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RELST I OCF Ch 7
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Presbyters | Priests or those of the order of priesthood who are co-workers w/bishops & servant to God's people. |
| Bishop | Successor to Apostles who governs the local Church in a given diocese & worldwide Church in union w/Pope & College of Bishops. |
| Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick | A Sacrament of Healing administered by priest to baptized person; the Lord extends his loving, healing touch to seriously ill or dying. |
| Sacrament of Holy Orders | The Sacrament of apostolic ministry whereby Christ through the Church, ordains men through the laying on of hands. 3 degrees bishops (episcopate,) priests (presbyterate) & deacons (diaconate.) |
| Sacrament of Matrimony | A Sacrament of Service in which Christ binds a man and woman into a permanent covenant of love and life at the time of their feely given consent. |
| Sacrament of Penance | A Sacrament of Healing a.k.a. reconciliation or confession through which Christ extends his forgiveness of sinners. |
| Absolution | The prayer by which a priest, by the power given to the Church by Christ, pardons a repentant sinner in the Sacrament of Penance. |
| Contrition | Heartfelt sorrow & aversion for sins committed, along with the intention of sinning no more. |
| Viaticum | Holy Communion received by dying persons to help them pass over to God in the afterlife. |
| Latin Rite | Liturgical, legal & customary traditions of the Church in the West, as distinct from the rites & practices of the Eastern Churches. |
| Diaconate | The 3rd degree in the hierarchy of Holy Orders. Deacons who are ordained ministers who assist bishops & priests in the liturgy, distribute Communion, witness & bless marriages, etc. |
| Celibacy | The state of being unmarried that priests & other religious choose in order to dedicate their lives totally to Jesus Christ & God's people. |
| Polygamy | Having more than 1 wife at the same time. It distorts the unity of marriage between between a man & a woman & offends dignity of women. |
| Annulment | An official Church declaration that what appeared to be a Christian marriage never existed in the first place. |