the prophetic role of the chruch

Question 1

catholic social teaching

Answer 1

The formal set of words and actions to be used in a
Liturgy.

Question 2

Compassionate

Answer 2

Caring, Consideration.

Question 3

Devotion

Answer 3

Prayerfulness

Question 4

Prophecy

Answer 4

A message of divine truth revealing God’s will; the
act of speaking out such a message.

Question 5

Prophet

Answer 5

Someone who proclaims God’s messages; who
speaks by divine inspiration

Question 6

Refugee

Answer 6

Someone who flees their home or their country because it
is unsafe to remain there

Question 7

Repent

Answer 7

To stop sinning, admit one’s fault, ask for forgiveness
from God and resolve not to sin again.

Question 8

Soft lies

Answer 8

What people want to hear.

Question 9

Synagogue

Answer 9

Place for Jewish prayer and learning

Question 10

Woe

Answer 10

Intense grief, affliction, misfortune

Question 11

Who’s the Old Testament prophets

Answer 11

1. Amos, Hosea, Jeremiah and Isaiah are prophets of the Old
   Testament.
2. Hosea reminded the people of God’s love, goodness and
   faithfulness.
3. Amos and Micah urged them to show kindness to the poor, to be
   compassionate, honest and generous.
4. Isaiah proclaimed the coming of the Messiah (also known as the
   Suffering Servant) and of his kingdom.
5. Jeremiah spoke of a covenant written on people’s hearts.
6. All the messages of the Old Testament prophets were echoed,
   reinforced and fulfilled in Jesus.
7. The prophets’ key themes were monotheism, Messianism and
   morality

Question 12

What the Prothetic Role of the Chruch

Answer 12

8. Through the Church, the risen Jesus lives and is active in the world.
9. Christians are called to be prophets, just as Jesus was a prophet.

10.Christians are called to speak out for justice for the poor,
compassion for the weak, repentance (changed lives) among those
who do wrong and faithfulness to God and to His commandments.

11.Being a prophet can be challenging because:
• It can be hard to speak out against injustice in the world
because the message might not be popular.
• Standing up for others can make you a target.
• Sometimes, people are not interested in what religion has to
say

Question 13

Who’s the modern day prophets

Answer 13

12.St. John Paul II proclaimed the dignity of the human person,
especially of the unborn, and the duties of richer nations to act
generously towards asylum seekers and immigrants.
13.St. Teresa of Calcutta devoted her life to those who had been
rejected by society: homeless, starving and disease-ridden people
who had lost their dignity in the eyes of their community.
14.St. Oscar Romero was Archbishop of El Salvador during the
1970s. He spoke out against the corruption and violence of the
Salvadoran military regime.
15.Appalled by the poverty that she saw in American cities in the mid
twentieth century Dorothy Day helped to organise the Catholic
Workers Movement