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