Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Religion in the Faith, Family and Community
- Teachings
- Charity
- 'Anyone who has to shirts should give one away to the one who has none, and anyone with food should do the same'
- 'Faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead'
- Parable of the rich man and Lazarus
- Good Samaritan
- 2nd Greatest Commandment
- Golden Rule
- Saints
- 'It is the churches desire that the poor should rise against poverty' - Encyclical
- 'Preferential option for the poor' - Encyclical
- '...Till death do us part'
- 'earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust'
- 'Honour thy mother and father'
- 'Children should respect their parents'
- 'Parents should treat their children with respect'
- RCIA
- Rights of Christian Initiation in Adults
- Road to Catholicism:
- Precatechumenate
- Inquiry, a time of talking to people, going to church, investigation
- Acceptance into order of Catechumenate
- Church accepts their intentions
- Catechumenate
- Through Catechesis grow in faith and conversion to God
- Deepen knowledge and participation in the community
- Rite of Election
- 1st Sunday of lent, They are now the elect
- Purification and Enlightenment
- Lent is a time of reflection as they prepare for intiation
- Easter Vigil
- The elect are initiated through baptism, confirmation and Eucharist.
- This is on Holy Saturday. They are now a neophyte (newly planted)
- Mystogogia
- During Eastertide, a time for deepening Christian Experience and entering fully into the life of the church
- Religious Orders
- Monks and Friars are different
- Monks promise to stay in a monastery for their whole life, taking a vow of stability
- Friars travel, live in different Priories ect
- Friars
- Takes 7 years to become a friar
- 1st year = Postulancy, thinking
- 2nd year = Noviciate (Newbie!) AKA year in desert - Isolation
- 3rd year = temporary vows, for 3 years, like an engagement
- 3 vows - poverty, chastity, obedience
- Then you do final vows AKA evangelical councils
- Charisms = Apostolic (giving your service) and Contemplative (think and pray a lot)
- Jesuits
- Officially known as the society of Jesus
- A Roman Catholic religious order founded in 16th Century
- Small group of men, took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to the Pope
- Do missionary Work
- Dominicans
- Roman Catholic order of friars and nuns, founded in Toulouse in 1215
- Founded by St Dominic, its aim is to teach truth, its motto 'Veritas' - Truth
- There a 3 Branches
- Male Preachers who teach
- Enclosed Nuns that life a life of prayer and contemplation
- Tertiaries - Some live in the community and others share in life of the religious community
- Franciscans
- Order of Roman Catholic and Anglican Friars
- Founded by St Francis of Assisi
- Pioneered a life of simplicity and Faithfulness to the Gospel of Christ
- Lived a life of repentance, trust and respect for all of Gods creations
- Particular respect for nature, especially birds and animals
- Funerals
- A way to respect the dead and a chance for relatives and friends left behind to mourn.
- Requiem Mass
- Service refers to life after death
- Prayer and songs
- Euology
- Family
- Family is part of God's plan for humanity
- Should provide support and a secure environment for children
- Parents should prepare us for adult life + teach us to look after ourselves
- Family provides us with an identity, a history, a sense of belonging
- God is seen by Christians as a loving, caring father
- Parents and children should respect each other.
- Also Marriage, Baptism + Confirmation see Places and forms of worship