HOS II Unit I - Prayer

Question 1

humility

Answer 1

honest about who we are that we acknowledge our weaknessess and sins, as gifts

Question 2

laity

Answer 2

members of the church who are not ordained/consectrated

Question 3

doxology

Answer 3

Christian prayers of praise; a prayer that references the Blessed Trinity

Question 4

spirituality

Answer 4

values, actions, attitudes and behaviors that characterize one’s relationship with God

Question 5

mysticism

Answer 5

deep union with God

Question 6

prayer

Answer 6

“the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or requesting of good things from God” -St. John Damascene

Question 7

Benediction

Answer 7

a prayer of blessing; a prayer used in a sacrement to bless people

Question 8

Petition

Answer 8

when we seek something, but more importantly devoutly ask for it

Question 9

Intercession

Answer 9

when we ask for something to benefit someone else; a prayer of intercession might ask God to cure someone who is ill

Question 10

Alleluia

Answer 10

A term used to praise God and his word

Question 11

Psalms

Answer 11

a group of prayer/hymns that occupied a unique place in the life of the Church

Question 12

Psalms

Answer 12

a group of prayer/hymns that occupied a unique place in the life of the Church. King David is credited with authoring these prayers

Question 13

Vocal Prayer

Answer 13

a prayer that is said out loud and can’t be said out loud or silently to yourself but you are saying the prayer. It is also a more personal prayer to express what we feel to God

Question 14

Thanksgiving

Answer 14

prayer of graditutde

Question 15

Meditation

Answer 15

a way to ponder God’s presence and activity in your life and in the world. You also have to focus on the image, concept, or truth and then can we allow God to speak to us through meditation. IT can also clear the mind

Question 16

-Contemplation

Answer 16

a form of mental prayer that is fully focused in the presence of God and it is the hardest form of prayer to achieve

Question 17

Kerygma

Answer 17

proclamation regarding information of the highest importance

Question 18

truth

Answer 18

correct conforming of one’s mind to reality

Question 19

principle of non-contradiction

Answer 19

two opposing claims cannot both be true at the same time

Question 20

faith

Answer 20

a response to the invitation from God to be in a relationship with him

Question 21

evil

Answer 21

absence of good

Question 22

sin

Answer 22

offense against reason, truth, and God

Question 23

Morality

Answer 23

judging acts based on what the act does, the intention, and the circumstances

Question 24

Devil

Answer 24

fallen angel named Lucifer who definitively denies to serve God

Question 25

Original sin

Answer 25

our first parents decision to reject God. The wound of that sin is passed down to all human beings

Question 26

What can we judge

Answer 26

we can judge actions but not one's heart

Question 27

Josephus

Answer 27

Jewish historian and contemporary of Jesus who lived and died as a Jew

Question 28

Vicar

Answer 28

to stand in the place of another

Question 29

Sacraments of Initiation

Answer 29

Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist

Question 30

Sacraments of Healing

Answer 30

Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick

Question 31

Sacraments of Vocation

Answer 31

Holy Orders and Marriage

Question 32

Anamnesis

Answer 32

to make a past event present now (eucharist)

Question 33

first 2 sentences of Hail Mary reference

Answer 33

Annunciation and Visitation

Question 34

third sentence of Hail Mary is

Answer 34

intercession

Question 35

Blessing

Answer 35

Asking for God's special care

Question 36

Benediction is

Answer 36

Blessing

Question 37

Petition

Answer 37

to seek something

Question 38

Kyrie Eleison and Novenas are examples of

Answer 38

Petition

Question 39

Intercession

Answer 39

to seek something on the behalf of one another (strengthens out bond of love for that person)

Question 40

Thanksgiving

Answer 40

prayers of gratitude (most important is the Eucharist)

Question 41

Praise

Answer 41

worship of God for who he is

Question 42

Allelia, Doxology, Glory Be, and Adoration are examples of

Answer 42

Praise

Question 43

Vocal Prayer

Answer 43

Prayer that uses words - whether aloud or silently

Question 44

Meditation

Answer 44

using mental faculties to ponder God's presence and activity in your life and in the world

Question 45

The Rosary and the Lectio Divina are

Answer 45

techniques of Meditation

Question 46

Contemplation

Answer 46

like meditation, is a form of mental prayer, fully focused on God's presence, hardest form of prayer to achieve

Question 47

Contemplation is the central element of

Answer 47

mysticism

Question 48

Lectio Divina

Answer 48

prayer method developed in third century, divided into 5 steps/movements

Question 49

Lectio

Answer 49

Step 1 of Lectio Divina, reading scripture slowly, allowing God's words to sink in, listening for a word or phrase to stand out

Question 50

Meditatio

Answer 50

Trying to grasp what God is saying to you personally in the passage

Question 51

Oratio

Answer 51

Allowing yourself to be drawn into a conversation with God

Question 52

Comtemplatio

Answer 52

Resting quietly in the presence of God

Question 53

Actio

Answer 53

A reminder that God's Words will have an effect on the way we live our lives