is the belief that the bread and wine symbolise or represent the body and blood of Jesus, but there is no actual change

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Pilgrimage

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Pilgrimage is a sacred journey to/around a place of religious importance

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Pilgrim

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A pilgrim is a person who goes on a pilgrimage

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Penance

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Penance an act to show you’re sorry and to make up for something you have done wrong

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Christmas

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Christmas is the celebration of Jesus’ birth

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Nativity

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The nativity is the story of Jesus’ birth

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Incarnation

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Incarnation is God becoming human.

Jesus is the incarnation – Jesus is God in human form.

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Worship

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Worship is praying/praising God

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Prayer

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Prayer is communicating with God

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Private worship

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Private worship is praying alone

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Public worship

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Public worship is praying with others

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Liturgical worship

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Liturgical worship is worship that follows set patterns and structures, and with many sacraments (E.g. Catholic Church)

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Non liturgical worship

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Non liturgical worship is worship with a focus on the Bible, and sermons (e.g. – Baptist church)

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Informal worship

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Informal worship is worship that is far less structured and more free, often with a focus on the Holy Spirit and personal connection with God (e.g. Quakers)

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Altar

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The altar the table where the Eucharist (bread and wine) is prepared

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Pulpit

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Pulpit is the lectern where the priest delivers his sermon explaining the Bible readings

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Eucharist/holy communion

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The Eucharist is the bread and wine. Holy communion is the sacrament where Christians receiving the bread and wine

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Confessional prayer

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Confessional prayer is praying to say sorry for something / seek forgiveness

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Adoration

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Adoration is praying to show worship or praise for God

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Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is praying to thank God for something

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Supplication

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Supplication is praying to ask for something

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Glossolalia / praying in tongues

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Glossolalia / praying in tongues is praying in words of an unknown language, believed to be the language of God or the Holy Spirit

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