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where did they Apostles have to wait for the Holy Spirit?

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Upper room in Jerusalem

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name of the 9 days that the Apostles were alone

  • 9 days of intense prayer for a specific intention
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Novena

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significance of 12

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same number as Tribes of Israel

3 patriarchs/festivals/Trinity x 4 (fullness of Earth)

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who did the Apostles chose for replaced Judas?

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St. Matthias

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how did the Apostles chose Saint Matthias?

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reason (he had been with them the whole time)

prayed for guidance

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describe the day of Pentecost

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  1. hear strong, driving wind = Breath of God
  2. see tongues of flame over heads = enlightened
  3. filled with urge to go preach - danger is still around but now they are brave
  4. they speak in tongues = all languages can understand (many were there for Pentecost Jewish Festival
  5. Peter steps up and preaches Kyrgma
  6. The Apostles begin to preach to the ends of the earth
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Kyrgma

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the core/essential message of our Faith
Jesus came here and did good works
He was killed by evil men
He rose from the dead and He lives on

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when is the birthday of the Church?

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Pentecost

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how many people were baptized on Pentecost?

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3,000

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How does the Holy Spirit work in the Church today?

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Through the Popes and Bishops

In Sacred Scripture

In the Sacraments

In the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

In the Fruits of the Holy Spirit

Through special graces or Charism

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Charism

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special talent/gifts that are used for the good of the community

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Primacy of Peter

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the authority Curtis have to St. Peter and his successors (Popes)

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any other name for St. Peter

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Vicar of Christ

“substitute for Christ on Earth”

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What is Peter often holding?

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Keys of the Kingdom

- shows authority

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what are the three symbols of Peter?

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keys of the kingdom

Keys of the Kingdom
power of binding and loosening
rock on which the Church will be built

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First Mayrtr

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Saint Stephen

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who was at Stephens killing?

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Saul/Paul

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what was Saint Stephen’s role?

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Deacon

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what did the Disciples do bc of persecution?

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they fled but took the Message with them

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Terrullian quote

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The blood of martyrs is the seed or the church

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explain.

The blood of martyrs is the seed or the church

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authorities thought that killing Jesus would end everything
they were wrong so they started killing the followers
the more people they killed, the more people joined the Church
people saw the followers who were willing to die to their Faith and became very curious about Jesus’ Message
Church would not be the same today without their suffering
CHURCH GREW

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who taught paul?

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Gamileo

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paul/saul roman and jewish name

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roman - paul

jewish - saul

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what is Paul pictured with

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when did Saul have a connection with Jesus
on the road to Demascus
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who did Paul spread the message to?
Gentiles
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how was paul killed?
beheaded not crucified because Roman
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big question at Council of Jerusalem
did gentile converts have to keep Jewish traditions?
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answer to major questions and reason
NO Philip baptizing Ethiopian Peter’s Vision
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Philip baptizing the Ethiopian
Philip sees and Ethiopian reading the Suffering Servant in a cart and is called to him he asks the man if he understands? no - no one has explained it to me Phillip explains because he felt lead to him they’re passing a creek and the Ethiopian asks to be Baptized Phillip is not sure because the Ethiopian is an Eunuch = cannot be circumcised Phillip feels called by the Holy Spirit and Baptizes him
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Peter’s Vision
Peter falls asleep He has a vision of a voice telling him to slaughter an eat animals but peter says no i have never eaten anything unkosher God: If I created it, how can it be unclean? Peter realized we don’t have to follow Kosher Then the Holy Spirit tells Peter that people are coming to him and that Peter should enter their house wack because Jews and Gentiles don’t mix (tension because paul was brining Gentiles in) CORNELIUS + friends (Gentiles) are talking Holy Spirit comes to the Gentiles and Peter realizes that if God doesn’t discriminate then Peter shouldn’t either Peter baptized them
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kosher means
proper/clean
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First Council
The Council it Jerusalem - 51 AD
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what book has all the information for the Apostles and what we are learning?
Acts of the Apostles
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Peter
leader was a fisher man -> Fisher of Men Simon -> Peter - keys - Rock - power of binding and loosening mission centered around ROME = first Bishop of Rome crucified during persecution of emperor Nero crucified upside down
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what are Popes the Bishop of ?
ROME
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Jesus’ Inner Circle
Peter James John Transfiguration Garden of Gethsemane Raising of the little girl
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James the Greater
first of the 12 to suffer martyrdom (older/taller) brother to John - beloved Disciple in the inner circle
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John
Beloved Disciple Stayed at foot of cross with Mary = eyewitness only one who died a natural death Most highly developed Gospel - very cerebral/poetic exiled to Patmos - wrote book of Revelation associated with city of Ephesus - worked there for a while
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another name for Book of Revelation
Apocalypse | containing a vision of the heavenly liturgy
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Andrew
``` Peter’s brother also a fisherman preached around Greece associated with X shaped cross - crucified on X shaped cross ```
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X shape cross name
Cross of Saint Andrew
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Philip
baptized Ethiopian Eunuch one of 1st Apostle to meet Jesus introduced Nathanial
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Bartholomew
AKA nathaniel | skeptical at first - nothing good can come from Nazareth (unimportant/tiny town)
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Matthew
was tax collector = public sinners (no one is outside of Jesus’ reach for us) was named Levi wrote the Gospel for Jews - written in Aramaic (common language of Jews)
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Thomas
doubting Thomas associated with India - preached and martyred there
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James the Lesser
cousin to Jesus = blood related wrote letter of James - all about Good Works = Faith into Action
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Church in Jerusalem
“Mother” Church | headed by James the Lesser
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Jude
call him Jude/Judas/Thaddeus to differ from Judas the trader patron Saint or lost causes connected with Saint Simon
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how are Simon and Jude connected?
same feast day | martyred together - sawn into pieces
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simon
simon the zealot - zealot party: violent overthrow Roman - zealous about Jewish law worked with Jude
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Judas Iscariot
trader | biggest sin = suicide
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Paul
``` not one of 12/never met Jesus tent maker + well educated AKA Apostle to the Gentiles martyred around same time as Peter in Rome - beheaded ```
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central message of Jesus’ Public Ministry
the proclamation of the Kingdom | Kingdom = present in the Person or Jesus
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When was the Kingdom made present?
Incarnation
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How is Jesus in the world today?
Real Presence in the Eucharist
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why is the Church called the Pilgrim Church?
her final destination has not been reached yet The Church continues Christ’s work as we await the glorious unveiling of the Kingdom

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