Unit 3 Quiz (Real One) Flashcards
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Emergence of groups reacting to whats going on
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- Renounce property
- Travel the world to preach
- Primary mission: evangelization of the world through words and actions
2
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Difference between Monasticism & Mendicants
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- Contemplatives (thinking introvert) vs. Active Contemplatives (acting extrovert)
- Monasticism:
- Act of dwelling alone
- little to no interaction w/ the world
- Devote themselves for prayer and sacrifice for the sanctification of the world
- Cloistered
- Mendicants:
- “Begging”
- traveling around
- More time spent serving the community through various ministeries
3
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Similarities between Mendicants and Monasticism
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- Worship God
- Christian
- Community prayer
- Communal meals
- labor/ work
- Private prayer
- Meditation
- Study
- Religious vows
- heart and life is prayer and service to make the Church holier
- Have early Christian goals
4
Q
3 Groups
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- Franciscans (Friars minor)
- Poor Clares (Poor ladies of assisi
- Dominicans (Order of preachers)
5
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Saint Francis (Founding of Franciscans)
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- Born into wealth
- Fought in small military battles
- Encountered a leper whom he associated with crucified christ
- Heard Christ speak in San Damiano Chapel (‘repair my house’)
- Repaired San Damiano then fixed the people of the Church
6
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Saint Francis after “Repair my house” (Founding of Franciscans)
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- Took up life of complete poverty
- Committed to strengthening the Church (spread the Good News)
- Eventually people followed
- Order approved by Pope Innocent III in 1209 (First mendicant group)
7
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Franciscans
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- Living out the gospel is the reason for being
- model life after christ–> living in poverty in imitation o Jesus and the apostles
- Renounce all property individually and communally
- rely on support from their work an community
8
Q
Spirituality
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-How you practice or live out your faith
9
Q
Ministry
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-Service (job or work) for others caused by God in the Church
10
Q
Early Franciscans
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- Positioned in towns among the people (especially poor)
- Pulpit, confessional, service for the sick and weak, foreign missions, peace crusades
- Powerful voice for renewal in the medieval church
11
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Franciscans Now
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- Chaplains in hospitals and nursing homes
- Educators/ professors Kindergarden through College
- Spiritual guidance
- Parish ministry
- Homeless outreach
- Counseling addiction
12
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3 Orders of Franciscans
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- Order of Friars Minor
- Poor Clare Nuns
- Secular Franciscan Order (Lay people)
13
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Founding of the Poor Clares
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- St. Clare: Italian Noblewomen
- Inspired by Francis to live a life for Jesus
- Gave up all she had, and a group of women followed her
- Created First Rule for Women
14
Q
The Poor Clares Then
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- Founded in 1212 in Assisi
- Religious community of cloistered nuns
- Dedicated to penance: Great sacrifices made through prayer
- Contemplative life of prayer and joy based on Franciscan tradition of simplicity and poverty
15
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Poor Clares Today
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- Over 20,000 sisters in over 70 countries
- Small communities 4-13 nuns
- -> Family is an important value
- Primary ministry (Mission): Life of prayer for the needs of the world
16
Q
Founding of the Dominicans
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- Founder by Saint Dominic de Guzman
- Young priest in France who encountered a heretical group (group who believes in heresies)
- Created an order to live monastic ideals outside monastery
- Wanted well-educated clergy
Why?
- Reason through faith - Teach others - Know why heresies are wrong