Triune God Flashcards

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Catholic Church teaching on music

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It’s good to use music to praise God

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Psalms

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Pieces of poetry from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament sung as part of worship centred around the praise of God. Used in the Divine Office

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Liturgy

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The practices and rituals that happen during the communal worship of God

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Plainchant

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Ancient form of unaccompanied music with a limited range of notes

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Uses of plainchant

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In monasteries is used to sing the Divine Office in Latin, in Church services for the Latin parts of mass

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Divine Office

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A collection of psalms and readings where every priest/monk/nun has to recite four times a day

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Traditional hymns

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Religious songs that praise God, used by generations of believers and sung in Church by the whole congregation, like during the Mass

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Mass settings

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Parts of the Mass sung rather than said, simpler Mass settings emsure mass appeals to the congregation

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Alleluia

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Hymn that praises God
Announces presence of Cjrist
Sung three times during the Easter Vigil to announce the resurrection

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Where is Gloria used?

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Near the beginning of Mass

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Acclamations

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Parts of the Mass which highlight the praise and celebration of God

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Musical settings of acclamation

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Some settings(e.g. the plainchant version of Alleluia is sung in Church) are simpler for the whole congregation.
Some settings(e.g. the Gloria) are more complex to reflect God’s glory.
Some settings are upbeat/joyful(e.g. the Sanctus from the Missa Luba)

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Beliefs about the Trinity in the New Testament?

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: Matthew 3:16-17, and Galatians 4:6

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Deuteronomy 6:4-5

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Stresses there is only one God

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Matthew 3:16-17 teachings about trinity

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Through Jesus’s baptism is when God is shown as three persons who co-exist at the same time: the Father is the voice from heaven who calls Jesus his Son, while the Holy Spirit is the love uniting the Father and the Son

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Galatians 4:6 teachings

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God the Father pours the Holy Spirit into a Christian’s heart, which fills Christians(God’s children) with grace

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The Nicene Creed

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A statement of faith about what Catholics believe, which explains the nature of the Trinity and how the three Persons relate to each other

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What does the Nicene Creed teach about God the Father?

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God is the creator of all things

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Mission

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Sending out people to help others

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Evangelism

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Preaching the good news about Jesus to other people

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What does St Augustine teach about the Trinity?

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Focuses on the relationship within the Trinity: the Holy Spirit is the love uniting the Father + Son

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What does Catherine la Cugna teach about the trinity?

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It focuses on the outward effects of the Trinity:the Son is continually, eternally coming from the Father to save humanity, with the Holy Spirit the united love that guides believers towards the father.

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Old Testament teachings about the Trinity

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Genesis 1:1-3
Deuteronomy 6:4-5

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Genesis 1:1-3 teachings on trinity

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‘God’ refers to the Father, who created the universe.
‘Wind from God’ is translated as ‘spirit’- showing the Holy Spirit was involved in the creation of the universe.
God created the universe with the power of his word - a reference to the Son of God

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Council of Nicea

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Confirms the Father and Son have always co-existed together, so share the same nature, including being eternal

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Council of Constantinople

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Shows the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity and fully God, and Jesus is both fully God and fully human

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Nicene Creed-

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Statement confirming the Catholic Church’s beliefs on the Trinity and Jesus

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Baptism

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Anonting of water to symbolise the start of a new stage of life as a child of God and to join in with Jesus’s death and resurrection

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Postures used to pray

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Kneeling - asking for forgiveness, respect for God’s authority
Sitting- comfort for person to focus on God
Joined hands - to ask for God’s help

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Consubstantial

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Title to show the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are of one being: God

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Examples of mass settings(name 3)

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Gloria
Alleluia
Eucharistic Acclamation

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Examples of traditional prayers

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Our Father
Haily Mary

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What does the Nicene Creed teach about the Son?

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The Son took on the limitations of human nature to become Jesus(who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and died as a human being), but there’s no distinction in nature between the Father and the Son.

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What does the Nicene Creed teach about the Holy Spirit?

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God’s power is passed on to believers, units the father and lets people know the will of God.

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Authority of the Magisterium

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The Hishop of Rome - also known as the Pope is the head of the Church. People became bishops after the laying on of hands by apostles(apostolic authority). Jesus’s closest followers became known as the twelve apostles