Pilgramage and Celebration Flashcards
What are the certain Christmas rituals for Catholics?
.Adment Wreaths - Build up to Christmas (Light one on each Sunday)
.Midnight Mass is the first liturgy of Christmastide that is celebrated on the night of Christmas Eve, traditionally beginning at midnight when Christmas Eve gives way to Christmas Day.
.Wearing White
What are the certain Christmas rituals for the Orthodox Chruch?
.Fasting on the day before Christmas
.Churches Light a small fire of blessed palms and burn frankincense to commemorate the three gifts the Magi brought to baby Jesus
What Do Churches do on Christmas day?
They hold services that celebrate Jesus’ birth. (Carols, Hymns, reading from Gospels and the Nativity plays)
Significance of Christmas to Christians?
Celebration of Jesus’ incarnation
.By being Born as human, God made the way for humans to be reconciled to him
Shows God is personal
.Shows Gods Omnibenovolence
Example of Significance of Christmas to Christians?
.Church Light a small fire of blessed palm and burn frankincense to commemorate Jesus’ gifts. –> commemorates the birth of God –> Jesus –> Jesus = Human, Human = God, Rekindles relations
. Miracles
What are the certain Rituals performed by Catholic Christians for Easter?
.Paschal Candle - (Its five pieces of incense and every member of the congregation lighting a candle from it.)
.Priests Wearing White
.Traditional Abstention of meat
What are certain Rituals performed by the Orthodox Church for Easter?
.Real Dyed Eggs
.Christo Anesti-Proclamation of the prophecy
.The Reception of the Holy Fire-Annual Miracle of spreading fire in the Holy Sepulchre church
Why is Public Worship Good?
Praise- Refocuses on Gods Goodness
Praise-Singing, dancing –> deeper meaning and sig.
|_> Points back to moments where God was miraculous
Teaching-Backbone of Worship
.Proper teaching teaches us how to worship properly and to thank God
.Praise-Teaching=Irrelevant, Teaches us how to live
.Giving-Helps us to do good in the world
Eg: Bible Readings and The Nicene Creed. (Recognise God as son….)
Possible Flaws of Public Worship?
Only Intention Matters
“Stop Babbling Like Paigons”
Praise in other ways, God is imminent Gregory of Nyssa
Bible may be illogical
Why is Public Worship Bad?
We need to listen rather than speak
.Find out what God instructs you to do
.Then Follow, Act and put it into secular life
.Unprogrammed Worship (Do what you like) (Pro)
.Reflective–> Focuses’ on trying to do Good (Through Gods Voice) Augustine) (Pro)
.We do what we believe in through the conscience
.Forces you do to the thinking
Criticism of the points made by being against Public Worship?
Subjective
We may Reject what God says with our own Easier option. Cheap Grace
Kierkegaard’s View on Worship?
We should be finding answers on our own
Costly Grace (pro)
We do the right thing we need to do
Use faith and understanding to do (as above)
It Doesnt matter about Rituals, It matters about the faith we have whilst performing.
People shouldnt judge they are being judged
Reflective
We always do the right option with our understanding and our faith
