Unit Test #3 Flashcards
Prayer
Raising one’s mind and heart to God & asking
Meditation
To reflect on or think about God
Contemplation
When we rest quietly in Gods presence
Examen
Reflecting on our day and seeing Gods direction for us
Lectio Divina
A method of prayer: reading a scripture and seeing what Gods message is
Visio Divina
Reflecting on an image
Taizé
A Christian community of more than 100 brothers
Sign
Direction to a spiritual reality
Symbols
Represent something
Routine
A repeated sequence of behaviours
Ritual
Communicating with the spiritual world
Sacrament
Powers that come from the body of Christ
Sin
An offence against God; it damages our relationship with Him
Career
An occupation
Vocation
A call from God
Laity
The ordinary members of the church
Charism
A gift of grace through the holy spirit
Christian Spirituality
God in Christ by the Holy Spirit
3 requirements for prayer
Time
Place
Inner space
5 types of prayer
Adoration (worship)
Petition
Thanksgiving
Intercession
Contrition
3 categories of prayer
Personal
Community
Liturgical
3 types of symbols
2 early Christian rituals
-gathering for meals, break bread, and share the cup
-baptism
3 sacraments of initiation
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist