The mysteries of God far surpass the ability of the ________ _____ to comprehend them -
Human mind
God wants us to have a ____________ w/ him where he reveals himself to us in ways that we could never discover for ourselves.
relationship
it is only by God’s revelation that we could come to undertstand anything about his own ____________
nature
God reveals to us the ___________________
Blessed Trinity
when we pray the _______________, it reminds us how central belief in the Trinity is our ______________
sign of the cross
christian faith
the study of the existence and attributes of God
theology
__________ of our church have explained for us the trinity
theologians
it focuses on the inner life of God
the immanent trinity
it focuses on the works of God
the salvific trinity
the immanent trinity and salvific trinity are intimately ________________
related
when we reflect on God’s actions, we understand better _______________________
who God really is
it means “nature” or “essence”
substance
T or F
substance makes something what it is
true
Father, son and the holy spirit are all of the same ______________
substance
the father son and holy spirit are all _______________
consubstaintial
refers to the distinctions between the father, son, and holy spirit -
Person
___________ indicates that the three Persons of the Trinity are distinct because of how they relate to one another.
Relation
whta are the three basic truths the church teaches -
there is only one God
there are three distinct persons in God
The three divine persons have a distinct relationship w/ eachother
The father is without _________.
origin
true or false
the father “begets” the son.
true
this means that the father did NOT create the _____________
the son
The son is the fathers perfect, ______________
divine expression of himself
it means the source of existence
begets
t or F
there was never a time when the son did NOT proceed from the father
true
who does the holy spirit proceed from?
the father and the son
the holy spirit is the perfect exprission of the _________________________ divine love for eachother
Father and son’s
The father is not _________, not __________, and not __________ by anyone.
made, created, begotten
the son is from the Father alone. neither created nor made, but ______________
begotten
We can reflect upon the _____________________ when we experience God’s saving activity in our lives & in the world
salvific trinity
we experience the work of God the father in the salvific trinity through his _________
creation
everything on earth are examples of the fathers work in the _______________________
salvific trinity
through who do we experience the work of the Son of Gof in the salvific trinity -
through our reedemer, Jesus Christ
where the second person of the Trinity became human -
the incarnation
the third person of the trinity lives in us.
T or F -
T
The ______________ is here to guide and strenthen us & the curch
holy spirit
All three persons act together as ___________
one
becoming saints -
sanctification
three distinctive works of Gods saving intervention in the world
creation
salvation
sanctification
Father is associated with -
creation
The son is associated with -
salvation
the Holy spirit is associated with -
sanctification
all three persons are fully present in all the _____________________
divine missions
God is ______.
love
as a sign for gratitude, God asks us to love in ____________________
inmitation of him
we were all made to __________
love
we cannot truly be happy apart from loving ________________________
God & other people
the first place we learn to love -
our families
God has in himself fatherhood, and sonship which is _____________
love
the perfect role model pf the christian faith -
Mary
who is the greatest saint?
Mary
Mary lived a free life from ______
sin
What happened at the annunciation
the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary that God wanted her to be the mother of his Son, and she willingly said yes
What happened at the Visitation?
when mary left to see her cousin Elizabeth, realizing that she is also pregnant
Jesus gave his _________ to us when he was dying on the cross.
Mother
Jesus going back to heaven -
Acension
What happened at the Assumption/
Mary is taken to heaven, with both body AND soul
True or fasle
the assumption is a dogmatic teaching of the church.
True
the belief that from the moment of Mary’s concetion in the womb of her mother, she was perserved from original sin
The immaculate conception
The immaculate Conception is totally free from _____________
error
it means “god bearer” or “mother of god”
Theotokos
Jesus is one person with two inseperable natures - ______________ & _____________
human and divine
True or false:
We do not worship Mary.
True
We devote mary in many differnent ways:
the rosary
the angelus
the first saturday devotion
the Litany of the blessed mother
Who gives us life to the church?
the holy spirit
another name for the holy spirit
paraclete
The holy spirit is God’s gift which is _________
grace
the holy spirit enables us to ______________
share his life & love
When do we first receive the holy spirit ?
at baptism
it means that our sins are forgiven, and we are able to enter into a right relationshio w/ God through our faith in jesus Christ
justifcation
we receive the seven gifts of the holy spirit at
baptism and confirmation
the gifts help us to live a _______________
christian life
other gifts of the holy spirit -
charisms
a special gift of the holy spirit, given to individuals for the building up of the church -
charism
