Sacraments Final Flashcards
Sign
stands for one thing/ singular
symbol
multiple meaning with shifting context
ritual
Established form of the words and actions for a ceremony, repeated often.
Why do humans use rituals
Tangible way of expressing intangible realities. Transcend everyday experience and point toward deeper
meaning
– Transition rituals – new states in life
– Intensification rituals – reinforce community beliefs
and practices
Sacrament
An efficacious and visible sign of God’s grace, instituted by
Jesus and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is
dispensed to us.
Sacramental worldview
participation in the life of Christ to be IN CHRIST.
Liturgical Calendar
The purpose is to celebrate and understand the mystery of Jesus Christ and the expectation of his return in glory
Efficacious
produces an effect
Sacramentality
the principle that says everything in creation people, movements, places, the environment, and the cosmos itself can reveal God.
4 Types of Grace
Sanctifying Grace, Actual Grace, Sacramental grace, Charisms
Liturgy
the order of a corporate worship service
Paschal Mystery
Christ’s work of redemption accomplished principally by his Passion, death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension
Judaism
Covenant between God and Chosen People (Israelites)
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
Torah
Place of Worship: Synagogue
Day of gathering: Saturday (Shabbat)
Jerusalem- promised land
Mt. Sinai
Western Wall (Wailing wall)-Last remaining piece of the Temple mount
Islam
Monotheistic
5 Pillars of Islam
Abraham, Ishmael, Muhammad
Qur’an
Place of Worship: Mosque
Day of gathering: Friday for Noon day Prayer
Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem
Buddhism
Non-Theistic
4 Noble Truths
The Buddha, The dalai Lama
Tripitaka, and sutures
Worship can be at home or in a temple
Individual homes typically have a statue of the Buddha
Stupas, Bodh Gaya, Temples, Mountains
Hinduism
Oldest religion still practiced in the world (monotheistic and polytheistic attributes)
* Three important gods:
* Brahma – creator
* Vishnu – preserver
* Shiva – destroyer
The Vedas
Puja takes place in home or temple
Tirthas, Ganges River, Mountains, Mountains
Why should we learn about other religions
helps us understand different cultures
interreligious dialogue
a conversation between two or more people with different religious traditions in order to express their opinions freely and to listen to the other respectfully.
Form
generally includes the words and actions while performing the sacrament
Matter
refers to the materials present or prerequisites
Minister
the person giving the sacrament
Baptism
First Sacrament
* Gateway to the
Christian Faith
* Matter: water
* Form: “I Baptize you
in the name of the
Father, Son, and HS
RCIA
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
* The OCIA Process has
seven stages- four
distinct periods and
three steps:
Period of
Inquiry
Period of
Catechumenate
Period of
Purification &
Enlightenment
Period of
Mystagogy
Acceptance into
Catechumenate
Rite of Election
(not in order)
Baptism by desire
someone who is not baptized yet seeks
the truth and God sincerely