Confirmation Flashcards
What are the 10 Commandments in order?
-You shall not have another God before me
-You shall not take the name of the Lord your god in vain
-Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy
-Honor your father and mother
-You shall not murder
-You shall not commit adultery
-You shall not steal
-You shall not bear false
witness against your neighbor
-You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife
-You shall not covet anything your neighbor has
The Four Marks of the Church
ONE- one faith and one leader (Christ) who founded the Church
HOLY- The Church is a community set apart for God, made holy by Jesus.
CATHOLIC- Universal, the good word is to be spread all throughout the world
APOSTOLIC- Its origins and beliefs are rooted in the Tradition of Apostles
When was the Church established?
The Pentecost, when Jesus gave the fullness of the Holy Spirit to the apostles
Holy Days of Obligation
Solemnity of Mary - Jan 1st to honor Mary
Ascension Thursday- 40 days after Easter when Jesus ascended
Assumption of Mary- August 15 - Mary taken into Heaven
All Saint’s Day - Nov 1
Immaculate conception- Mary was free of original sin
Christmas
Mysteries of the Rosary
Joyful
Sorrowful
Glorious Mysteries
Luminous Mysteries
Four purposes of prayer
Adoration
Thanksgiving
Sorrow
Petition
Canonization
The process through whic ha person is declared a saint in the Catholic Church
Beatification
one of the official steps in the canonization process; the person who is beatified is called “blessed”
How many books in Old Testament? What sections are included?
46; THE LAW, THE PROPHETS, and THE WRITINGS
First five books are called the Torah
Exodus
2nd book, tells how God led the Israelites, the descendants of Abraham, from slavery to freedom.
How many books in New Testament? What parts?
27; Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and Book of Revalation.
Gospel
Good News
Writers of Gospels are called
Evangelists
Parables
short stories told by Jesus in the Gospel that help us understand important truths.
Epistles
21 letters written by early Church leaders to the people of the Christian communities.
Acts of the Apostles
an account of how the Church began and spread during its first years.
Book of Revelation
last book of the Bible which presents in symbolic language the final struggle between good and evil.
Types of Sin
Original Sin
Social Sin - evil that is brought about by the way a society is organized or functions.
Mortal Sin: sin that destroys our friendship with God.
Venial Sin: sin that weakens our friendship with God but it does not destroy it.
Seven capital sins
Pride, greed, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, sloth. Known as Deadly Sins.
Theological virtues
Faith, Hope and charity
Four moral virtues
Justice, Temperance (Moderation), Fortitude (Courage), and Prudence (Wise Action). Also known as Cardinal Virtues.
Greatest commandment
Love the Lord your god with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.
Jesus’ Law of Love is
Love one another as I have loved you.
Laws that tell us how to love God and our neighbor
Ten Commandments, Beatitudes, the Laws of the Church, the Corporal Works of Mercy, the Spiritual Works of Mercy.
Bishops
successors to the apostles
The Beatitudes
- Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
- Blessed are the meek; for they will posses the land
- Blessed are they that mourn; for they will be comforted
- Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after justice; they shall have their fill
- Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy
- Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God
- Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God.
- Blessed are they that are persecuted; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Laws of the Church
- Keep Sunday holy and participate in Mass on Sundays and all Holy days of Oblig.
- Lead a Sacramental life, and frequently receive the Eucharist
- Prepare for Confirmation and be confirmed
- to observe the marriage laws of the Church and to provide children with Religious training
- To do penance, including abstaining from meat and fasting on the appointed days
- Join in the missionary spirit and works of the church
Corporal Works of Mercy
- Feed the hungry
- Give drink to the thirsty
- Clothe the naked
- Visit the imprisoned
- Shelter the homeless
- Visit the sick.
- Bury the dead
Spiritual Works of Mercy
- Convert sinners
- Instruct the ignorant
- Counsel the doubtful
- Comfort the sorrowful
- Bear wrongs patiently
- Forgive all injuries
- Pray for the living and the dead
Sacraments
Initiation: Baptism, Communion, Confirmation
Healing: Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick
Service: Matrimony, Holy Orders
Liturgical year
Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter Triduum (most important), Easter, Ordinary Time
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Wisdom
understanding
Counsel
Fortitude
Knowledge
piety
Fear of the Lord
Twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Charity
Joy
Peace
Patience
Meekness
Goodness
Perseverance in Suffering
Mildness
Faith
Modesty
Self-Control
Chastity
