Week 2 Flashcards
who is the Primordial Sacrament
Christ
the basic or “Fundamental Sacrament”
church
is an encounter of God’s children with their Father through Christ in the Spirit, expressed as a dialogue through actions and words
sacramental celebration
are at once sacraments of Christ, of the Church, of faith, of salvation, and of eternal life
Catholic sacraments
according to the liturgical renewal would be “a saving symbolic act or a visible sign, arising from the ministry of Christ and continued in, by and for the Church, which, when received in faith, fashions us into likeness to Christ in His Paschal Mystery, through the power of the Holy Spirit”
Sacrament
As sacred outward signs
Sacrament
are given to us by Christ in order that we may realize how He is present to us.
Sacraments
Jesus instituted the sacraments by first being the sacrament of His Father through His whole life of word and action, and by establishing the Church to be his basic sacrament.
INSTITUTED BY CHRIST
All the Sacraments have their special graces since they all manifest the different ways in which Christ comes to us, meeting us at all the decisive and ordinary moments of our lives (CFC, 1525-1527). Sacraments deepen and intensify the spiritual life of sanctifying grace which is already active through our soul. Our Salvation and sanctification are the reasons for the sacraments.
TO GIVE GRACE
anointing, imposing hands, washing, embracing
touch
standing, bowing, sitting, kneeling
gestures
proclaimed, listened to, spoken, and responded to
words
who was the blind man who shouted for Jesus?
Bartimaeus
Birth, new life
Baptism
Be willing to be a sponsor in Baptism
Baptism
Maturity
Confirmation
Help nurture the faith of others as Christians growing in maturity and proclaiming the Good News of salvation.
Confirmation
Thanksgiving, festive meal
Eucharist
During the Eucharistic Prayer, we thank God the Father for what He did, He is doing and will do for us through Christ in the Spirit.
Eucharist
Forgiveness
Reconciliation
As Jesus forgives us of our sins, we must also forgive those who trespass against us.
Reconciliation
Suffering from physical illnesses; comfort in or healing from suffering from physical illnesses
Anointing of the Sick
Visit the sick and pray for them.
Anointing of the Sick
Married and family life
Matrimony
Uphold the sanctity of marriage
Matrimony
Service and leadership
Holy Orders
Support those who are ordained in the person of Christ as leaders of the Church, either materially or spiritually.
Holy Orders
is anything that suggests the existence of some other reality that is not readily evident.
sign
however, is also a sign, but a much richer sign, one containing a great depth of meaning.
symbol
are central and vital moments of our lives as touched by Christ
sacraments
what allows us to have the courage to believe in times of need and in times of fulfillment.
Our relationship with Jesus
is a blind man seeking to be able to see again
Bartimaeus
It allows you to be open to your faith and believe in something.
courage
was a prophet who was appointed by God to go to Nineveh and warn them of God’s coming judgment if they would not repent
Jonah
she wanted to hear God’s wisdom so she made a long journey carrying gold, jewels, and spices as gifts for Solomon. The greatness of Solomon can be traced to his wisdom and building of the Temple. A pagan queen believed because she heard wise sayings from the king of Israel but Jesus is far greater than Solomon.
The Queen of Sheba
___________ itself declares God’s existence and might
creation
