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Flashcards by Susan Rodriguez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Susan Rodriguez
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Abba | God the Father; used to recognise God's personal love to each person |
| Alms Giving | The practice of giving money or food to the poor |
| Amnesty International | A non-governmental organisation focused on human rights |
| Apostle | Who saw risen christ and was sent by Jesus to proclaim the gospel. |
| Caritas | A Catholic international aid and development agency |
| Canonisation | The last step in the Catholic church recognising a person as being exceptionally close to God and being referred to as a saint |
| Catholic | A member of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Charism | Any good gift that flows from God's love to humans |
| Christian | Someone who believes in Christ and follows his teachings |
| Church | The community or the "assembly of baptised believers" within who God dwells |
| Demon | An angel who turned away from God following the lead of Satan |
| Doctrine | A teaching based on the person and work of Jesus that comes to people through the Church |
| Divine | Connected with the characteristics of God |
| Easter | The most important and oldest festival of the Christian church, celebrating the resurrection of Christ |
| Gospel | An announcement of good news. The story of the victory of Jesus and the kingdom of God over satan and evil. |
| Holy Week | The week before Easter, starting on Palm Sunday |
| Incarnation | The mystery where God became fully human when Jesus was born of human flesh and blood |
| Kingdom of God | The range of God's effective will. |
| Lent | A season of new spiritual life when Catholics recall what christ has done for them by renewed efforts to repent and believe |
| Liturgical Year | Consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons in Christian churches that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed. |
| Parish | A local community of the Christian faithful under the care of a Parish priest |
| Pilgrimage | A journey or search of moral or spiritual significance |
| Prayer | Petition, adoration, contrition, thanksgiving |
| Repent | Feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin |
| Resurrection | The event where Jesus overcame the power of death by God's saving power |
| Rite | A repetitive ceremony activity fixed with rules, such as the right of ordination |
| Sacrament | A visible and effective sign of the invisible reality of God's grace |
| Saint | All who share the gifts that God gives through baptism, particularly those who have been canonised |
| Saint Vincent De Paul | An international Catholic voluntary organisation dedicated to serving the poor and disadvantaged |
| Tradition | The teachings handed on the apostles and the way these teachings are handed on under the Holy Spirit as a guidance |
| Trinity | The father, son, and Holy spirit, three persons in God |
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