Religion ACRE final Flashcards
Nicene Creed
profession of our catholic faith
Sacramental
sacred object
Incarnation
true man and true God, jesus is God’s flesh and blood on earth
conception
life begins
spirituality
our loving, growing relationship with God
liturgical colors
purple- lent and advent
green- ordinary time
white- easter and christmas
communion of saints
all those saved by god on eart, in heaven, or in purgatory
Covenant
a promise made with God
Theological virtues
faith
hope
charity
Catechumenate
receiving the sacraments of initiation at the easter vigil
magisterium
teaching office of the church
Paschal mystery
gods plan of salvation through the body and blood of Jesus Christ
Resurrection
jesus rose from the dead
second vatican council
- held in 1960’s
- Mary is the mother of the church
- congregation participates in the mass
- lay people are more involved
- mass no longer said in latin
Ascension
jesus’s rise into heaven
assumption
Mary is taken, body and soul, into heaven
Transfiguration
jesus confirms all that he taught about himself
Central mystery
the holy trinity
transubstantiation
presence of christ in the eucharist
catholic
universal
tradition
teaching of the apostles passed down
full initiation
receive the sacraments of baptism, eucharist, and confirmation
ecumenism
unity among christians
ecumenical council
vatican 2- a gathering of church leaders
mother of god
mary
the body of christ
eucharist
the code of canon law
rules that guide the church life
last supper
Holy Thursday, when jesus shared his body and blood with the apostles
pentecost
the birth of the church
marks of the church
one
holy
catholic
apostolic
peter
first pope, the rock
paul
saul converted into paul and traveled to evangelize
wrote many epistles
stephen
first martyr
constantine
roman emperor who legalized christianity
infallibility
teaching authority of the pope
heresy
going against church teachings
doctors of the church
model or teacher of the faith
monks
religious men
holy orders
being ordained
lay people
non-ordained church worker
missionaries
travel and spread the church
great schism
seperation of eastern and western church
john carrol
first US bishop
sacrilage
deliberate damage to a sacred person
vow
a promise