FOUR MARKS OF THE CHURCH Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

CHURCH:
(Gk. Word: ________= belonging to the Lord):

kyriake

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Consists of those called together from all nations (from greek ex kaleo, ekklesia) who through baptism belong to the Body of Christ.

CHURCH

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Gk Word: ___________ = the “fiftieth” day after easter

Pentecoste

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Originally a feast on which Israel celebrated the establishment of the covenant with God on Mt. Sinai

Pentecost

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Fruits of the Holy Spirit

Love, Joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness gentleness, self-control

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Gifts of the Holy Spirit

wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of God

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What Are the Four Marks of the Church?

One
Apostolic
Holy
Catholic

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In the ___________, we profess, “We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.” These are the four marks of the Church.

Nicene Creed

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They are inseparable and intrinsically linked to one another.

Four Marks of the Church

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The Trinity: Unpacking the Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.

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These characteristics reflect the Church’s essential features and mission.

Christ Marked the Church

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Through the continued guidance of the __________, the Church fulfills these marks.

Holy Spirit

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These marks come from ________, defining both the Church and its mission.

Christ

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united in charity

One

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one in the profession of faith

One

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one in the common celebration of worship and Sacraments

One

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one in the Apostolic Succession

One

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Apostolic Succession – (Latin ___________= sequence, appointment of a replacement)

Successio

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the unbroken series of bishops since the apostles, their successors in the episcopal ministry.

Apostolic Succession

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As Jesus conferred his authority on his apostles, so it is passed on since then from bishop to bishop through the ________, until the Lord comes again.

imposition of hands and prayer

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its source, the Holy Trinity, a perfect unity of three Divine Persons

One

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its founder, Jesus Christ, who came to reconcile all mankind

One

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its “soul,” the Holy Spirit, who dwells in the souls of the faithful, unites all the faithful into one communion of believers, and guides the Church

One

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As Catholics we are united in our Creed and our other teachings

One

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in the celebration of the Sacraments

One

in the hierarchical structure based on the Apostolic Succession preserved and handed on through the Sacrament of Holy Orders.

One

There is “one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all” (Ephesians 4:4–6).

One

“Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf” (1 Corinthians 10:17).

One

Jesus had promised at the outset that “there will be one flock, one shepherd” (John 10:16).

One

The Church is _________ because, although Church members sin, the Church as the Body of Christ is sinless.

Holy

We are sinners, but the Church itself remains sinless because it was founded by Christ and, therefore, can ______________.

never be tarnished or less than perfect

From the beginning, the Church has been endowed with the sacramental means to help make ___ the sinners who are found in the Church.

holy

The Church has been given the ________ along with the Word precisely in order to be able to make sinners holy.

Sacraments

“Christ loved the Church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word, that he might present to himself the church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish” (Ephesians 5:25–27).

Holy

Each of us as a member of the Church has been called to _________.

holiness

By God’s grace we strive for ________, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

holiness

Our Church has been marked by outstanding examples of holiness in the lives of the saints of every age.

Holy

No matter how dark the times may have been for our Church, there have always been those great saints through whom the light of Christ has radiated.

Holy

Even though members of the Church fail and sin, the Church continues to be the sign and instrument of holiness.

Holy

The Church is Holy, not because all her members are supposedly holy, but rather because God is holy and is at work in her. All the members of the Church are sanctified by _______.

Baptism

Whenever we allow ourselves to be touched by the _________, we grow in love and become holy and whole.

Triune God

The Church possesses the fullness of Christ and has received from him the fullness of the means of salvation.

Catholic

The Church has been sent on a mission by Christ to all people in the world to gather all into the People of God.

Catholic

Catholic Greek ____ : means related to the whole.

kat’ holon

The Church is ______because Christ called her to profess the whole faith, to preserve all the Sacraments, to administer them and proclaim the Good News to all; and he sent her to all nations.

Catholic

The word catholic means “_____.”

universal

At the very beginning, it was difficult to see how the “little flock” (Luke 12:32) in the land of Israel could, by any stretch of the imagination, qualify as universal.

Catholic

But, through the power of the Holy Spirit, it spread to the ends of the earth.

Catholic

The Holy Spirit came down upon the Church at Pentecost at a time when “there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem” (Acts of the Apostles 2:5).

Catholic

It was to them that the Holy Spirit temporarily enabled the Apostles to speak in the languages of all these various nations—a powerful sign that the Church was destined for all people everywhere.

Catholic

Many accepted the faith then and there and began carrying “the Catholic Church” back to the four corners of the earth.

Catholic

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19).

Catholic

Jesus has commissioned the Church to __________ the world.

evangelize

“Life grows by being given away, and it weakens in isolation and comfort. Indeed, those who enjoy life most are those who leave security on the shore and become excited by the mission of communicating life with others.

(Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, 10)

The Church is ________because it exists for all people and is the means of salvation for all people.

Catholic

The Church is __________ because she is founded on the Apostles.

Apostolic

“Jesus answered them, ‘Did I not choose you twelve?’” (John 6:70).“Jesus answered them, ‘Did I not choose you twelve?’” (John 6:70).

Apostolic

Jesus sent his Apostles to continue his Father’s mission, and he gave them authority and power.Jesus sent his Apostles to continue his Father’s mission, and he gave them authority and power.

Apostolic

The Church is also __________ in that the Deposit of Faith found in both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition was preserved, taught, and handed on by the Apostles.

Apostolic

Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, the __________ (the teaching authority entrusted to the Apostles and their successors) has the duty to preserve, teach, defend, and hand on this Deposit of Faith.

Magisterium

The Pope and bishops in union with him form the Magisterium, the living, teaching office of the Church.

Apostolic

Pope – (Gk: ___________= father):

Pappas

Successor of the Apostle Peter, Bishop of Rome. Because Peter was the first among the apostles, the Pope, as his successor, presides over the college of bishops.

Pope

As Christ’s _________, or representative, he is the supreme pastor, priest and teacher of the Church.

Vicar

Bishop: GK – ___________ = to supervise

episkopein

Successor of the apostle; leader of the diocese ( local Church).

Bishop

The Holy Spirit protects the Church from error in its teaching authority.

Apostolic

She was and is “built upon the foundation of the apostles” (Ephesians 2:20), who lived with and were taught by Jesus.

Apostolic

With the help of the Holy Spirit, the Church preserves and hands on the teaching of the Apostles and their successors.

Apostolic

The Church continues to be taught, made holy, and led by the Magisterium.

Apostolic

Apostles: Greek word __________ = someone sent, messenger

apostolos

12 Apostles

Simon who is called Peter Andrew, Brother of Simon James, the son of Zebedee John, Brother of James Phillip Bartholomew Thomas Mathew the tax collector James, the Son of Alphaeus Thaddaeus Simon, the Cananaean Judas Iscariot

Jesus Christ intended that the fullness of his grace should come to his People in a Church that, from the beginning, was what the Creed still calls it today: “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.”

Fullness of Grace

Our Lord himself founded the Church and marked it with these characteristics, which reflect its essential features and mission. Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Church fulfills these marks.

Marks of Mission