Eschatology Flashcards
What is the paschal candle?
Easter candle
What is fhe easter vigil?
Service takes place in the hours of darkeness between holy Saturday and easter Sunday, during which the resurrection of jesus is proclaimed and celebrated , and the first mass of easter is held
What was michelangelos last judgment?
The time when all people will have to account fo their actions and will be rewarded or condemned by God.
What was the last day?
End of time when the earth will be destroyed and all people will face judgment
What is burial?
Burial of a dead person
What is cremation?
Burning of a dead person
Tombstones and monuments?
Something that is built to remember an important person or event
Remembrance garden?
An area designed for the remains of the deceased where mourners can come and reflect in quiet.
What is cosmic reconciliation?
Time when all things in creation will be brought together in humanity
What is the parable of the rich man and Lazarus?
A story
Eschatology?
Study of what will take place at the end of time
Cosmic disasters?
Frightening events in the universe that will indicate the end of time
Four last things?
Death
Judgment
Hell
Heaven
What is judgement?
Belief that God judges a person based on their actions , and either rewards or punishes them as a result.
What is heaven?
State of eternal happiness in the presence of God.
What is hell?
State of total separation from God
What is purgatory?
State of cleansing to remove the effects of sin,to help a person accept the presence of god.
What is particular judgment?
Time when a person i s judged by God after they die, and has to accept the responsibility for their actions when alive.
What is final judgment?
When christ comes at the end of time and the whole of creation is judged
Who is Julian of Norwich?
English nun and writer in the 14th century and in in her religious experience asked Jesus why there are sin and hell
Three parts of the church?
Church militant
Church suffering
Church glorious
Churches teaching about end of time?
Jesus will come and judge us
Last rites?
Prayers and blessings take place when a person is approaching death
Anointing the sick?
One of the seven sacraments that gives healing strength and forgiveness.
What is the commendation of the dying?
Prayers that are said when a person is at the point of death
Requiem?
Mass for the dead
Sanctity of life?
All life is holy as it is created and loved by God . Human life should not be misused or abused
Euthanasia?
Killing someone painlessly and with compassion to end their suffering .
What is a tombstone?
A large carbed stone that is placed over a burial site.
What is a monument?
Something that is built to remeber an important person or event.
What is the viaticum?
Meaning ‘with you on the way’; the last communion before death to show christ is with person in death
What is a mortal sin?
Offenses against god , yourself or others that destroy your relationship with God
