Sacraments Quiz Flashcards

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The 3 rites of Christian Initiation

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Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist

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Biblical roots of Baptism

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  • new birth through water and spirit

- draws the believer into the death, burial, and Resurrection of Jesus

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Pre-baptismal rites in the early Church

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  • renounce sin
  • turn to Christ
  • stripped naked (humbling experience)
  • anointing with non-perfumed oil (olive oil -> olive branch)
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Water bath

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  • theology: death and resurrection, rebirth, walk in newness

- shapes of baths: cross and octagon

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The Four Stations of Baptism

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  1. Church Door
  2. The Ambo
  3. The Font
  4. The Altar
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The Church Door Station

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  • declaration of faith of parents

- naming

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The Ambo Station

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  • readings and intercessions
  • exorcism (original sin)
  • prayer before anointing before baptism
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The Font

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  • blessing of water
  • renunciation of sin
  • profession of faith
  • water bath
  • anointing after baptism (Cyril: Chrismation)
  • lighted candle
  • Ephphetha (“be opened”)- touches sensory organs
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Anointing after Baptism meaning

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-anointed as priest, prophet, and king

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The Altar Station

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in anticipation of the Eucharist-> Lord’s Prayer, Blessing of Parents

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Early Church Eucharist during Baptism

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-Eucharist immediately follows Baptism and Chrismation: Entry into Assembly, Blessing by Bishop, Exchange oof the Kiss of Peace, Liturgy of Faithful/Eucharist

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Theology of Incorporation

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Into the Body of Christ and the life of the Church

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The Process of Initiation today

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  • RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

- Vatican II product of resourcement

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Biblical Origins of Confirmation

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  • the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

- Pentecost -> when the Spirit comes and miss up the tongues so that all can understand the Good News

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Historical Background of Confirmation

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  • Sacrament of Initiation or Sacrament of Maturity?
  • 4th Lateran Council - Confession: Age of Reason (confirmation and communion delayed until this age)
  • 1931- Confirmation could be delayed until after First Communion
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Rite of Confirmation

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  • Presentation of Candidates
  • Renewal of Baptismal Promises
  • Laying on of Hands -> Gifts of the Holy Spirit
  • Anointing with Chrism (special perfumed oil)
  • Lord’s Prayer
  • Prayer over People
  • Followed by the liturgy of the Eucharist
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Gifts of the Holy Spirit

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Wisdom
Understanding 
Counsel (Right Judgement)
Fortitude
Knowledge
Reverence (Piety)
Wonder and Awe (Fear of the Lord)
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Chrism

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  • olive oil and balsam (spices)
  • brewed at a Chrism on Holy Thursday
  • Bishop breathes over Chrism
  • it is anointed on forehead in the sign of the Cross
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Theology of Confirmation

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  • divine sonship
  • unites us more firmly to Christ
  • Gifts of the Holy Spirit
  • Bond with the Church
  • Strength of the Holy Spirit: spread and defend faith
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Baptismal Witness of the Early Church- Adult Rite

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  1. Rite of Acceptance in the Order of Catechumens
    - Period of the Catechumenate (3 years)
  2. Rite of Election
    - Period of Purification and Enlightenment: Lent
  3. Celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation:
    - Baptism, Confirmation/Chrismation, Eucharist
    - at Paschal Vigil

-Period of Mystagogy (reclaimed in Vatican II as a part of resourcement)

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21
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Passover

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Blood of Old Covenant

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Communion

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Blood of New Covenant

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Primitive Church structure

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OT, Epistles/Letters, Homily, Prayer of Faithful/Intersessions, offering of the gifts, Prayer of Thanks, Amen, Communion

Communion: everyone has a gift and go out and bring it to the people in the community

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Didache

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late 1st/early 2nd c.

  • oldest surviving written catechism
  • includes ethics, rituals, Church organization
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Apology of Justin Martyr

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~150 AD

Witness

Structure of Mass

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Structure of Mass from Constantine to the Rise of Islam

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added opening Chants, psalms, Eucharistic Prayer (Roman Canon), and Kiss of Peace

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The Medieval Mass Structure

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  • more celebrations and rituals
  • more prayers added to the acts of presenting gifts
  • confession of sins and Words of Centurion added after communion of the priests
  • communion for the laity was rare
  • sequences: Dies Irae/Day of Wrath
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Mass after Vatican II

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  • architecture- placement of altar, priest, etc.
  • Participation: “full, conscious, active participation”
  • Communal nature of liturgy, noble simplicity, inculturation
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Full

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active participation is a right of all the baptized

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Conscious

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knowing, responsible, informed, and fully understanding of the rites and gestures

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Active

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laity involvement

lectors, altar servers, prayers of the faithful

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Communal nature of the liturgy

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participation in the mass

de-emphasized private masses

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Noble simplicity

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more simple and direct

people understand more

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Theological Themes of Eucharist

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Sacrifice

Anamnesis

Real Presence

Koinonia

Meal of the Kingdom

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Sacrifice (Eucharist)

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  • a Christ’s sacrifice - once and for all
  • Eucharist “re-presents” Christ’s sacrifice
  • Body of Christ- we participate in Christ’s service and self-sacrificing love
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Anamnesis (Eucharist)

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making memory present

“Do this in memory of me”

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Real Presence (Eucharist)

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  • the ways that we experience God’s presence
  • Sacramental Imagination- appreciate how God can be communicated through the material media of this world

Christ is present in the Mass via:

  • Person of the Minister: represents Christ to the people and the people to God
  • Eucharistic Species: transubstantiation of bread and wine into body and blood
  • Word: two tables = Body and Word; look at scripture
  • Community: Body of Christ
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Koinonia (Eucharist)

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  • “Communion/Fellowship”
  • Unity of the Ecclesial Body with Jesus and one another
  • Love: central meaning of the Eucharist
  • Interdependence between the Church and the Eucharist
  • Transformation
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Meal of the Kingdom (Eucharist)

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  • Foretaste of the Reign of God: the Heavenly Banquet
  • Now and not yet
  • In Christ, we perceive what God wants the world to look like in perfect love, freedom and self-gift
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Why bother going to Mass?

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  • participation in the salvation of the world
  • fully alive in Christ
  • discipline
  • hearing the Scriptures communally
  • developing the moral life
  • companionship with Jesus
  • needs
  • praying for the world
  • welcoming Kingdom
  • Joy
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Eucharisto

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thank you

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Food (Eucharist)

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-food for life

  • eating: role played in the Fall; role played in Redemption
  • If sin is symbolically grabbing at food, then redemption means sharing and giving it away
  • in Eucharist, JC gives himself as food for us
  • Our response -> give thanks
  • role of a Shared meal
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Eating and Drinking in the Ancient World

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ritual purity
feasts
Jewish meals

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New Testament Witness (Eucharist)

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remembrance, New Covenant, blood

take, bless, break, give

Bread of Life (life-giving)

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Summary of Eucharist

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  • religious implications of tase sharing
  • form- Jewish festal meal
  • Last Supper- associated with Jesus’ redemptive death
  • Bread and Wine -> body and blood
  • themes: salvific death, intimate union, joyful fellowship
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Early Church (Reconciliation)

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-how to deal with post-baptismal sin?

Grave sins: Murder, Adultery, Apostasy

-grave sins necessitated public penance and confession

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Grave sins

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Murder
Adultery
Apostasy (renunciation of belief)

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Monastic influence (Reconciliation)

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  • private confession and spiritual direction
  • started with monasteries with Abbot
  • eventually, practice of all faithful; repeatable
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13th c. Requirement (Reconciliation)

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  • annual confession of sins to one’s parish priest
  • receiving communion ice a year during the Easter season
  • became tightly coupled
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Rite of Penance

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  • Examination of Conscience
  • Reception of Penitent- sign of cross, invitation to trust in God’s mercy
  • Reading of Scriptures (optional)
  • Confession of Sins and Acceptance of Satisfaction
  • Act of Contrition and Absolution
  • Dismissal
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Sacrament of Conversion (Reconciliation)

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metanoia

transmutation of consciousness

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Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

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of sins and trust

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Sacrament of Penance (Reconciliation)

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repentance

satisfaction

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Sacrament of Forgiveness

Reconciliation

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acceptance of Mercy

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Sacrament of Reconciliation (Reconciliation)

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with God and the Church

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Early Church (Anointing of the Sick)

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  • prayer, touch, anointing
  • for physical, spiritual, emotional, mental health
  • not just a sacrament for the dying
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Medieval Church (Anointing of the Sick)

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  • emphasis on spiritual health
  • penance
  • viaticum -> last communion
  • extreme unction- last anointing of oil
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Rite of Anointing

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  • Inrtoductory Rites
  • Liturgy of Word
  • Liturgy of Anointing
  • Communion
  • Concluding Rite and Blessing
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Theology of Healing (Anointing of the Sick)

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Effects of Anointing:

  • strengthening, peace, and courage through the Holy Spirit
  • union with Chirst’s passion
  • heal body, mind, should + forgiveness of sins
  • preparation for Final journey

Healing VS Curing

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Order of the Modern Mass

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  • Introductory Rites
  • Liturgy of the Word
  • Liturgy of the Eucharist
  • Concluding Rites