The Last Test Flashcards
Prayer (what is it? Why different ways?) sign
Lifting up of the mind, body, and heart to communicate with God in worship and praise. It is a conversation with God and there are 5 forms of prayer which are petition, intercession, thanksgiving, blessing and adoration, and praise. People pray for different things such as praying for others (the world or the sick), to thank God, for us
•intercessory prayer symbol and religious symbols
Asking on behalf of another person. E.g. God please help … who is struggling with…
•vocal prayer rituals and religious rituals
Spoken prayer through which we translate our feelings externally e.g. our father
meditative prayer sacramentals
Engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire to discover what the Lord truly wants
contemplative prayer Sacrament
The type of prayer in which we are one with Christ. It is a type of communion of love and a gaze of faith
•contemplative ways to pray (see 6 below) the Seven sacraments
• Christian Meditation
• Jesus Prayer
• Examen
• Lectio Divina
• Visio Divina
• Taizé
•Stations of the Cross (What is it? all versions) sin
• Jesus is condemned to death
• Jesus accepts the cross
• Jesus falls for the first time
• Jesus meets his sorrowing mother
• Simon of Cyrene carries the cross of Jesus
• Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
• Jesus falls a second time
• Jesus meets women of Jerusalem
• Jesus falls a third time
• Jesus is stripped of his clothes
• Jesus is nailed to the cross
• Jesus dies on the cross
• Jesus’ body is taken down from the cross
• Jesus’ body is laid in the tomb
• The women find the tomb empty (added later)
•The Lord’s Prayer (What is it?) mortal sin compared to venial sin
The lord’s prayer/ our father is a summary of all the prayers in the scriptures that was given to us by Jesus
Mortal sins are extreme and must be confessed venial sins are less severe and can be forgiven by yourself
- Contemplative Ways to Pray (understand what each one is are):
Christian Meditation
• Comes from the tradition of monololistic prayer
• Prayer that employs one sacred word recited continuously in the heart and mind in faith
• MA-RA-NA-THA or Come Lord Jesus
ii) Jesus Prayer
• “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.”
• Eastern prayer of the heart
• Needs silence, peace, and focus
iii) Examen
• A technique of prayerful reflection on the events of that day to detect Gods presence and discern his practice in the church
• An ancient practice that helps us see Gods hand at work
Steps
• Become aware of God’s presence
• Review your day with gratitude
• Pray about one aspect of the day
• Pay attention to your emotions
• Look forward to tomorrow
• (relish, request, review, repent, resolve)
iv) Lectio Divina
• Means divine reading
• Where we read the word of God slowly and quietly and then reflect upon it
• Meditation
Steps
• Reading
• Prayer
• Meditation
• Contemplation
v)Visio Divina
• Means sacred seeing
• Reflecting on a piece of art
Steps:
• Open with a prayer
• Look at the image and let your eyes stay with the very first thing that you see and keep your attention on it
• Let your eyes wander to the whole image
• Take your time and then reflect
vi)Taizé
• A form of prayer that began with the Taizé community in France
• Consists of short and repetitive chants according to their sound book
• There is no preaching
Steps
• Worship that is sung/ chanted
• Meditation
• Silence
• Liturgical readings and icons
Related to prayer, what are the benefits of social media?
People can utilize apps such as Halo to remind them to read the bible or pray as well as can help explain the scriptures in a way we can understand.
.What are the four traits of a ritual?
- Passes on a tradition
- Needs our bodies
- Is accompanied by words
- Forms a community
5.What is the role of sacramentals? What are examples of sacramentals?
A sacramental is a blessing, consecration of people, or an exorcism. They lead us to God and show us his invisible grace. Examples include medals, crosses, relics, blessing people with holy water or anointing them with water, blessing meals, objects, or places.
6.Related to stage or events in life, when and why would a person receive each of the Seven Sacraments?
Catholic parents will want their baby baptized to share their faith.
Before the child receives the Eucharist for the first time, they confess their sins in the sacrament of reconciliation. When the Child is 8 years old, they receive their First Holy Communion (Eucharist). When the child becomes 12 years old, it is up to them to confirm their faith. When the child grows up, they choose their vocation, they could be called to the vocation of singlehood, priesthood (Holy Orders), or parenthood (Marriage). Whenever the person feels that death is near, or they are about to go through surgery, they could receive the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
- What are the religious symbols and rituals for the sacraments of the Eucharist (including at Mass),
Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick?
Eucharist: Community, the reading of scripture, praise and thanking God over the gifts of bread and wine.
Reconciliation: Confessing of sins, laying on of hands (touch), proclamation of forgiveness.
Anointing of the Sick: Laying on of hands (touch), anointing of oil.
Why does Jesus want us to confess our sins to a priest? How does it relate to God and the community?
Only God forgives sins but priests act as mediators with Gods authority. They act in persona with Christ and thus have the power to forgive sins.
Categories of prayer
Personal:
1. To be in communion with God
2. Promotion of our living relationship as children of God, goodness itself, the father, Jesus, the redeemer, the Holy Spirit
3. Meditation or Contemplation
Community:
• Praying together in a group
• Prayers like the way of the cross, the rosary, devotions to Mary and the saints, prayers of religious orders/ congregations, catholic solidarities, associations/ movements.
• Can be used individually but often used in groups
• Not public official prayers of the whole church
• Important because it allows us to connect and support each other as well as strengthen our bonds and prayer
Liturgical- some of the actual work had spelling errors so this is paraphrased
• Official prayer of the church
• Jesus is chief person (it is His Church)
• The eucharist/ 7 sacraments are very important in it
• Public nature that uses texts, gestures, and postures
