Theology Vocab Quiz 2 Flashcards
a mutual exchange of love between God and His people, much like the covenants love celebrated between a husband and wife in marriage
Holy Communion
the new and everlasting covenant won for us by Christ’s Paschal Mystery
New Covenant
faithfulness, loyalty, and continuing support
fidelity
intimate and mutual exchange in friendship; from the Latin communio
communion
the point at which something is finalized or completed
consummation
to make an offering of Penance as an expression of sorrow for an offense; to make amends or reparations
atone
something that has the purpose of keeping a memory alive
memorial
a miraculous food, “bread from Heaven”, that God provided Israel under the harsh conditions of desert life and that would come with the morning dew
manna
Jesus’ teaching in John 6 that He is the Bread of Life, which He gives us for the life of the world. He firmly teaches that we must eat His Body and drink His Blood or we do not have life within us.
Bread of Life Discourse
a prayer recited by the priest during the Eucharistic prayers of the Mass, following the words of institution, that calls to mind the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus to make these mysteries present to us
Anamnesis
Greek word meaning “to give thanks” from which the word Eucharist is derived
Eucharistein
having a spiritual quality or significance because of a connection with God that goes beyond our understnading
mystical
the last meal, at Passover, Jesus ate with His Apostles on the night before He died, during which He instituted the Eucharist
Last Supper
without beginning or end; not constrained by time
eternal
the unique, true presence of Christ in the Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine
Real Presence
the word used to describe the changing of the bread and wine during Mass into the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ
transubstatiation
the essential nature of something
substance
beyond the limits of ordinary experience
transcendant
the first part of the Mass in which we receive the written word of God. Here, the Scriptures are proclaimed and the priest teaches in a homily
Liturgy of the word
the second part of the Mass, in which we receive the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
the handing on of Apostolic preaching and authority from the Apostles to their successors, the bishops, through the laying on of hands, as a permanent office in the Church
Apostolic Succession
relating to the work of restoring unity among all Christians by bringing them back into the Catholic Church, which alone offers the fullness of the means of salvation
Ecumencial
mysterious Greek word for “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer
Epiousios
the immediate knowledge of God which the angels and saints enjoy in Heaven
Beatific vision
the ordained priesthood who share in the priesthood of Christ by actin in persons Christi capitis ;
ministerial priesthood
name for the last week of Lent, leading up to and including the Triduum and Easter Sunday
Holy Week
objects or actions that are sacred signs of God’s grace, which prepare us to receive His grace and cooperate with it
sacramentals
a division caused by differences in belief; refusal of submission to the Pope or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him
schism
