1. Religion Vocabulary

2. almsgiving
The sharing of our resources to help those who are poor or in need

3. angel
The being created by God as a pure spirit, without a physical body. Angels serve God as messengers.

4. Annunciation
The announcement to Mary that she would be the mother of the Son of God.

5. apostasy
The total abandonment of one’s faith

6. Apostles
Twelve of Jesus’ disciples who shared his mission in a special way

7. Ascension
Jesus return in all his glory to his father in heaven

8. Assumption
The truth that at the end of her earthly work God brought Mary to heaven, body and soul

9. Beatitudes
Teachings that describe the way to live as Jesus’ disciples
The word means blessed

10. Bishop
A man who has received the fullness of the Sacrament of Holy Orders and continues the Apostles’ mission of leadership and service.

11. Bless
To dedicate someone or something to God’s name

12. Blessed Trinity The three Divine Persons in one God: God the Father,
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit

13. Candidates
Those preparing for a sacrament

14. Canon Law
The name that we give to the body of laws that govern the Church

15. catechumenate
A process of formation for the Sacraments of Christian Initiation that includes prayer and liturgy, religious instruction, and service to others.

16. catechumens
Adults and older children of catechetical age who entered the catechumenate and are participating in the Rite of Christian Intiation of Adults

17. Catholic social teaching
The teaching of the Church that calls all members to work for justice and peace as Jesus did

18. celebrant
The bishop, priest, or deacon who celebrates a sacrament for and with the community

19. celibacy
The state of those who have chosen to remain single, promising to devote themselves to work of God and the Church for the sake of the Kingdom

20. charity
A gift from God that enables us to love him and love our neighbor

21. Chrism
Perfumed oil blessed by a bishop

22. Church
The community of people who believe in Jesus Christ, have been baptized in him and follow his teachings

23. Common good
The well-being of every individual person and of the whole society to which everyone belongs

24. Common vocation
Our call from God to holiness and evangelization

25. Communion of saints
The union of all baptized members of the Church on earth, in heaven and
in purgatory

26. conscience
Our ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong

27. consecrate
To make sacred for God

28. conversion
Turning back toward God with all one’s heart

29. Covenant
In the bible the solemn agreement between God and his people

30. creed
A statement of belief

31. deacon
The man ordained to share in Christ’s mission by assisting bishops and priests in the service of the church

32. Deposit of faith
All the truth contained in Scripture and Tradition that Christ revealed and entrusted to the apostles and thus us

33. Diocese
A local area of a church led by a bishop

34. Divine inspiration
The special guidance the Holy Spirit gave to the human authors of the Bible

35. Divine Revelation
God’s making himself known to us

36. ecumenism
The work to promote the unity of all Christians

37. Epistles
Letters found in the New Testament to the early Christian communities about God’s Revelation in Jesus

38. Eternal life
A life of happiness with God forever

39. Evangelical counsels
Poverty, chastity, and obedience

40. evangelization
The sharing of the good news of Jesus Christ and the love of God with all people, in every circumstance of life

41. faith
The gift from God that enables us to believe in God, to accept all that he has revealed, and to respond with love for God and others

42. Free will
God’s gift to human beings of the freedom and the ability to choose what to do

43. Gentile
Non-Jewish

44. Gospel
The accounts of God’s Revelation through Jesus Christ

45. grace
A participation or a sharing, in God’s life and friendship

46. heresy
A denial after Baptism of a truth of the faith

47. Human dignity
The value and worth that we share because God created us in his image and likeness

48. humility
The virtue that enables us to acknowledge that God is the source of all good

49. Immaculate Conception
The truth that God made Mary free from original sin and from all sin from the very moment she was conceived

50. Incarnation
The truth that the son of God, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, became man and lived among us

51. Infancy narratives
The accounts of Jesus’ birth and childhood found in the first two chapters of the Gospels of Luke and Matthew

52. intercession
A type of petition in which we ask for something on behalf of another person or a group of people

53. Kingdom of God
The power of God’s love active in our lives and our world

54. Last judgment
Jesu Christ coming at the end of time to judge all people

55. liturgy
The official public prayer of the church

56. Liturgy of the Hours
The official public prayer of the church celebrated at specific times, or hours, throughout the day

57. magisterium
The living teachings office of the Church, consisting of the pope and the bishops

58. Marks of the Church
The four characteristics of the church: one, holy Catholic, and apostolic

59. Mass
The celebration of the Eucharist

60. mercy
God’s forgiveness and love

61. Messiah
The person God planned to send to save the people from their sins. The word Messiah means ‘annointed one’ in Hebrew.

62. Mortal sin
Very serious sin that does turn us completely away from God because it is a choice we freely make to do something we know is seriously wrong

63. Original sin
The first sin committed by the first human beings

64. parable
A short story with a message

65. Paschal Mystery
The suffering, death, resurrection and ascension of our Lord Jesus

66. Pentecost
The day on which the Holy Spirit came to the first disciples as Jesus promised. It marks the beginning of the Church

67. Petition
Prayer in which we ask God for something

68. praise
Prayer in which we give glory to God for being God

69. priest
A man who is ordained to preach the Gospel and serve the faithful, especially by celebrating the Eucharist and the other sacraments

70. prophet
Someone who speaks on behalf of God, defends the truth, and works for justice

71. providence
God’s plan for and protection of all creation

72. Real Presence
The true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist

73. resurrection
The mystery of Jesus’ rising from death to new life

74. righteousness
Conduct and conformity with God’s will

75. Sabbath
A day set apart to rest and honor God

76. sacrament
An effective sign given to us by Jesus Christ through which we share in God’s life

77. salvation
The forgiveness of sins and restoration of humanity’s friendship with God

78. sanctify
To make holy

79. Sanctifying grace
The grace that we receive in the sacraments

80. schism
Refusal to submit to the leadership of Peter’s successor, the pope, or a lack of unity with the members of the Church

81. sin
A thought , word, omossion,or deed against God’s law that harms us and our relationship with God and others

82. Social justice
Opposing every form of injustice in soceity and working to promote justice for all people

83. Theological virtues
The virtues of faith, hope, and charity, which have God as a source, motive, and object

84. Venial sin
Less serious sin that weakens our friendship with God but does not turn us completely away

85. virtue
A good habit that helps us act according to God’s love for us

86. vocation
A call to a way of life

87. vows
Deliberate and free promises made to God

88. Word of God
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the most complete expression of God’s word

89. Works of Mercy
Acts of love by which we care for the bodily and spiritual needs of others

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