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66 Cards in this Set
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Council
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a formal meeting of Church leaders to deliberate, clarify, study and enact decress pertaining to the life and belief of the church
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Laity
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the faithful who, having been incorporated into Christ through Baptism, are made part of the people of God, the Church. They are not in holy Orders or the consecrated life
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Martyr
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a witness to the truth of the faith, in which the martyr endures even death to be faithful to Christ. Those who die for the faith before having received Baptism are said to have received a baptism of blood, by which their sins are forgiven and they share in the joys of heaven
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Holiness
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principally an attribute of God describing his complete separation from the sphere of the profane
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Saint
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a person on earth, in purgatory, or in heaven notable for holiness and heroic virtue. The saints share in God’s life, glory and happiness. The church may officially declare someone a saint through the process of beatification and connotation
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Adoration
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The acknowledgement of God as God, Creator, the Savior, the lord and master of everything that exists. The first commandment obliges us to adore God
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Contemplation
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a form of prayer in which mind and heart focus on god’s greatness and goodness in affective, loving adoration: to look on Jesus and the mysteries of his life wih faith and love
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Contrition
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sorrow of the soul and hatred for the sin committed together with a resolution not sin again; necessary for the reception of the Sacrament of Penance
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Lord’s Prayer
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The title early Christian gave to the prayer which Jesus entrusted to his disciple and to the Church. The fundamental Christian prayer is also called the Our Father, which are its first words.
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Meditation
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an exercise and a form of prayer in which we try to understand God’s revelation of the truths of faith and the purpose of the Christian life, and how it should be lived in order to adhere and respond to what the lord is asking
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Council
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a formal meeting of Church leaders to deliberate, clarify, study and enact decress pertaining to the life and belief of the church
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Laity
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the faithful who, having been incorporated into Christ through Baptism, are made part of the people of God, the Church. They are not in holy Orders or the consecrated life
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Martyr
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a witness to the truth of the faith, in which the martyr endures even death to be faithful to Christ. Those who die for the faith before having received Baptism are said to have received a baptism of blood, by which their sins are forgiven and they share in the joys of heaven
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Holiness
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principally an attribute of God describing his complete separation from the sphere of the profane
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Saint
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a person on earth, in purgatory, or in heaven notable for holiness and heroic virtue. The saints share in God’s life, glory and happiness. The church may officially declare someone a saint through the process of beatification and connotation
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Adoration
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The acknowledgement of God as God, Creator, the Savior, the lord and master of everything that exists. The first commandment obliges us to adore God
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Contemplation
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a form of prayer in which mind and heart focus on god’s greatness and goodness in affective, loving adoration: to look on Jesus and the mysteries of his life wih faith and love
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Contrition
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sorrow of the soul and hatred for the sin committed together with a resolution not sin again; necessary for the reception of the Sacrament of Penance
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Lord’s Prayer
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The title early Christian gave to the prayer which Jesus entrusted to his disciple and to the Church. The fundamental Christian prayer is also called the Our Father, which are its first words.
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Meditation
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an exercise and a form of prayer in which we try to understand God’s revelation of the truths of faith and the purpose of the Christian life, and how it should be lived in order to adhere and respond to what the lord is asking
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Jesus
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of God, messiah, and our savior
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Incarnation
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- the fact that the Son of God assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish our salvation in that same human nature. Jesus Christ, the Son of God the second person of the trinity, is both god and man not part God and part man
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Annunciation
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announcement of the immaculate conception from Gabriel to the virgin Mary
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Hypostatic Union
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the theory that Jesus is true man and true god and Jesus is the result when they are combined
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Nativity
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the birth of Christ
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Resurrection
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the rising of Christ after His crucifixion
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Ascension
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the bodily ascending of Christ into heaven
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Paschal Mystery
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death, judgment, resurrection, accession of Jesus Christ
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Parable
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a short story that has meaning
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Father
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God the father is first person in the trinity and allowed his only Son to die for us
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Holy Spirit
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third person of the trinity and keeps the plan continuing
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Pentecost
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a fest that takes place after Easter when the holy spirit descended on the apostles
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Apostolic
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of or characteristic of the apostles; pope
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Catholic
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universal
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Church
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the name given the assembly of the people God has called together from the ends of the earth. In Christian usage, the word Church has three meanings: the People of God gathers in the whole world; the local church; the liturgical assembly
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Death
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end of life or bodily life ends
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General Judgment
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preceded by the resurrection of the dead coincident with the second coming of Christ in glory at the end of time, discloses good evil
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Heaven
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kingdom of God, with angles, and all who can enter have to be free of sin
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Hell
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place of punishment for those who are sinful and are under the power of Hades
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Hierarchy
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the apostles and their successors, the college of bishops, to whom Christ gave the authority to teach, sanctify, and rule the church in his name
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Infallibility of the Church
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the gift of the holy spirit to the church where by the pastor of the church, the pope and bishops in union with him, can definitively proclaim a doctrine of faith or morals for the belief of the faithful, and that proclamation is free from all error
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Magisterium
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the living, teaching office of the Church, whose task it is to give as authentic interpretation of the word of God, whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition.
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Particular Judgment
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the eternal interpretation received by each soul at the moment of death, in accordance with that person’s faith and works
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Pope
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successor of St. Peter; Bishop of Rome; Supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church. The pope exercises a primacy of authority as Vicar of Christ and Sheppard of the whole Church. He receives the divine assistance promised by Christ to the Church
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Purgatory
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place where you may go if your final destination is not determined you can confess your sins and go to heaven of if too much sin you go to hell
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Apostolic Succession
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the succession of the bishops and popes from the start and the set up it has today
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Vicar of Christ
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the pope, with reference to his claim to stand in the place of Jesus Christ
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Assumption
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The dogma that recognizes the Blessed Virgin Mary’s singular participation in her Son’s Resurrection by which she was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, when the course of her earthly life was finished
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Immaculate Conception
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the dogma proclaimed in Christian tradition and defined in 1854, that form the first moment of her conception, Mary – by the singular grace of God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ – was preserved immune from original sin
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Bible
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Sacred Scripture: the books which contain the truth of God’s Revelation and were composed by human authors inspired by the holy spirit. The Bible contains 46 books of the OT and 27 of the NT
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Biblical Inspiration
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inspiration from the scriptures to direct an action
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Canon
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the church’s complete list of sacred books of the Bible
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Oral Tradition
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the living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church. The oral preaching of the apostles is conserved and handed on as the deposit of faith
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Private revelation
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revelations made in the course of history which do not add to or form part of the deposit of faith. But, rather may help people live out their faith more fully. Some have been recognized by the authority of the Church
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Testament
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the name given to the two major parts of the Bible; a synonym for covenant. The OT recounts the history of salvation before the time of Christ, and the NT unfolds the saving work of Jesus and the Church
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Book of Genesis
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talks of the beginning of time when god created all of us and the universe
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Book of Exodus
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explained about Moses and his adventures of his private revelations
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Book of Leviticus
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Moses learns proper worships and spread the faith
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Book of Numbers
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talks of the Israelites travel
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Book of Deuteronomy
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says that Israel is to love and adore the one true God who has created all things
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Old Testament
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the first of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible, comprising the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiography. In the Vulgate translation all but two books of the Apocrypha are included in the Old Testament
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Pentateuch
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the first 5 books of the bible; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
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Epistle
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an apostolic letter
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Evangelist
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someone who spreads the Word of God
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Gospel
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teachings of Jesus and the Apostles
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New Testament
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the collection of the books of the Bible that were produced by the early Christian church, comprising the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation of St. John the Divine
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