Practices in Christianity Flashcards
Lourdes
A town in France where the Virgin Mary appeared; now a place of pilgrimage.
Omnipotent
The idea that God is all-powerful.
Incarnation
God in human form.
Methodist
A Protestant Christian group founded by John Wesley in the eighteenth century.
Mission
An organised effort to spread the Christian message.
Nicene Creed
A statement of belief used in Christian services.
Non-liturgical service
Informal structure found in some church services.
Infant baptism
Ceremony to welcome a child into the Christian religion.
Iona
An island in Scotland with a fourth-century monastery used by Christians today as a religious retreat as it is a place of tranquility and peace.
The Lord’s Prayer
The prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to show them how to pray.
Miracles
Events that have no scientific explanation for them happening; these were performed by Jesus and described in the Gospels.
Mass
Another name for the Eucharist.
The Holy Land
The land of Israel.
Oneness of God
The idea that God is ‘one’.
Holy Communion
Another name for the Eucharist.
Liturgical worship
A church service with a set structure of worship.
Ordination
The process by which someone becomes a priest.
Orthodox
A branch of the Christian church.
Messiah
The anointed one who is seen as the saviour by Christians.
Penitence
To feel regret for someone’s sins.
CAFOD
A charity: Catholic Aid for Overseas Development.
Gospels
The names of the books about the life of Jesus in the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Grace
Unconditional love that God shows to people who do not deserve it.
Crucifixion
A capital punishment used by the Romans which nails a person to a cross to kill them.