Exam Revision Flashcards
how did Jesus restore God’s Original plan for marriage?
- to be loved by God and to return that love in the service of God and others
- marriage was meant to be a loving and life-giving relationship between a man and a woman
what destroyed gods original plan?
Original sin destroyed God’s original plan. A weakened will and other human limitations made it hard for people to love in marriage as God had planned
what are the two purposes for marriage?
the sexual expression of married love for one another & the procreation of children
what is the purpose of the sacrament of marriage?
- Help restore the relationship God originally intended between husband and wife
- Husbands and wives relate with God in this Sacrament, the married love that is needed to deepen the communion of their special life-long love, grows
Through the Sacrament of Marriage, Jesus strengthens married people so that, for example, they can:
- face the daily problems that arise in marriage
- reopen communication when there is tension
- renew their marriage commitment
- forgive each other
- support each other
- overcome temptations to be unfaithful, such as a sexual attraction to someone else
how does Jesus guide them?
- work out any problems they may be facing
- make decisions about their home and family life
- address issues related to parenting
- make decisions about finance, moving to a new house, the necessity for both to work outside the home
- what to do if their marriage seems unhappy
When do baptised couples confer the sacrament of marriage?
- when they exchange the vows of marriage before a priest or deacon and two other witnesses.
- It is then that Christ consecrates the love between them
How does a couple keep developing their relationship with Jesus?
- praying daily
- worshipping together
- receiving Jesus personally in Holy Communion
- getting to know Jesus and striving to live as he taught, especially the commandments
how did Jesus support his followers personally?
o took them away to rest
o continued to explain what they did not
o promised the Holy Spirit to strengthen them
o encouraged them, even after correcting them
how did Jesus support his future followers?
- established his special community in the church
- instituted ways the 7 sacraments through which they could receive spiritual gifts and nurture those gifts
- instituted ways through which he could continue to teach and guide them
who did Jesus want to pass on the spiritual gifts?
Apostles to pass on the special spiritual gifts and responsibilities to others through the Sacrament of Holy Orders
who are bishops?
Those who have inherited the spiritual gifts and responsibilities that Jesus first gave the Apostles
who is the pope?
Bishop of Rome. As the line of bishops stretches back over the past two thousand years to the Apostles, so the line of Popes stretches back to Peter, the first of the Popes
who are priests?
ordained ministers to serve the spiritual needs of the people in each new Christian community
who are deacons?
they serve the Church through a ministry of liturgy, word and charity. They do this by assisting a bishop or priest with his responsibility of teaching, sanctifying and governing the Church
when Jesus called his apostles personally what did they discover?
The answer assumed to the question: ‘What is the meaning and purpose of my life?
Apart from the apostles who else did Jesus call personally?
Old Testament leaders:
- Abraham
- Samuel
- Jeremiah
what is the role of a priest?
- Serve a community or group within the Church
- They serve as parish priests, assistant parish priests, chaplains and priests assisting people in special areas and works of the Church,
- They make available spiritual gifts to the communities they serve
what are the spiritual gifts Jesus gave the apostles?
- preach and protect the accurate teaching of the
Gospel
-baptise, making people new members of the
Church - exercise authority within the Church for its good
order - confirm baptised believers so that they would
receive the spiritual power or strength of the Holy Spirit - celebrate the Eucharist
- forgive sins through the Sacrament of Penance
- anoint the sick, through which Jesus would give special spiritual strength and support
To recognise the Spirit’s action, several things are required:
- receiving Holy Communion, through which Jesus strengthens the influence of the Spirit
- drawing on the gifts the Sacrament of Confirmation which all relate to providing guidance
- growing in understanding of the teachings of Jesus
- praying daily
how do priests teach the gospel?
- homilies during the Mass
- instruction of people wanting to become Catholics
- preparing couples for marriage
- helping parents prepare for the baptism of their children
- teaching in various ways and within various contexts
what is ‘Sanctifying’ to become holier?
Jesus does this by strengthening the influence of the Holy Spirit within the hearts of all sincere participants in celebrations of the sacraments and community prayer
what does Jesus say through the priests to sanctify?
- This is my body’ ‘This is my blood’ during Eucharist
- ‘Now I absolve you from your sins’ during Reconciliation
- ‘I baptise you …’ during Baptism
how do priests guide the community?
- calling community members to help with the works of the parish
- ensuring that the parish is properly administered
- caring for community members with special needs
- encouraging community members to provide for the poor
- encouraging the parish community to provide for people’s needs through parish-based organisations
what is the priestly vocation a call to?
celibate love (single life) which enables people to respond to the needs of all people at any time
what is celibate love?
the love between a priest and God
how can celibate love weaken?
Through neglect, especially the celibate’s personal relationship with Jesus or service of the community
why can a celibate find it hard to remain true to his commitment?
if a priest fails to pray or to relate closely enough
to Jesus, or neglects his celibacy in other ways
what are the requirements for developing celibate love?
- a priest has to centre his life upon Jesus
- exercise celibate love within the community
what are the 3 evangelical councils?
- chastity
- poverty
- obedience
what is chastity?
imitating Christ who loved God the Father and people in a celibate way that is totally available to everyone
what is poverty?
Owning nothing personally in imitation of the poverty of Christ. Surrendering all goods and earnings to the Church and depending on the Church for support
what is obedience?
Imitating Christ who gave his entire life to obeying God the Father, by placing one’s talents, and even one’s choice of how best to use those talents, at the complete disposal of the Church
what are women and men who follow these evangelical counsels referred to as?
Consecrated religious (sisters, nuns, brothers and priests)
what are some apostolates religious sisters, brothers, and priests work in?
o among the poor
o caring for the sick
o helping migrants and refugees
o educating people in the light of the Gospel
o praying on behalf of humanity in general
what is the monastic life?
Some religious live in community in a monastery. They withdraw from society in order to live ascetical lives of community prayer and work
what are the male and females in a monastery called?
monks & nuns
what does monastic life revolve around?
- regular celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours
- Lectio devina: reading spiritual material and meditation in silence
- service of the Church
what are a Western Australian, apostolic consecrated Order/Congregation & what do they do?
- Various works among Aboriginal people (e.g. Pallottine Fathers & St John of God Sisters)
- Schools (e.g. Sisters of Mercy, Josephite and Presentation Sisters)
what do christians need to do to discover their vocations?
- No one can be truly happy unless they follow their vocation.
- All Christians need to pray and ask for God’s help
what is an apostolate?
the work accomplished by ordained ministers, consecrated religious or lay people
what is a celibate?
An unmarried state based on sexual self-denial ‘for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven’
what is chastity?
The ability to harmonise sexual thoughts, feelings and desires. It is the growing ability to see others as God does
what is a deacon?
A special group who help Priests or the Bishop with his responsibilities of teaching, sanctifying and governing the Church
what is a priest?
Ordained ministers who serve the spiritual needs of God’s people. These leaders serve God’s community in three ways: bearing witness to Jesus, leading the community, celebrating the SacramentsOrdained ministers who serve the spiritual needs of God’s people.
what is procreation?
Parents cooperate in God’s creation of their children
what is a prophet?
a messenger called by God to speak on God’s behalf
what is vocation?
a life calling from God
what happened to the parents of the human race when they disobeyed God?
- They destroyed their original relationship with God
- They experienced a loss of the harmony of their being
- Their original nature was impaired
what did god want for the human race?
- for them to relate closely with Him
- be able once again to draw on their Creator’s limitless spiritual power and strength
- empower them to grow stronger so that gradually their freedom and ability to make responsible choices would return
what are the two things that are required for a relationship with God?
o to acknowledge God’s presence
o to communicate with God
what did God initiate?
the Sinai Covenant so that the people of Israel would be free to relate more closely with Him
while under the leadership of Moses, the people of Israel discovered:
- God is a freeing and liberating God
- God guides God’s people
- God provides for them
how did God describe himself to Moses?
He revealed himself to Moses as a: ‘.God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in faithful love and constancy, maintaining his faithful love to thousands, forgiving fault, crime and sin
what did God call the people to do through the Israelites?
Into a new and deeper relationship with their creator through the religion of Israel which developed into Judaism
how was the relationship different with the Israelites?
This relationship was deeper because it required a greater personal commitment to God
what were the Israelites?
Gods chosen people
God initiated the religion of Israel in two broad stages:
o calling the different Israelite tribes together to make a single people
o initiating the Sinai Covenant
what did the Israelites discover?
o God communicates, not just indirectly but also personally and directly
o God promises blessings
o God keeps these promises
From these experiences the Israelites learned that, to relate closely with God, they needed to:
o to worship and pray personally to God who listens o to be open to the guidance of God o to seek God’s blessings o to put their trust in God o to have faith in God’s promises
what was the old law called?
Torah
what were the most significant laws given by God?
‘Ten Words’ or, in Greek, the Decalogue
what would be the result if people kept these words?
freed from sin, just as the Israelites were freed by God from slavery in Egypt
what are the first 2 commandments?
- I am the Lord your God you shall not have strange gods before me
- You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
what are the 3rd and 4th commandments?
- Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day
4. Honour your father and your mother
what are the 5th and 6th commandments?
- You shall not kill
6. You shall not commit adultery
what are the 7th and 8th commandments?
- You shall not steal
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour
what are the last 2 commandments?
- You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife
10. You shall not covet your neighbour’s goods
what do the 10 commandments identify?
responsibilities towards God and others and they summarise God’s rules for human conduct
what do the 1st 3 commandments identify?
identify the responsibilities towards God that come with
the covenant at Sinai
what do the remaining commandments identify?
- People’s responsibilities to others, each of whom is loved by God.
- Fulfilling God-given responsibilities towards others is a sign of love for God
what are the 4 elements of the new law?
o Sharing with all who believe in Jesus, the Holy Spirit, who can change the human heart
o Charity: the power of divine love, infused by the Holy Spirit
o the Sermon on the Mount
o the two great commandments of Jesus
what are the 9 beatitudes?
- ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
- ‘Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as inheritance.’
- ‘Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted.’
- ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for uprightness: they shall have their fill’
- ‘Blessed are the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them.’
- ‘Blessed are the pure in heart: they shall see God.’
- ‘Blessed are the peacemakers: they shall be recognised as children of God.’
- ‘Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.’
- ‘Blessed are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven; this is how they persecuted the prophets before you.’
what are the 2 great commandments?
- Love the lord your god with all your heart sould mind and strength
- Love your neighbour as yourself
what is the decalogue?
Another word for “The Ten Commandments” In Greek “Decalogue” means the ten words
what are the beatitudes?
- These identify the attitudes of Jesus
- There are 8
what is freedom?
The ability to overcome internal and external pressures in order to make responsible moral choices
what is charity?
The power of divine love for Christians to love God above all else and to love others for God’s sake
