1.What are some of the meanings of the term “the Church”? What term(s) or model(s) of the Church were used extensively by the Second Vatican Council?
People of God, Magisterium
2. Describe the ministerial priesthood and the common priesthood. How are they different? How are they similar?
common priesthood consists of all the faithful and the ministerial consists of the ordained
3. Who are the laity?
members of the church that are called to participate daily in family and professional activity
4. Summarize the meaning of the universal call to holiness.
Everyone is called to holiness regardless of religion and faith
5. Name several aspects of what we would consider a “proper response” to the universal call to holiness by a lay person.
Active and regular participation in the liturgy of the church, frequent reception of the sacraments, a well formed life of prayer
6. Who is St. Gianna Molla, and what example of holiness did she leave for us?
She was a person of medical practice that laid down her life for that of another
7. What are the requirements for receiving the Eucharist?
Not to have mortal sin on your conscience, intend what the church intends, and baptism
8. Name the beginning, the end, and the major seasons of the liturgical year.
advent, lent and easter season are the beginning middle and end seasons of the liturgical year
9. What is the “high point” of the Easter Triduum? Why?
the easter triduum climaxes at the easter vigil
10. What was the meaning of the word that the Greeks used for Sacrament? How does that meaning relate to our understanding of the Sacraments?
the greeks used the word mysterion which means mystery so the sacraments are referred to as holy mysteries
11. Explain the meaning of ex opere operato.
it means from the work performed.
12. What does the word efficacious mean?
it means that it dispenses what it signifies
13. What are the Sacraments of Initiation? Explain how the administration of these Sacraments, in the case of infants, differs between the Latin and Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church.
Baptism, confirmation and the eucharist.
14. How was the baptism practiced by St. John the Baptist different from the Baptism instituted by Christ?
St. John's baptism was a sign of a man or woman's repentance and was not efficacious
15. What is Baptism of blood?
the baptism of blood is when someone dies for their faith but is unbaptized
16. What is Baptism of desire?
when someone seeks the truth and works for the will of God can receive the baptism of desire
17. Explain the teachings of the Church on the question of babies who die without Baptism.
the great mercy of God and Jesus' tenderness toward children allow us hope that there is a way of salvation for children who died without baptism.
18. Why is Baptism called the “doorway” to the Church?
it is a sacrament of visible and invisible grace that allows God to work with the Human Soul
19. What event in Scripture do we associate with the institution of the Sacrament of Confirmation?
when Jesus made a promise to his apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after he returned to the Father
20. What miracle in the New Testament foreshadowed the institution of the Eucharist?
when Jesus multiplied the loaves of bread and fishes for 5000 people
21. Why does the Church require the faithful to attend Mass every Sunday?
it is a thanksgiving for Christ's sacrifice and it lets those receive the Holy Spirit
22. Explain the scriptural basis for the Sacrament of Penance.
The day of the resurection and the night before when he gives authority to the apostles
23. Who should receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick?
anyone of great faith and morals that has some sort of disability
24. Name and explain the three levels of Holy Orders.
there are the episcopate, presbyterate and diaconate, which are the deacons, priests and bishops in the order listed
25. Describe the three characteristics of the nature of ecclesial ministry.
A character of service, a collegial character, and a personal character
26. What image is said to be reflected in the sacramental union of a man and a woman in Matrimony?
God original plan was to have man and woman as one
27. Describe Jesus’ example of prayer and mortification.
28. What are the four main types of prayer?
petition, adoration, thanksgiving and contrition
29. How should we pray? What are different methods of prayer?
we should pray in the presence of christ
30.What role can reading Scripture or the writings of the saints have in our prayer life?
it helps us seek enlightenment from the Holy Spirit
31. What does the Latin root for mortification mean? Why is that an appropriate means of explaining mortification?
"to make [the flesh] dead"
32. Name some ways in which a person could practice self-denial.
averting your eyes to someone immodestly dressed to avoid sexual sin
33. What does Jesus’ command to teach and baptize all nations have to do with us today?
it is relevant according to the second Vatican council, "In the present state of affairs, out of which there is arising a new situation for mankind, the Church being the salt of the earth and the light light of the world."
34. What is the primary way in which a Christian can participate in the missionary activity of the Church?
we as a christian must be aware of our christian witness
35. Why do we need to “know our Faith” if we are to be part of this mission?
we have to be accepting of Christ's mission for christianity and have a knowledge of what we are supporting
36. Name the two necessary components of being a living witness for Christ.
You must know your faith and be willing to defend it
37. Describe the various states of life.
Religious life and married life. there is also the single life, each of them are a path toward holiness
38. What is apostolate and who is supposed to practice it?
apostolate is the task of building up the church
39. What is the role of the faithful in the public square?
they are supposed to shape these areas of culture and politics according to the will of God
40. What are the evangelical counsels?
the are means given by the curch to assist our growth in charity
41. Name and briefly describe the three major forms of consecrated life.
poverty, chastity and obediance, each of these are task that require self-denial and resistance to temptation
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