Triune God

Question 1

Music in Worship
-Catholic view
-2 for and againsts
-Quote

Answer 1

Catholics teach that it is good to use music.

For:
-Gets people involved and forms community
-Inspires people

Against:
-Distracting
-Requires some music and people who can sing

“Sacred music [is] holy”

Question 2

Name 5 types of music in liturgy

Answer 2

-Psalms: Sung poetry
-Plainchant: Ancient form of unacompanied chanting
-Trad Hymns: Songs to praise God sung through generations
-Contemporary: Songs recently written in worship
-Mass settings: Parts in mass that are sung not said

Question 3

Acclamations
-What is it
-Name 4

Answer 3

Certain parts of the Mass, highlighting the praise and celebration of God.

-Gloria: Joyful hymn praising God’s glory
-Alleluia: Hebrew for ‘praise god’, introduces the Gospel
-Sanctus: Latin for ‘holy’, used before Eucharistic Prayer
-Mystery of Faith: Recognises Jesus’s presence, said after Consecration

Question 4

Triune God
-Explain the concept
-Evidence in the bible explained

Answer 4

There is one God who is also three persons (aka the Trinity).

“The Lord is our God, the Lord alone” Deuteronomy. There is one God.

Jesus’s baptism. The Holy spirit appears as a dove, The Father is the voice from heaven, which calls Jesus, the Son.

Question 5

Influence of Trinity today
-How it affects us

Answer 5

The Holy Spirit is the love of the Father and Son.
It fills us as grace.
Which inspires us to show love to others.

Question 6

Magestrium’s Authority
-Why do they have it
-Quote

Answer 6

The is no dictator as there is a Council of bishops and the Pope.
There has been an unbroken chain of laying hands from bishop to bishop since Peter.

“upon this rock, I will build my Church” Matthew

Question 7

Prayer
-What is it?
-Two types explained

Answer 7

It is when we open our hearts and minds to God

-Traditional: Pre-written such as the Our Father
-Spontaneous: Saying a personal prayer of your own on the spot

Question 8

The Trinity and The Nicene Creed
-What is the Creed?
-What does it say on the Trinity (quotes)

Answer 8

The Nicene Creed is a statement of faith about what Catholics believe, explaining the nature of the Trinity.

“I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker…” God, the Father, is creator.

“Son of God, born of the Father before all ages” God, the Son is eternal.

“…the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life” The Holy Spirit gives life to all things.

Question 9

The Baptism and the Trinity
-How are they linked?

Answer 9

Through baptism, Christians share the life of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They also join in Jesus’s death and ressurection.