Trinity Flashcards
What describe the teaching authority of the Catholic Church
The magisterium
Two ways in which baptism is important for Catholics
- baptism is important because it is the first sacrament
- it reminds us of Jesus’s death
Two ways in which music influences catholic worship
- Music such as psalms or plainchant music as the song called our father, can help people relax and make them feel more involved in the community
- could also make people feel closer to God.
- Music is also used during the mass to praise God
Explain the two types of prayers
- Traditional praying Help the believer come to a greater understanding of gods purpose for their lives
- spontaneous praying is the go to style of prayer when you know you have something on your heart. Something burning and needing to come out
List 3 different prayer postures
- joined hands
- standing
- genuflecting
Trinity in Genesis
- Trinity does not come in the Bible however it shows it by saying: father, son, holyspirit
- Father = Creator ( as in the Nicene Creed it says “maker of heaven and earth”)
- Son = incarnation of God as a human being
- Holy spirit = The power of God which is active in the world
What did St Augustine say about the Trinity and love?
- Love can’t exist on its own
- to have love there must be 3 things: the person who loves them, the person who is loved, love that unites them
What did LaCugna say about the Trinity and love?
- Everything that can be known about God is blessed
- The holy spirit is the love that unites father and son
What does Triune God mean
The belif that there are 3 persons in 1 God.
Father
Son
Holyspirit
What is evangelism
Telling people about jesus
Baptism
- This sacrement is used to join the church.
- it also clenses sin and fills you with holyspirit to help rissist evil
Magisterium
- guided by the holyspirit
- the pope and the bishop form the magistirium
- through the laying of hands, they passed on there own autherty and the power of the holy spirit
