IE 3 Finals Flashcards
Has multiple meanings, shifting with context
Symbol
Is an object that represents or stands for something that is a sacred truth or mystery of
our faith.
Symbol
Comes from a Greek word that means “to bring together.
Symbol
is symbolic as a badge of faith that identifies us as Christians, and as a confirmation of our belief in
the Triune God.
Sign of the cross
Sign comes from the Latin word
signum, which means mark or characteristic
has a singular meaning
Sign
is something that gives us direction by pointing beyond itself to a spiritual reality
that we are not able to fully attain, perceive or understand
Christian sign
Are a means of grace and have several forms and are reverent gestures such as a genuflection, bowing and kneeling
Sign
Signs of the sacraments
water for baptism, bread and wine for Holy Communion, the sign of the cross on the forehead with chrism oil for Confirmation, words of forgiveness for Reconciliation, the vows that the couple address to each other for Matrimony, imposition of a bishop’s hands on the head for Holy Orders and anointing with holy oil of the sick for Anointing of the Sick
What is the similarity of sign and symbol?
Sufficiently close that the sign is capable of leading us to a notion of the higher reality
are the seven great means that God has given the Church so that her members may grow in the life
of grace.
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What are the first five correspond to the different needs of the Christian’s spiritual life?
birth, growth, nutrition, and cure in sickness, and preparation for the soul’s union with God.
is an external or sensible sign, instituted by Christ that causes the grace it signifies
Sacrament
It is known through the external senses
Sacrament is sensible
What would not be a sensible sacrament?
A merely internal perception, such as an image
produced by the imagination
Why does God use material means to give us his grace?
It may well be for instructional reasons, since in our present physical condition, material things help us understand what is spiritual. In a certain way, we come to understand supernatural realities through our senses. The humanity of Christ, words and actions, songs and music, sacred images, and other sacred objects have a similar instructive purpos
It is something that represents a reality (the signified thing) distinct from the sign itself.
Sacrament as sign
n is an intermediary between the signified thing and the subject who knows it
Sign
If the letters of the alphabet as a sign is based on convention, then what about the sacramental sign?
The sacramental sign, however, bears a natural resemblance to the signified reality.
What does washing or anointing the body signify?
signifies the cleansing or comforting of
the soul, respectively
What are the dogmas of faith sacraments (the 7 sacraments)?
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance,
Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.
What does it mean when a sacrament is instituted by Christ?
Only God can give grace, and, therefore, only he can decide what means or channels he will use to communicate it to us.
How does the sacrament causes the grace it signifies?
The sacraments communicate both sanctifying grace and the specific grace
of each sacrament.
What is the intention of the first 5 sacraments?
to bring about the perfection of the individual man in himself
