6th Religion Vocabulary Week 3

Communion To be “one with”. In Holy Communion we receive, or become “one with” Jesus

Confession To tell what we have done to another person In the Sacrament of Confession, we tell our sins to a priest.

Confirmation The Sacrament in which those who have been baptized with the Holy Spirit are strengthened so they can more firmly defend the faith by their words and deeds. Confirmation completes the Sacraments of Initiation, but by NO MEANS does it mean we know everything about the faith! We are expected to continue learning and deepening the gift of faith we have been given-we do this through prayer, receiving the Sacraments, attending Mass at least each Sunday and by reading Sacred Scripture/attending classes, etc.

Conscience The little voice in our hearts that enables us to judge an action as right or wrong based on the laws of God We are obligated to properly form our consciences in light of the truth of Christ’s teachings One must always follow their (properly formed) conscience

Contrition To be sorry for one’s sins There is imperfect contrition-to be sorry out of fear for God’s just punishments And perfect contrition-which is to be sorry out of love for God, to be sorry for the offense we have committed against His love and justice Every sin is an offense against God 

Covenant A solemn agreement (contract) made between two (or more) people In the Old Testament the most important covenant was the agreement made between God and the people of Israel. Jesus made a new and eternal covenant between God and all man

Creation All things made by God from nothing ex nihilo (from nothing) It includes, the world, man, plants, animals…the angels, everything but sin.

Creator God-the one who made everything out of nothing

Creed The prayer of faith in which we profess (state) what we believe

Episcopacy The bishops of the Church as a body

Eucharist The body, blood, soul and divinity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine.