1. CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANT TIMES OF OUR LIVES…
Religious Studies 3, Chapter 3

2. JOURNAL QUESTION:
Think of the place where you go to church. What is your experience of the worship services (or Mass)? Do you feel the rituals are helpful or dry? If you could change one aspect of the service (or Mass), what would it be?

3. RITUALS:
A ritual is a symbolic action that allows us to physically and concretely express our beliefs. A ritual leads people out of their daily worries to take them to a special time and place. A ritual gives us a chance to express certain truths that cannot be done with mere words.

4. RITUALS vs. ROUTINES RITUAL Full of deeper meanings
Concern the process, not the end result
Breaks through the boredom of daily schedule
ROUTINE
Empty of a deeper meaning
Are done to provide a physical result
Contributes to the boredom of the daily schedule