Chpt. 19, 20, 21

Question 1

Acedia

Answer 1

A less common synonym for sloth, one of seven capital sins

Question 2

Divination

Answer 2

Sin against the virtue of religion in which one attempts to tell of future events by means of occult forces- Satan, demons, spirits, astrology, etc.

Question 3

Incredulity

Answer 3

The willful resfusal to assent to revealed truth or even the neglect of this truth

Question 4

Religion

Answer 4

A set of beliefs and practices followed by those committed to the service and worship of God

Question 5

Simony

Answer 5

The buying or selling of spiritual things, which have God alone as their owner and master

Question 6

Superstition

Answer 6

Sin against the virtue of religion involving the attribution of a kind of magical power to certain practices or objects, like charms or omens

Question 7

Blasphemy

Answer 7

Speech, thought, or action involving contempt for God or the Church, or persons or things dedicated to God

Question 8

Oath

Answer 8

Invocation of God’s name to bear witness to the truth

Question 9

Perjury

Answer 9

Giving ones word under oath falsely, or making a promise under oath without intending to keep it

Question 10

Reverence

Answer 10

Deep respect felt or shown towards a person on account of his or her position or relationship

Question 11

Vow

Answer 11

A deliberate and free promise made to God concerning a possible and better good which must be fulfilled by reason of the virtue of religion

Question 12

Leisure

Answer 12

Time to cultivate one’s familial, cultural, social, and religious life

Question 13

Mass

Answer 13

Eucharistic or principal sacramental celebration of the Church, established by Jesus at the Last Supper, in which the mystery of our salvation through participation in the sacrificial death and glorious resurrection of Christ is renewed and accomplished

Question 14

Resurrection

Answer 14

(Italics) Of the dead (Italics): raising pf the righteous, who will forever with the risen Christ, on the last day. (Italics) Of Christ (Italics): The bodily rising of Jesus from the dead on the third day after His deathon the cross and burial in the tomb

Question 15

Sabbath

Answer 15

The Sabbath or seventh day, on which God rested after work of the six days of creation was completed, as recounted in opening nature of the Bible

Question 16

The 1st Commandment

Answer 16

“I am the Lord your God; you shall have no other gods before Me.”

Question 17

The 2nd Commandment

Answer 17

“You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God in vain.”

Question 18

The 3rd Commandment

Answer 18

Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy

Question 19

Reason for the Theological Virtures (3x)

Answer 19

~ God gives us virtues to help us live out the 1st Commandment to love Him and put Him foremost in our lives
~ Christians receive these in Baptism
~ “THEOlogical” because they come from God, and practice of these leads us to God

Question 20

Faith

Answer 20

Personal adherence to the whole Truth of God

Question 21

Sins against Faith (3x):

Answer 21

~ Receiving “communion” at non-Catholic Christians services and/or REPLACING Mass with a non-Catholic Christian service
~ Voluntary doubt (subbornly resfusing to belief or adhere to Truth) (you have doubts, but don’t correct them)
~ Incredulity
- Heresy
- Apostasy (Switching faith)
- Schism (Great division in Christians)

Question 22

Hope

Answer 22

Desire for and expection of God’s eternal life and the graces needed to gain it

Question 23

Sins against Hope:

Answer 23

~ Despair (I’m done with this!) (Not depression!! Depression leads to despair which leads to suicide)
~ Presumption

Question 24

Charity (Love)

Answer 24

Willing the good of another; loving God above all else of His own sake, and neighbor as self

Question 25

Sins against Charity (5x):

Answer 25

``` ~ Indifference (Selfishness) ~ Acedia (Spiritual Sloth) ~ Lukewarmness (Not 'All in!') ~ Hatred of God (Blame God) ~ Ingratitude (Not being thankful for what you already have) ```

Question 26

Virtue of Religion

Answer 26

Belief, worship, and service of God

Question 27

Sins against the Virtue of Religion (7x)

Answer 27

``` ~ Idolatry (Priorities! Don't make that priority an idol if it's not God) ~ Superstition ~ Divination (widgie boards) ~ Magic (Vodoo) ~ Irreligion (testing God; Sacrilegous) ~ Simony (Indulgences) ~ Atheism ```

Question 28

Why there's a 2nd Commandment

Answer 28

~ God's Name is HOLY- it deserves respect (disrespect for His Name is disrespect for God) - I Am Who Am: "Yahweh" -> YHWH, Adonai, Elohim, G-d ~ Respect for God's Name extends to those He loves: His Mother and the other Saints

Question 29

God's Name and Oaths

Answer 29

~ Oaths should only be sworn for serious reasons - "I swear to God" can be a misuse of God's Name - If it's a falsely sworn oath, it's a mortal sin

Question 30

Oath

Answer 30

~ A statement that the swearer is telling the truth, and God is his witness

Question 31

Requirements for an Oath (4x)

Answer 31

~ God as a witness ~ Spoken aloud ~ Intends and knows he is swearing an oath ~ Must be TRUE, NECESSARY, and for a GOOD PURPOSE

Question 32

God's Name and Vows

Answer 32

~ Vows in the Church: religious life (put in place by Church) and marriage vows (put in place by God)

Question 33

Vow

Answer 33

Deliberate and free promise made to God for a greater good to come about through the swearer

Question 34

Requirements for a Vow (4x)

Answer 34

~ A serious promise of something better ~ Public ~ Deliberate and free ~ Made for God

Question 35

Worship and Rest

Answer 35

~ God rested after His labors | ~ He set aside one day a week for His people to have mandatory rest for RELIGIOUS and PRACTICAL reasons

Question 36

Worship

Answer 36

~ God provides us with so many gifts- He deserves to be THANKED ~ We are members of a community- the community as a whole world should gather to give thanks

Question 37

Rest

Answer 37

~ We NEED a day to recuperate | ~ Work on Sundays is prohibited UNLESS the work to be done

Question 38

Rest: Work on Sundays is prohibited UNLESS the work to be done...

Answer 38

~ Must be done to honor God ~ Must be done to help a neighbor ~ Is absolutely necessary to sustain livelihood

Question 39

Saturday Sabbath --> Sunday Sabbath

Answer 39

~ Christians celebrate the Sabbath on Sunday in recognition of the Resurrection of Christ ~ Out Sabbath obligations include all Holy Days of Obligation ~ Full, active, conscious participation in Liturgy

Question 40

What difficulties to fulfilling The 3rd Commandment do we face in the US in 2013?

Answer 40

~ Temptations | ~ Priorities