Unit 2: Introduction to the Sacarments Flashcards
Definition of Sacrament?
Efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispenses to us
What is every sacrament?
A mystery, visible sign of God’s grace, and efficacious
Definition is efficacious?
Having the captivity to effect, or bring about; they do what they say they do
Definition of Grace?
Freely given gift from God inviting us to be in a relationship with God & others
Definition of mystery?
Something that cannot be fully explained or understood. The more we learn about something the more we realize there is to learn
Definition of primordial sacrament?
Jesus is the prime sacrament as the incarnation of the 2nd person of the trinity
What are the seven sacraments?
Baptism, confirmation, eucharist, penance/reconciliation, annoting of the sick, holy ordeers, marriage
true or false
sacraments are purely spirutal without any componetns that touvh out senses
false
true or false
The Church is a sacrement because it is the body of Christ, Jesus’s Presense, here on earth
true
true or false
Memebers of the body of Christ are always united to Christ but rarely united to other memebers of the church
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Definition of sacramental economy?
The communion or dispensation of grace through the celebration of the sacramental liturgy; how Christ gives the fruits of his life though the sacraments
Definition of ritual?
A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a particular order
Definition of liturgy?
Official public worship of the church
What is the liturgy of the Hours?
Public prayer of the church that makes holy the entire course of the day and night
What is the liturgical year?
How the church expresses the good news of Jesus Christ ritually throughout the year, i.e. Church seasons celebrating the life of Jesus
