Chapter 2 Test Flashcards
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Who live a consecrated life
Those who follow Christ and give themselves up to God aBove all else
What has been one of the primary ministries of religion
Teaching and the operation of Catholic education
Contemplative spend their days in
Solitude and silence praying studying and doing penance
Who are consecrated virgins
Women who live a life of perpetual virginity but remain lay women and support themselves
How do consecrated virgins support clergy
Through prayer and sacrifice
What are secular institutes
Forms of consecrated life for single lay people and diocesan priest
What to secular institutes profess
Evangelical counsels but not in public vows
In the society if apostalic life the members do not
Public vows but they engage in many good works of the church
Ex: knights of Columbus
What is marriage modeled by
Christ union with church
Who work together in marriage to duplicate for each other the committed and eternal love that God has shown them
Men and women in marriage
career:
A chosen occupation that is more likely to express one’s talents than a job.
Laity
All of the baptized faithful except those who have received the Sacrament of Holy Orders
divine providence:
God’s interest and action in guiding his creation to perfection
free will:
God’s gift that allows us to shape our own lives and direct our- selves to the goodness God intends.
centering prayer:
A method of prayer that readies us to receive the gift of God’s presence by quieting our spirit to allow God to rest
within
seminarians:
Men who attend a seminary or school focusing on theology in training and formation for the life of a priest.
religious novices:
Women or men who have entered a religions order but have yet to take their final vows
Sacraments at the Service of Communion:
The Sacraments of Holy Orders and Matrimony, which, unlike the sacraments of initiation, are directed toward the salvation of others. “They confer a particular mission in the Church and serve to build up the People of God” (CCC, 1534)
evangelical counsels:
Virtues needed to achieve perfection in Christian life: poverty, chastity, and obedience
eremitic life:
The life of a hermit; a person who chooses the eremitic life most often lives alone and devotes himself or herself to developing a deep intimacy with Christ through silence, prayer, and penance
vocation director:
A contact person for a religious order or for a diocesan office dedicated to answering questions of inquirers and encouraging vocations
messianic secret:
A motif in the Gospel of Mark in which the recognition of the identity of Jesus as the Son of God is suppressed
third-order Franciscan:
Founded by Saint Francis of Assisi, the third order is comprised of people who are committed to living the Franciscan rule while out in the world
