The Triune God Flashcards

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Praise

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An expression of respect, honour and thanks to God

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Mass

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A ceremony, also called Eucharist, in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine

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Psalms

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A book in the Old testament containing pieces of poetry that are sometimes put to music

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Divine Office

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A collection of psalms and readings that every priest, monk and nun has to say at least four times a day

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Liturgy

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The practices and rituals that make up the comunial worship of God

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Plainchant

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An ancient form of song, usually unaccompanied, which uses a limited range of notes

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Traditional Hymns

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Religious songs that have been used by believers over generations

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Contemporary worship songs

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Religious songs that have been written recently for the praise of God, often using modern instruments

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Mass settings

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Music that enables people to sing certain parts of the Mass

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Mass settings

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Music that enables people to sing certain parts of the Mass

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Eucharist

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Meaning ‘thanksgiving’ it is especially used about the mass as a thanksgiving sacrifice to God

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Acclamation

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Praising with great enthusiasm

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Gloria

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A hymn of praise of God’s glory and goodness,which is sung early in the Mass

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Alleluia

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Meaning ‘praise God’. It is the Easter proclamation and is used before the reading of the Gospel at Mass

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Gospel

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A reading from one of the four Gospels, which tells of the life and teachings of Jesus

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Sanctus

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A hymn of praise to the three-fold Holy god, which is used before the Eucharistic Prayer in Mass

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Consecration

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When the bread and wine are blessed and become the Body and Blood of Christ

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Mystery of Faith

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The acclamation after the consecration, when people acknowledge what Christ has done for them

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Triune God

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Within the one God there is a three-ness

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Trinity

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The belief that there are three persons in one God; the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are separate but also one being

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Shema

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A Jewish prayer affirming belief in the one God, found in the Torah

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Mystery

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A belief that cannot be fully understood by the human mind

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Creed

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A statement of faith

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Consubstantial

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Literally ‘of one being showing that the Father, Son and holy Spirit are not separate entities but one God

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Witness

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When someone shows their faith through their words or actions

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Mission

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‘sending out’ people with a job or function to perform

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Evangelism

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Preaching the good news about Jesus to other people

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Preach

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Publicly announcing a religious message

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Gospel

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The good news of the teaching of Jesus and the message that God loves all people

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Epistles

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The letters written by the apostles to the early churches

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Aramaic

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The language that Jesus spoke

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Theologian

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A person who studies things related to God and religion

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Relational

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Having a personal direct link with another person or people

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Immanent theology

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The study of the internal life of God

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Self-revelation

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The idea that humans can only know God through what he has chosen to show about himself

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Laying on of hands

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A symbolic gesture that passes on the power if the Holy Spirit

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Apostolic authority

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The authority of the apostles, as leaders of the early church, that is passed onto bishops

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Magisterial teachings

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The decisions of the magisterium that should be accepted by Catholics

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council

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A gathering of bishops to make decisions about important issues of the Church

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heresy

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A belief that goes against the accepted teaching of the Church

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baptism

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The sacrament in which a person becomes a child of God and a Christian

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totally immersed

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being under the water at a baptism so the whole body and head is covered

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sign of initiation

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an action to show that a person has become a formal member of the Church

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prayer

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The raising of the heart and mind to God

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prayer

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The raising of the heart and mind to God

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traditional prayer

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forms of prayer that have been used by generations of the believer

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spontaneous prayer

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prayer that doesn’t gave a set structure, where the words are made up on the spur of the moment

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postures

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particular positions of the body

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kneeling

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being on both knees as a sign of humility

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genuflecting

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going down on one knee as a sign of respect

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prostration

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lying down flat as a sign of total submission

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Bowing

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bending from the waist as a sign of respect