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what does music do in worship?

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-Unites people in praise
-increases the beauty of worship
-helps people to feel more involved in worship
-inspires people to praise God
-can make worship feel more joyous or solemn

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what are psalms?

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-poetry from psalms set to music
-part of divine office
-used during mass
-form the basis of church hymns

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divine office

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collection of psalms/readings that every priest, monk & nun has to recite at least 4x a day

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why are psalms used in worship?

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-centre around the praise of God
-cover a wide range of experiences & emotions
-recognise that everything comes from God & without him people are nothing

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what are plainchants?

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-ancient form of music, sung unaccompanied
-used in monasteries to signify the divine office
-used in church services, esp in latin parts of mass

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why are plainchants used in music?

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the catholic church considers them to be ideal to use in mass

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what are traditional hymns?

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-religious songs that praise God
-have used by generations of believers
-accompanied by organ (mostly)
-sung by whole congregation

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why are traditional hymns used?

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-help people feel involved in worship
-their ability to help people praise God has proven over many years

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what are contemporary worship songs?

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-religious songs that have been written recently to use in worship
-accompanied by guitars & drums
-often more upbeat than traditional hymns
-sing by whole congregation

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why are the contemporary worship songs used?

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-help people to feel involved in worship
-more accessible and appealing

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why are contemporary worship songs seen as disrespectful?

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too upbeat and distract from the worship of God

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what are mass settings?

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-parts of mass that are sung rather than said
-before the 1960s, the music was often quite complex & sung by choir
-since the 1960s, music has become simpler, allowing the whole congregation to join in more often

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why are mass settings used in worship?

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-people feel more involved in mass
-the mass is more appealing to the congregation

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acclamations

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parts of mass that highlight the praise and celebration of God

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what is the gloria?

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-a hymn to praise God’s glory and goodness
-starts with ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven’

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when is the gloria used?

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-used near start of mass
-not used in advent and lent (they are sad)

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what is the alleluia?

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-‘praise God’ in hebrew
-a hymn of joy and triumph that praises God
-announces presence of God

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when is the alleluia used?

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-used to introduce the reading of the Gospel
-sung 4x in easter vigil to announce resurrection
-not used in lent

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what is the sanctus?

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  • latin word meaning ‘holy’
    -hymn to praise God’s holiness
    -based on Isiah’s vision in the temple when angels cried out ‘holy, holy, holy is the lord of hosts’
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when is the sanctus used?

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-used before eucharistic prayer
-not used in advent and lent

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what is the mystery of faith?

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acknowledgment that the saving process from christ’s life, death and resurrection has been made present through consecration

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when is the mystery of faith used?

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used after consecration

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deuteronomy

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‘the lord alone’

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the trinity

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God, although one, is three people: father, the son & HS

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the trinity in the baptism of Jesus

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HS
-love that unites the father & son (dove coming down from father to stay with Jesus)
-‘spirit of God descending like a dove’ - matthew

father
-‘voice from heaven’

son
-Jesus
-‘this is my son’

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when does God reveal himself as the trinity?

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Jesus’ baptism

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beliefs about God the Father in the nicene creed:

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-creator of all things
‘the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth’

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beliefs about God the Son in the nicene creed:

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-no distinction in nature between the Father and son
(‘consubstantial with the father’)

-son took on limitations of human nature to become Jesus (‘by the HS was incarnate of the virgin mary and became man’)

-son became human out of love for humans (‘for our sake he was crucified’)

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beliefs about God the Holy Spirit in the nicene creed:

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-HS gives life to all things
(‘the HS … the giver of life’)

-HS is equal to father and son
(‘who with the Father and Son is adored and glorified’)

-HS let’s people know the will of God (‘who has spoke through the prophets”)

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what does genesis tell us about the trinity?

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-‘God created the heavens and the earth’ -> God the Father

-‘a wind from God’ -> HS was involved in creation

-‘God said, let there be light’ -> the world was created with the word of God (the Son)

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how does the belief in the trinity influence christians?

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-the HS is the love of the father and son, it enters people’s lives as grace & inspires them to show love to theirs

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quote about how the trinity inspires Christians to help others:

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‘the entire activity of the church is an expression of a love that seeks the integral good of man’

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mission

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sending people out to help others

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how do missionaries share God’s love?

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-they want to share the love of God through their actions
-they believe they should love others as God loves them
-they follow the commandment ‘those who love God must love their brothers and sisters’

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evangelism

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preaching the good news about Jesus to other people

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how do evangelists share God’s love?

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-they are inspired by the HS to share their knowledge of God’s love with others
-they want to help others experience the joy, peace and live that they experience as a christian
-‘make disciples of all nations’

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how does the trinity interact with christians?

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-Christians have an intimate relationship with God, they can call God ‘abba’, which is what Jesus called God

-HS gives believers the strength to accept their relationship with God the father
-the HS is the same spirit that filled Jesus at his baptism, this shows that the relationship between the trinity is also shared with the believer

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st augustine & the trinity

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-the bible states that ‘God is love’

-love can’t exist on its own - to have love there must be three things:
-the person who loves
-the person who is loved
-the love that unites them

-the trinity can be thought of as three
persons united in love
-the Father loves the Son and the Son loves the Father; the love that unites them is the HS

-HS shares God’s love with all people

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catherine lacugana & the trinity

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-the Son comes from the Father, but the Son did not just suddenly come into being
-he has always been a part of God
-so the Son is eternally coming from the Father

-HS is the love that eternally unites the Father and the son
-this continual creative act constantly flows outwards into the whole of creation

-the Son came to earth as Jesus to bring redemption
-this means that the son comes from the Father to save humanity
-HS (God’s love) is continually guiding believers towards the father, to complete the work of Jesus’ redemption
-when redemption completes, all things will be brought back to God

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magisterium

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the official teaching authority of the church (the pope and bishops) to shape the catholic church teachings

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why does the magisterium have authority?

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-jesus had the 12 apostles
-when the apostles went to a new area to preach, they chose someone to lead the Church in that area
-this person became a bishop, in a ceremony that involved the laying on of hands - a symbolic gesture that passes on the power of the HS and the apostolic authority
-the leader of the apostles, peter, died in rome, since his death, there has been an unbroken succession of bishops of rome
-the bishop of rome - the pope - is the head of the catholic church.
-the pope and the bishops form the magisterium

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council

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-when the pope & bishops gather to make decisions about important issues for the church
-declarations from the council are seem as infallible as the church is being guided by the HS

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which councils were held in the 4th century to confirm church teachings about the trinity?

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-the council of nicea (325CE)
-the council of constantinople (381CE)

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the council of nicea

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a priest was teaching that only the Father was eternal so the bishops called a council & concluded that the father & son are equal & have always co-existed

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the council of constantinople

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there were disputes about the nature of the trinity so a council was called & concluded that the HS is the third person of the trinity & that Jesus is both fully God & human

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the symbolism of baptism in the early church

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-in early church, adults would be fully submerged under water -> symbolised joining jesus in the tomb after he died

-jesus gave up his life to the will of God, so the person being baptised commits their life to God in the same way

-rising up out of the water symbolises joining in with Jesus’ resurrection, to begin a new life as a christian

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the symbolism of baptism in the modern church

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-water is poured over the persons heads
-the idea of joining in with Jesus’ death and resurrection is still important
-the use of water in baptism symbolises the
HS, in baptism a person is filled with the Holy Spirit (sustains the believer’s faith in God)
-this is the same Spirit that filled Jesus during his baptism

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why is baptism important?

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-it is the start of the christian life when person becomes member of church & child of God
-it cleanses sins
-fills person with holy spirit -> strength to resist evil
-pledge that person will join God in heaven after death

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what is prayer?

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-a conversation between a person and
God
-inspired by the Holy spirit
-the highest form of prayer is Jesus offering to himself to God

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traditional prayer

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forms of prayer that have been used by generations of believers

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spontaneous prayer

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prayer with no set format, HS guides person with what to say

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why do some people prefer traditional praver?

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-they don’t have to worry about coming up with the right words to use
-they don’t have to focus on the words so their mind can go deeper than the words
-when upset, familiar words comfort them

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why do some people prefer spontaneous prayer?

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-feels more sincere than traditional prayer as they are opening up to God about personal issues
-develop individual relationship with God
-prayer comes from heart and reflects feeling at the moment

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Kneeling posture for prayer

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-sign of humility
-shows the person acknowledges God’s authority & submits to his will
-position asking for forgiveness

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genuflecting for prayer

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-sign of respect
-genuflect when enter church/passing tabernacle to acknowledge christ’s presence

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prostrating for prayer

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(lying flat with face on ground)
-sign of total humility & submission to God
-pleading for help & mercy

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standing for prayer

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-sign of respect
-shows readiness to act on God’s behalf

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bowing for prayer

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-sign of respect
-acknowledge that God is great

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sitting for prayer

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-comfortable, allows person to focus on communication with God

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standing with arms stretched out in front for prayer

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-pleading for God’s help
-person is willing to accept whatever God sends them

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standing with arms up for prayer

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-praise for God’s greatness & glory
-focuses on God above in heaven
-person is totally open to God

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walking for prayer

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-for christians who don’t confine prayer to specific moments or places but who want God to always be with them

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joined hands for prayer

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-sign of asking
-request for God’s help

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open hands for prayer

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-sign of praise
-acceptance of whatever God sends

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