week 3 Flashcards
head of the archdiocese
archbishop
head of a territorial unit of the church
bishop
precentor; leads congregational responsorial hymns and psalms
cantor
dignity conferred upon bishops or priests making them princes of the Roman Catholic church
cardinal
officiant who celebrates the mass in the Roman Catholic church
celebrant
vessel in which wine is consecrated at mass; composed of the cuppa (cup), nodus (stem), and the base (foot)
chalice, calix
reception of the eucharist (body and blood of christ)
communion
known as the “body of christ”
corpus christi
cross with a figure or image representing the body of christ (Corpus Christi) on it
crucifix
geographical grouping of parishes under the jurisdiction of a bishop
diocese
body and blood of christ (consecrated elements of holy communion)
eucharist
name of the funeral service in the Roman Catholic; formerly called the mass of christian burial
funeral liturgy (funeral mass)
act of bending the knee as an indication of reverence or an act of humility
genuflect
consecrated (blessed) water
holy water
first three letter s in the greek word for jesus
IHS
abbreviation for the latin term meaning “Jesus of nazareth, king of jews”
INRI
document indicating the offering of a mass for a specific intention
mass cards