cl 👹 Flashcards
Four Ways of God’s presence in the Church:
Liturgy of the word
Sacrament
Eucharistic
Assembly
According to the writings of the early________, sacrament signifies a _____________________
Church Fathers
sacred thing which lies concealed.
What is Sacrament?
The Greeks often expressed the same idea in their use of the word _______ (Latin:__________) or literally “________.”
mysterion
sacramentum
mystery
According to _________________ such a sign ought to be called a sacrament, because the divine power secretly carries out our salvation under the veil of sensible things.
Pope St. Gregory the Great
The word SACRAMENT is taken from the Latin word____ which means____ and _____ which means____.
sacra
holy
mento
sign
What is being referred to as Sign?
• Sensible sign instituted by Christ to give grace.
• Expression of faith.
• Ecclesial manifestation of Christ’s love for humanity and love for the church
• Saving act itself
Sacraments communicates through signs:
Touch
Gesture
Words
anointing/ imposing of hands/ washing/ embracing
touch
standing/ bowing/ kneeling
gestures
proclaimed/ listened to/ spoken to
words
it means that any lack of holiness on the part of the minister does not prevent grace from being offered.
sacrament give Grace “Ex Opere Operato”
He is the one who through the actions and words of the minister celebrating the various actions offers himself in sacrifice binds in faithful love and consecrates for service.
Jesus as Primary agent of the Sacrament
is the primordial sacrament. He started it all. He is not only originator but the Source itself. All sacrament rooted in Him. He is the primary agent and the goal of all sacramental activity.
Jesus
