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24 Cards in this Set
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Actual graces |
Developing a realtionship with God |
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Blessing |
A prayer to God for others/things |
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Contemplation |
A wordless prayer or communication focusing on God/ clearing mind |
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Efficacious |
Effective in bringing us closer to God |
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Ex opere operato |
"By the work worked" or "by the very fact of the action's being performed" |
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Freedom |
The ability to choose for the good in light of the Sacraments |
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Grace |
The free and undeserved gift of God's loving and active presence in the universe and in our lives |
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Intercession |
A prayer on behalf of another person |
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Liturgy of the Hours |
A prayer for parts of the day asking for God's intercession |
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Meditation |
Mindfulness and being aware |
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Petition |
A prayer form in which one asks God for help and forgiveness |
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Popular Piety |
Religious reverence or devotion of the people |
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Praise |
Joyus acknowledgement |
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Prayer |
Lifting up one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from him |
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Redemption |
"A buying back" |
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Sacrament |
An efficacious and visible sign of God's grace |
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Sacramental economy |
The communication or dispensation of the fruits of Christ's Paschal Mystery in the celebration of the Church's sacramental liturgy |
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Sacramentals |
Sacred signs |
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Sanctifying grace |
The grace that heals our human nature wounded by sin and restores us to friendship with God |
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Sign |
A word, object, or gesture that refers to a specific thing or action |
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Symbol |
An object or action that points us to another reality |
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Thanksgiving |
A prayer of gratitude for the gift of life and the gifts of life |
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Vocal prayer |
A prayer that is spoken aloud or silently, such as the lords prayer |
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Walking ritual |
Walking together, as in procession or pilgrimage, symbolic of the journey of life and our solidarity with others on this journey |
