popular piety Flashcards
what is poplular piety
worship that is not formal liturgy
why have popular piety
helps us pray in different ways
examples of popular piety (3)
rosary
adoration of sacrament
stations of the cross
SOWA
popular piety extends liturgical life it doesnt replace it
nature and significance of rosary (5)
used in private prayer at home, before mass or at funeral
10 hail marys, glory be and our father whilst thinking about the mysteries - key events in jesus life
beads help them to count
honours mary and develops our relationship
brings comfort in times of need
nature and significane of staions of cross (5)
14 stations - pictures around church which recall suffering and death of jesus
move to each station to meditate and pray
usually on friday particulaly in lent
links to jesus last journey
remind us of cost of salvation
nature and significance of adoration
adoration infront of blessed sacrament sacrament in monstrance usually during holy hour links to when jesus ask disciples to stay awake and keep watch helps deal with anxiety and worry
importance of having different types of worship (5)
different ways to get closer to god allows people to know god to be found in all things opportunity to pray in community can express feelings privaetly people worship in ways to suit them
other christian views to the rosary
most others apart from catholics do not say rosary as it makes mary important and they believe she was an ordinary womanand dont believe in assumption or immaculate conception as not in bible
feel rosary focuses on mary not jesus
other christian view of staions of cross
most protestants do not use the stations - seen as a distration
in some cases fewer stations - as not all events are in the bible
other christian view of adoration
protestants dont believe in transubstanciation - so body and blood are just symbols
