pilgrimage + lourdes + the rosary Flashcards
what is a pilgrimage?
a journey to a holy place
why do many catholics go on pilgrimages?
it is a way of becoming closer to god
what does the Catholic Church recognise sites of pilgrimages as?
among the most appropriate places for prayer
what can going on a pilgrimage help?
to help strengthen their faith
what can going on a pilgrimage share?
to share the experience and their faith with other believers
what can going on a pilgrimage do for prayers?
to pray for the sick
to pray for something special
what can going on a pilgrimage be as a way of?
thanking god
what can going on a pilgrimage do to seek?
physical, spiritual or emotional healing
what can going on a pilgrimage make you do?
do a penitential act as a reflection of sorrow for sin
penitential
showing that you are sorry, especially in a formal religious way, for wrong things that you have done
how can going to a group of pilgrimage help?
may help an individual to feel part of the church community
what do pilgrims do?
pray together
feel supported by each other
how can going on a pilgrimage help believers?
to reflect on their life’s journey
what is going on a pilgrimage an opportunity for?
to take time out and focus on their journey to god
what is the pilgrimage journey often of?
self-discovery
who goes on a pilgrimage?
those who are sick
very few come back cured however they may come back feeling at peace and able toaccept and cope with the problems they face
how can going on a pilgrimage help people to learn?
to learn how to value the role of god in their lives in a new way
what are many places of a pilgrimage dedicated to?
Mary, whom catholics call our lady
what are the most popular of the shrines in Europe?
Lourdes, France
why are shrines in specific places?
most are in places where people have claimed to see visions of Mary
why do catholics often pray to Mary at site of pilgrimages?
believe that she can pray to god on their behalf
who had visions of Mary?
a young girl called Bernadette Soubirous in 1858
what did the person who claimed to had visions of Mary said?
that Mary told her to dig for a spring which is believed to have healing qualities which many pilgrims bathe there which now thousands of pilgrims go to pray at the grotto
why do large number of young people volunteer as helpers?
to help for the sick and disabled pilgrims which can a life changing expereience
what is going to the pilgrimage a practical way of?
that ordinary people can respond to the mystery of suffering
what will catholics take part in the Lourdes?
various activities to help them overcome suffering
activities in Lourdes
1. why do they visit the stations of the cross?
2. why do they visit the grotto?
3. why do they have baths and holy water?
4. why do they have a statue of the Virgin Mary?
5. why do they do a torchlight procession?
- to reflect on the suffering of Jesus
- where Mary is believed to have appeared to Bernadette
- many believe the water has miraculous healing properties
- acts as a mediator and takes prayers to god
- where pilgrims prayer together asking god to remove their suffering
what does popular piety mean?
forms of worship or prayer that are inspired by the tradition of the Church
what is a rosary?
a series of beads
why do catholics use the rosary?
to help them concentrate during
prayers
what can the rosary be said as?
an individual or in a group
what does each bead represent?
a prayer
how are the beads arranged?
a sequence of one ‘Our Father’, ten ‘Hail Marys’ and one ‘Glory Be’
what can most catholics do with the rosary?
can recite these prayers from memory
how can catholics think deeply with the rosary?
The fact that they do not need to concentrate on what words to say
what is each sequence of beads from the rosary called?
a decade
what will a set of rosary usually have (rosary)?
5 decades
what do catholics do as you progress the decades (rosary)?
reflect on some of the important events in the life of Jesus and of Mary. It is a form of meditation
from the rosary, what are the events called?
mysteries, group of five
what are the 5 joyful mysteries?
- The Annunciation
- Mary’s visit to Elizabeth
- The birth of Jesus
- The presentation of the baby Jesus in the temple
- The finding of Jesus in the temple
annunciation
the time when the angel Gabriel visited the Blessed Virgin Mary to tell her that she would be the mother of the savior
mary’s visit to elizabeth
The visit also shows Elizabeth’s faith. The Bible tells us Elizabeth was overjoyed when she became pregnant, but when her unborn child leaped, and she herself was filled with the Holy Spirit in the presence of Mary and her unborn savior, she didn’t just marvel at this
how did the birth of jesus happen?
Jesus’ parents were called Mary and Joseph, who were engaged at the time of his birth. According to the Bible, the birth of Jesus was a virgin birth by the action of the Holy Spirit.
The presentation of the baby Jesus in the temple
According to the gospel, Mary and Joseph took the baby Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth to complete Mary’s ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn, in obedience to the Law of Moses
The finding of Jesus in the temple
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers” (Lk 2:41-47).
