Topic 4

Question 1

The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the _______ or the Work of God (Opus Dei), is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer.
• The Hours are a meditative dialogue on the mystery of Christ, using scripture and prayer.

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Divine Office (Opus Dei)

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Liturgy of the hours

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Lauds (3am), Prime (6am), Terce (9am), Sext (noon), None
(3pm), Vespers (evening), Compline (before going to bed), and Matins (Midnight)

Question 3

The two most important or hinge Hours

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Morning Prayer (known as the Benedictus)
Evening Prayer (known as the Magnificat)

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This seeks to provide God’s people, and in particular those consecrated to God in a special way, with a wider selection of passages from sacred Scripture for meditation, together with the finest excerpts from spiritual writers.

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office readings

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It is said in the morning in order that the first stirrings of our mind and will may be consecrated to God and that we may
take nothing in hand until we have been gladdened by the thought of God.

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Morning Prayer

Question 6

Following a very ancient tradition Christians have made a practice of praying out of private devotion at various times of the day, even in the course of their work, in imitation of the Church in apostolic times.
• (can be prayed at Midmorning, Midday, or Midafternoon)

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Daytime Prayer

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• When evening approaches and the day is already far spent, this is celebrated in order that we may give thanks for what has been given us, or what we have done well, during the day.

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EVENING PRAYER

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is the last prayer of the day, said before retiring, even if that is after midnight.

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Night prayer

Question 9

the arrangement of the biblical Psalms and Canticles this
is used on most days and weeks throughout the Liturgical Year.

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Four-Week Psalter

Question 10

the arrangement of the biblical Psalms and Canticles this
is used on most days and weeks throughout the Liturgical Year.

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Four-Week Psalter

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texts that are used in the various “seasons” of the
liturgical year: Advent and Christmas, to Lent and Easter.

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Proper of Seasons

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special texts used only on the more important feast days of
the Lord Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, or other Saints.

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Proper of Saints

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additional texts that could be used, mostly on an optional
basis, on the feasts and memorials of lesser-known saints.

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Commons

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is the temporal structure within which the Church celebrates the holy mysteries of Christ: “From the Incarnation and the
Nativity to the Ascension, to Pentecost and to the wait in joyful hope for the Lord’s coming”.

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liturgical year

Question 15

The Liturgical Calendar begins every

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year during the month of November on the First Sunday of Advent and runs through to the Solemnity of Christ the King.

Question 16

• The Liturgical Calendar follows a threeyear cycle, each year being represented by the letters, A, B and C.
• The Church’s annual cycle of religious feasts and seasons that forms the context for the Church’s worship. During
  the liturgical year, we remember and celebrate God the Father’s saving plan as it is revealed through the life of his Son, Jesus Christ.

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LITURGICAL CYCLE

Question 17

During the year _____ , the Gospel of Matthew is the primary Gospel that is used for the readings.

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A cycle

Question 18

➢ In year ______ , Mark is the primary Gospel.

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B cycle

Question 19

➢ In year ______ , Mark is the primary Gospel.

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B cycle

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In year _______ Luke is the primary Gospel.

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C cycle

Question 21

This begins the Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew, which is November 30th. Four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus’ birth.

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Advent

Question 22

This begins the Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew, which is November 30th. Four weeks of preparation before the celebration of Jesus’ birth.

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Advent

Question 23

This begins with the celebration of the birth of Jesus. The Feast of _____ lasts 12 days,
until Epiphany. However, the time from Epiphany until the Baptism of the Lord is
also included in this season.

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Christmas

Question 24

Catholic church returns to green vestments (Ordinary time), the day after the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. We move back to Ordinary time after the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Begins the days after the feast of the Baptism of the Lord and continues until the day before Ash Wednesday. We listen to what Jesus said and did and learn way to live as his followers.

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Ordinary time I

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Divided into two sections (one span of 4-8 weeks after Christmas Time and another lasting about six months after Easter Time), wherein the faithful consider the fullness of Jesus' teachings and works among his people.

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Ordinary Time

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begins the day after Pentecost and continues until the day before Advent begins. ➢ Longest liturgical season ➢ This is the age we live in now, which is the time between the age of the Apostles and the age of for which we are preparing. Christ’s second and final coming. ➢ The final Sunday in Ordinary Time is the Feast of Christ the King: the Saturday after this feast is the final day of Ordinary Time.

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Ordinary time Il

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begins with Ash Wednesday and lasts until the final Saturday before Easter, Holy Saturday. ➢ this comes from the Anglo Saxon word lencten, which means "spring.“ ➢ The forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of Satan and preparing to begin his ministry.

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lent

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➢ the holiest "Three Days" of the Church's year, where the Christian people recall the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

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PASCHAL TRIDUUM

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➢ 50 days of joyful celebration of the Lord's resurrection from the dead and his sending forth of the Holy Spirit ➢ The Easter Vigil is the "Mother of All Vigils. "Easter Sunday, then, is the greatest of all Sundays, and Easter Time is the most important of all liturgical times.

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EASTER

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is a Greek composite word meaning originally a public duty, a service to the state undertaken by a citizen. • Its elements are leitos (from leos = laos, people) meaning public, and ergo (obsolete in the present stem, used in future erxo, etc.), to do. • It refers to “the people’s work and public duty"

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Liturgy (leitourgia)

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– an obligation to worship God in the community

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Divine Worship

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It simply means talking to people about Jesus and inviting them to receive Him as their Lord and Savior

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evangelism

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- the practice of public worship, is characterized by communal activities and rituals held as sacred

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Liturgy is a Ritual

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– directed to the Father, through His Son, Jesus Christ, in the Holy Spirit. The liturgy is focused on worshiping God the Father, but we do this through Jesus Christ, His Son, and with the help of the Holy Spirit. It’s an act that involves all three persons of the Holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Trinitarian

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– refers to the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ which led to our salvation. This refers to Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection. Through these events, Jesus saved us from sin and brought us closer to God, making this mystery the central focus of the Catholic faith and liturgy.

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Paschal Mystery

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- Means a communal celebration to which Christ is the Head. A gathering together in an ordered assembly and communion of the baptized (unity) according to different roles and charisms.

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Ecclesial

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Liturgy is a celebration through a pattern of symbolic, ritual movements, gestures and verbal formulas - a framework of a communal worship of the Church. • Ways to express deeply and meaningfully the faith in Christ… • This means that the liturgy uses symbols, actions, and words—like prayers, gestures (such as kneeling or making the sign of the cross), and rituals (like baptism or communion)—to help the Church worship together.

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Sacramental

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• The liturgy relates directly to moral life (since it empowers the people of God to full Christian discipleship…) • Liturgical Worship and Christian Morality (both personal and social) go together… no separation between worship/prayer and actions of goodness toward others…

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ETHICALLY ORIENTED

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“It’s there but not yet”…. “The present and not yet”…

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Eschatotogical

Question 40

Every liturgy begins with _____, which usually include a greeting or a call to worship. ➢ In the Catholic Church, it is traditional to begin with the Sign of the Cross. (Making the Sign of the Cross reminds us of our Baptism and also recalls the Trinitarian nature of God and the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. We are united in this Paschal Mystery of Christ as we begin every act of worship as a community.)

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Introductory Rites

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what is the Introductory Rites? (In order)

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• Call to Worship / Entrance • Greeting • Penitential Act • Glory to God • Collect

Question 42

➢ the proclamation of the Word of God ➢ A homily often follows (which helps us to make connections between the Scriptures and our own lives) ➢ In Some Liturgies, Scripture Optional ✓ In the Sacraments of Penance and Reconciliation, and Anointing of the Sick, a reading from Scripture is encouraged but optional.

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Liturgy of the Word

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is recited only at the Sunday Eucharist and on solemnities (solemn feasts), but not on weekdays. It is also optional in some ritual celebrations.

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Nicene Creed

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are sacred actions of the Church through which God is present. In the Sacraments, words, actions and symbols are used to communicate God’s presence and action. It also a celebrations of Christian tradition, of Christian life and of Christian hope. They share the dimensions of past, present and future that give ordinary celebrations meaning.

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Sacrament

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The 7 Sacrament

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Baptism Confirmation Reconciliation Eucharist Anointing of the Sick Holy Orders Marriage

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- the conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood of Christ at consecration, only the appearances of bread and wine still remaining.

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TRANSUBSTATIATION

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In the Old Testament, this is a symbol of God’s purifying presence.

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FIRE/LIGHT

Question 48

For the Jewish people, our ancestors in faith, anointing with oil meant setting the person apart for a particular mission.

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OIL

Question 49

The newly baptized are clothed in white as a symbol of ‘putting on’ Christ, and the pure new life of grace.

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WHITE GARMENT

Question 50

SEVEN SACRAMENTS INITIATION HEALING SERVICE OF COMMUNION

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INITIATION – Baptism, Confirmation & Eucharist HEALING – Penance/Reconciliation & Anointing of the Sick SERVICE OF COMMUNION – Matrimony & Holy Orders