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Religion Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pentecost | A greek word that means "fifteenth day" on this dat the churhc celebrates the descendent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles it is often called the birthday of the church |
| Paraclete | Another name for the Holy Spirit that means advocate. defender or consoler |
| Apostolic succession | An unbroken chain of power and authority connecting the pope and bishops to St. Peter and the Twelve Apostles of Jesus |
| blessings | divine life-giving actions that originate from God the father. His blessing is both word and gift |
| Real Presence | The doctrine that Jesus christ is truly present in his Body and Blood under the form of bread and wine at Eucharist. |
| Transubstantiation | What happens at the consecration of the bread and wine at mass when their entire substance is turned into the entire substance of the Body and Blood of Christ. even through the appearances of bread and wine remain. |
| Blessed Sacrament | The consecrated species of bread from mass that is reserved in the tabernacle in church. The blessed sacrament is the real Presence of Jesus |
| Ministerial Priesthood | The priesthood of Christ received in the sacrament of Holy Orders, its purpose is to serve the common priesthood by building up and guiding the church in the name of Christ |
| common priesthood | The priesthood of the faithful. Christ has made the Church a "kingdom of priests" who share in his priesthood through the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation |
| evangelize | To bring the good news of Jesus Christ to others |
| Sacred Tradition | The living transmission of the Church's Gospel message found in the Church's teaching, life, and worship. it is faithfully preserved, handed on, and interpreted by the Church's magisterium |
| Liturgy of the Word | at Sunday mass and consists of reading from old testament, responsorial from the book of psalms, new testament reading and a Gospel reading |
| Homily | A reflection given by a bishop. priest or deacon that reflects on the Scripture readings during Mass or the sacraments. The homily helps us hear God's word and apply it to our lives today |
| Icons | from a greek word meaning "image" religious images or paintings |
| Sabbath | From the hebrew word Shabbat "to cease" the sabbath is a weekly day of rest and worship in the Jewish faith. Jews observe the Sabbath on the seventh day of the week. Christians have replaced the Sabbath with observance of the Lord's day on sunday. |
| Holy day of obligation | One of the several special days in the Church Year when all catholics are obligated to participate in mass |
| Church Year | Also known as the liturgical year, it organizes the major events of jesus' life around the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time 1, Lent, Triduum, Easter, and Ordinary Time 2. |
| Transfiguration | The occasion when Jesus revealed his glory before Peter, James, and John on a high mountain. his face "shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light" (Mt 17:2) |
| Easter Triduum | The three day liturgy that is the Church's most solemn celebration of the Paschal mystery. It begins with the Mass of the Lord's supper on Holy Thursday, continues through Good Friday service, and concludes with the evening prayer on Easter Sunday. |
| neophytes | Those newly received into the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil |
| Sanctoral cycle | The feasts of saints found throughout the year on the Church's liturgical calendar |
| Liturgy of the hours | The prayer of Christ intended to become the prayer of the people of God |
| basilica | a long narrow church building based on the architecture of public roman assembly halls. the term is also an honorary one ot describe churches that have special importance |
| eschatological | a term to describe the "last things" (death, judgment, Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, the second coming of christ, and the resurrection of the body) |
| humility | the virtue by which Christians acknowledge that God is the author of all that is good |
| lectio divina | Literally "Divine Reading" this is a prayerful way to read the Bible or any other sacred reading |
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