Other Concepts
Abortion: the direct and deliberate ending of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child; direct abortion, willed either as a means or an end, gravely contradicts the moral law
Anti-Semitism: discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews
Beatific Vision: seeing God face-to-face (in Heaven), the source of our eternal happiness; final union with the Triune God for all eternity
Chief Priests: a group of individuals in charge of temple worship in Jerusalem, and regarded as leading representatives of the Jewish people, who came into conflict with Jesus Christ and plotted his death
Gethsemane: the place (garden) where Jesus prayed and the Apostles slept the night before His crucifixion ("Agony in the Garden")
Golgotha (a.k.a. Calvary): a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; a place of suffering, sacrifice, or burial
Paschal: of or relating to Easter (or Passover)
Paschal Mystery: the saving love of God most fully revealed in the Life and especially the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension of His Son, Jesus Christ
Passion: the suffering and death of Jesus ("the Passion of Christ")
Note: Palm Sunday is also called "Passion Sunday".
Passover: the major Jewish spring festival that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery; in the time of Moses and the Ten Plagues, the tenth plague brought death upon the firstborn of every family, so Jews were instructed by God to slaughter a lamb and paint its blood on the door frame so that the Angel of Death would "pass over" their houses, saving their firstborns; comes from the Old Testament
RCIA: the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (prepares adults for entrance into the Catholic Church)
Rituals: a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order
Examples: mass, birthdays, funerals
Here's a link to a page of some common rituals in the Catholic Church (don't try to memorize them, this is just for reference purposes): http://www.electronicchurch.org/christianity/rituals-in-the-roman-catholic-church.htm
Virgin: a person who has never had sexual intercourse
Virginity: the state or condition of being pure, fresh, and unused
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1ewrjp
Anti-Semitism: discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews
Beatific Vision: seeing God face-to-face (in Heaven), the source of our eternal happiness; final union with the Triune God for all eternity
Chief Priests: a group of individuals in charge of temple worship in Jerusalem, and regarded as leading representatives of the Jewish people, who came into conflict with Jesus Christ and plotted his death
Gethsemane: the place (garden) where Jesus prayed and the Apostles slept the night before His crucifixion ("Agony in the Garden")
Golgotha (a.k.a. Calvary): a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; a place of suffering, sacrifice, or burial
Paschal: of or relating to Easter (or Passover)
Paschal Mystery: the saving love of God most fully revealed in the Life and especially the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension of His Son, Jesus Christ
Passion: the suffering and death of Jesus ("the Passion of Christ")
Note: Palm Sunday is also called "Passion Sunday".
Passover: the major Jewish spring festival that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery; in the time of Moses and the Ten Plagues, the tenth plague brought death upon the firstborn of every family, so Jews were instructed by God to slaughter a lamb and paint its blood on the door frame so that the Angel of Death would "pass over" their houses, saving their firstborns; comes from the Old Testament
RCIA: the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (prepares adults for entrance into the Catholic Church)
Rituals: a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order
Examples: mass, birthdays, funerals
Here's a link to a page of some common rituals in the Catholic Church (don't try to memorize them, this is just for reference purposes): http://www.electronicchurch.org/christianity/rituals-in-the-roman-catholic-church.htm
Virgin: a person who has never had sexual intercourse
Virginity: the state or condition of being pure, fresh, and unused
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1ewrjp