The Incarnation
Means Jesus became human to accomplish our salvation. He came into flesh to save us from sin and death. Occurred through the power of the Holy Spirit
Immaculate Conception
December 8, a holy day of obligation, celebrates the day which Mary was conceived in the womb of her mother, Saint Ann. She was conceived without original sin, and remained free from all personal sin
Theotokos
Greek means Mother of God, and also God Bearer
Holy Day of Obligation
Feast day in the Liturgical Year On which, in addition to Sundays, Catholics are obliged to participate in the Eucharist
Original Sin
The sin by which the first humans disobeyed God and thereby lost their original holiness and became subject to death
Personal Sin
Any deliberate offense, in thought, word, or deed, against the will of God
Mediator
Jesus is the one and only mediator between humanity and God. He is like a bridge that connects earth and Heaven, making God accessible to us even though we had lost Gods friendship though sin
Beatific Vision
Directly encountering and seeing God in the glory of God
Collects
Prayers offered by the person leading an assembly in communal prayer
Sanctify
To make holy; sanctification is the process of responding to God’s grace and becoming closer to God
Circumcision
The act, required by Jewish Law, of removing the foreskin of the penis. Since the time of Abraham
Scribes
Jewish legal scholars or teachers of Jewish law
Pharisees
A Jewish sect at the time of Jesus know for its strict adherence to the Law
Sadducees
A Jewish sect at the time of Jesus known for its commitment to the Temple in Jerusalem. Sad-U-See because they don’t believe in the resurrection of the dead.
Palestine
Was the name the Greeks had given to the land of Israel. Jesus lived here.
Pluralistic
Characterized by the presence of many different ethnic, religious, or cultural groups
Beatitudes
The teaching of Jesus that begins at the Sermon on the Mount and that summarizes the New Law of Christ.
Hypostatic Union
The union of Jesus Christs divine and human natures in one Divine Person
YHWH
Which God revealed to Moses translated “ I am who I am” or “I will be who I will be.”
Pentecost
It is named for the Jewish feast day on which these events took place. When the Holy Spirit descends on the Apostles, and is the birthday of the Catholic Church.
Grace
The free and undeserved gift that God gives us to empower us to respond to his call and to live as his adopted sons and daughters
Sacrament
An efficacious and visible sign of God's grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed
Consecrate
To declare or set apart as sacred or to solemnly dedicate to God's service; to make holy
Eucharistic Species
The gifts of bread and wine after they have become Christ’s Body and Blood
Eucharistic Adoration
Mass is the central liturgy of the Church. Means “thanksgiving.” We celebrate the Eucharist, and give thanks to God for all he has done for us.
Laity
All the members of the Church with the exception of those who are ordained as bishops, priests, or deacons.
Evangelical counsels
The call to go beyond the minimum rules of life required by God (such as the 10 Commandments and the Precepts of the Church).
Religious vows
The promises made by members of religious communities to follow the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience
Fiat
Translated from Latin as: let it be done, refers to Mary accepting the role as Mother of God when the Angel Gabriel came to her
Wisdom
Wisdom is personified as a woman who invites all people to share in her life and to dine at her table, figure of Wisdom, is female
Magisterium
The hierarchy of the Catholic Church, the living teaching office of the Church, authentically interprets the Words of God through Sacred Scripture
Infallible
Statements that the Pope says on the big chair, and we have believe it, and there's only two of them The Immaculate Conception (Mary was conceived without sin) and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( May was assumed into heaven body and soul)