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Term | Definition |
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blessed trinity | the three persons in one God |
church | the community of people who are baptized and follow Jesus Christ |
Disciples | those who said yes to Jesus' call to follow him |
grace | the gift of God's life in us |
Savior | Jesus died and rose from the dead for us |
Original sin | the first sin committed by the first human beings |
incarnation | the truth that the son of God became man |
peace | the freedom that comes from loving and trusting God and respecting all people |
beatitudes | the teachings of Jesus that describe the way to live as his disciples |
Kingdom of God | the power of God's love active in the world |
justice | respecting the rights of others and giving them what is rightfully theirs |
mission | the work of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ and spreading the Kingdom of God |
free will | the freedom to decide when and how to act |
sin | a thought, word, or action against God's law |
temptation | an attraction to choose sin |
mortal sin | very serious sin that breaks a person's friendship with God |
venial sin | less serious sin that hurts person's friendship with God |
liturgy | official public prayer of the church |
liturgy of the hours | special prayer of the church that is prayed several times during the day. |
liturgical year | breaks up the church year into pieces |
conscience | the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong |
examination of conscience | the act of determining whether the choices we have made showed love for God, ourselves, and others |
penitent | the person seeking God's forgiveness in the Sacrament of Penance |
absolution | God's forgiveness of sins through the words and actions of the priest |
evangelists | four Gospel writers Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John |
saints | Men, women, and children who have lived lives of holiness on Earth and now share eternal life with God in heaven |
ordinary time | there are two parts to this season the first part is from Christmas to Lent and the second is Easter to Advent, during this time we celebrate the whole life of Christ |
Advent | the season of Advent is a time to prepare for Christ's coming |
epiphany | Jesus' showing of himself to the whole world |
magi | wise men |
frankincense, myrrh, and gold | the gifts from the three wise men |