The Triune God Flashcards
Praise
An expression of respect, honour and thanks to God
Mass
A ceremony, also called Eucharist, in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine
Psalms
A book in the Old testament containing pieces of poetry that are sometimes put to music
Divine Office
A collection of psalms and readings that every priest, monk and nun has to say at least four times a day
Liturgy
The practices and rituals that make up the comunial worship of God
Plainchant
An ancient form of song, usually unaccompanied, which uses a limited range of notes
Traditional Hymns
Religious songs that have been used by believers over generations
Contemporary worship songs
Religious songs that have been written recently for the praise of God, often using modern instruments
Mass settings
Music that enables people to sing certain parts of the Mass
Mass settings
Music that enables people to sing certain parts of the Mass
Eucharist
Meaning ‘thanksgiving’ it is especially used about the mass as a thanksgiving sacrifice to God
Acclamation
Praising with great enthusiasm
Gloria
A hymn of praise of God’s glory and goodness,which is sung early in the Mass
Alleluia
Meaning ‘praise God’. It is the Easter proclamation and is used before the reading of the Gospel at Mass
Gospel
A reading from one of the four Gospels, which tells of the life and teachings of Jesus
Sanctus
A hymn of praise to the three-fold Holy god, which is used before the Eucharistic Prayer in Mass
Consecration
When the bread and wine are blessed and become the Body and Blood of Christ
Mystery of Faith
The acclamation after the consecration, when people acknowledge what Christ has done for them
Triune God
Within the one God there is a three-ness
Trinity
The belief that there are three persons in one God; the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are separate but also one being
Shema
A Jewish prayer affirming belief in the one God, found in the Torah
Mystery
A belief that cannot be fully understood by the human mind
Creed
A statement of faith
Consubstantial
Literally ‘of one being showing that the Father, Son and holy Spirit are not separate entities but one God
Witness
When someone shows their faith through their words or actions
Mission
‘sending out’ people with a job or function to perform
Evangelism
Preaching the good news about Jesus to other people
Preach
Publicly announcing a religious message
Gospel
The good news of the teaching of Jesus and the message that God loves all people
Epistles
The letters written by the apostles to the early churches
Aramaic
The language that Jesus spoke
Theologian
A person who studies things related to God and religion
Relational
Having a personal direct link with another person or people
Immanent theology
The study of the internal life of God
Self-revelation
The idea that humans can only know God through what he has chosen to show about himself
Laying on of hands
A symbolic gesture that passes on the power if the Holy Spirit
Apostolic authority
The authority of the apostles, as leaders of the early church, that is passed onto bishops
Magisterial teachings
The decisions of the magisterium that should be accepted by Catholics
council
A gathering of bishops to make decisions about important issues of the Church
heresy
A belief that goes against the accepted teaching of the Church
baptism
The sacrament in which a person becomes a child of God and a Christian
totally immersed
being under the water at a baptism so the whole body and head is covered
sign of initiation
an action to show that a person has become a formal member of the Church
prayer
The raising of the heart and mind to God
prayer
The raising of the heart and mind to God
traditional prayer
forms of prayer that have been used by generations of the believer
spontaneous prayer
prayer that doesn’t gave a set structure, where the words are made up on the spur of the moment
postures
particular positions of the body
kneeling
being on both knees as a sign of humility
genuflecting
going down on one knee as a sign of respect
prostration
lying down flat as a sign of total submission
Bowing
bending from the waist as a sign of respect
