Religious Order Flashcards

1
Q

What would a priest do in a typical week? (Give 5 things)

A

-pray
-prepare masses
-plan homilies
-baptise people
-visit schools
-read the bible
-say confessions
-preach
-visit the sick
-do charity work
-doing funerals
-doing weddings

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2
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What is a priest?

A

a religious leader who has been appointed by the bishop and received the Sacrament of Holy Orders

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3
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What is Ordination?

A

The ceremony where someone becomes a priest

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4
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Why do priests make a vow of celibacy?

A

So he can dedicate himself to serving God

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5
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Why are priests important?

A

-they help us connect with God
-they educate us on the word of God
-they are someone who you can look up to
-they are someone you can be honest with as you say confession with them

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6
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What are the 3 missions of the Catholic Church?

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-to spread the word of God
-to baptise people into the church
-to teach Christ’s teachings to all

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7
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What is vocation?

A

Having a strong feeling of suitability- a calling

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8
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What is the sacrament in which a man becomes a priest?

A

Holy Orders

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9
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What does it mean to prostate?

A

To lie down on the floor

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10
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What does the priest symbolise when he lies prostrate during ordination?

A

Humilty

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11
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What is believed to happen at the moment the bishop lays his hands on the head of the man being ordained?

A

The holy spirit is invoked

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12
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Who are monks and nuns?

A

People who fully commit themselves to religious life

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13
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What is a monostery?

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A building for a community of monks

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14
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What is a convent?

A

A building for a community of nuns

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15
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What are the two orders monks and nuns choose to join?

A

Contemplative and apostolic

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16
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What does a contemplative order involve?

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Living a hidden life and prayer, believing that one should speak unless it is necessary.

17
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What does a apostolic order involve?

A

Working with the community

18
Q

What dutys do all monks and nuns have?

A

To pray, meditate and work every day

19
Q

What are the three vows monks and nuns have to make? Explain them.

A

Obedience- to obey christ
Poverty- to not own anything
Chastity- to not have a sexual relationship nor get married.

20
Q

What is a lay?

A

A normal member of the church

21
Q

What is the laity?

A

The community of lays in a church

22
Q

What is a clergy?

A

A group of people who have been ordained

23
Q

Give 4 places chaplins are found

A

-hospitals
-prisions
-schools
-police
-armed forces

24
Q

What is the role of a chaplin?

A

To providing counseling, religious/emotional support and to perform religious services

25
Q

Are chaplins ordained?

A

Chaplins are usually not but they may be a priest