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grace free/undeserved gift God gives us to respond to our vocation to become his adopted children worship adoration and honor give to God, which is the first act of the virtue of religion liturgy the Church's official public worship of God through whih Christ our High Priest continues the work of our redemption by means of the Church's celebration of the Pachal Mystery; "the people's work" sacrament effective sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Curch, by which divine life is shaed with us through the work of the Holy Spirit creation we can catch a glimpse of the infinite mystery we call God through this, the material world sacramentals sacred signs which bear a certain resemblance to the sacraments, and by means of which spiritual effects are signified and obtained through the prayers of the Church Liturgy of the Hours the official prayer of the Church, divided into segments to be said throughout the day; consists of Psalms as well as certain humans and prayers of intercessions incarnation the truth of faith that the Song of God assumed human nature and became man to accomplish our salvation in the same human nature The Lord's Resurrection since the beginning of the Church, Sunday has been a day to honor/mark this Paschal Mystery mystery/events involved in our redemption; Jesus' suffering, death, Resurrection, and Ascension Divine Revelation document from Second Vatican Council to show God hasn't left us to our own halting Creation first sacrament because we are already beings who must find God for eternal happiness Postmodernism Worldview someone who is unsure if there is actually ultimate truth; benchmark is denial of absolute truth; skepticism; religious ritual is foolish Classical Worldview best traditional Catholic thinking; believes in ultimate truth; life is meaningful in God; rituals are credible Initiation Sacraments Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation Healing Sacraments Anointing of the sick, Penance/Reconciliation Service of Communion Matrimony, Holy Orders Eastern Rite Baptism all sacraments of initiation celebrated at the same time Western Rite Baptism baptism celebrated for infants, then Confirmation/Eucharist left for later age St. Augustine of Hippo instrumental in developing the Church's understanding of sin, forgiveness, and baptism tradition living transmission of the Gospel message and basic Catholic beliefs the Confessions chronicled events of the life of St. Augustine St. John the Baptist spent his time in the desert, challenging people to repent/be baptized catechumenate formation process that includes catechesis and life in community conversion sincere change of mind; turns one from sin/toward God sanctifying grace pure gift to us at baptism which purifies us/ makes us more like Him chrism sacred oil that is used in several Catholic sacraments Mike Yaconelli warned us that real Christianity ruins lives original sin state of being that we inherit by virtue of our membership in the fallen human race justification refers to God's gracious action that frees humans from sin; bestows God's righteousness through their belief in Jesus Priest role from baptism to be joined with Christ in offering worship to God; live life of holiness; oportunity to offer ourselves to God; habit of daily prayer; ponifex "one who builds bridge" Prophet role from baptism to listen and speak God's Word; develop habit of reading/praying the Scriptures; set good example King role from baptism to be "royal" nation of Christ; kingship of service Confirmation mainly about conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit; brings us closer to God Virgin Mary prepared over her lifetime to receive God's grace; allowed hersself to be filled with the Holy Spirit Pentecost disciples went through a radical transformation alongwith all who had received the Holy Spirit Passover Jewish feast that was the celebration of their ancestor's release from Egyptian captivity; first Eucharist Early Christians believed that Jesus was truly present in breaking of bread; celebrated Mass on Sundays; only welcomed baptized Catholics to Eucharist 2 events in Mass sacrifice of Body/Blood to God, our sharing in communion mystical body those with whom we are united with Christ in baptism transubstantiation through consecration, bread/wine become Jesus real presence Jesus is actually there with us every Sunday in church in the Eucharist inculturation possibility of adapting liturgical rituals to specific cultures John 6 bread of LIFE discourse; Jesus discloses to his followers that Heis the bread that comes down from heaven and e must eat of His flesh if we want to live Liturgy of the Word gather (sing, priest welcomes, opening prayer Gloria) and proclaim (OT, psalm, 2nd reading, Gospel, homily, Nincene creed, prayer of faithful) Liturgy of the Eucharist break (gifts brought forward, about to be blessed/changed by power of HS) and send (sent out as missionaries) Oscar Romero born in 1917 in El Salvador; left school at 12 years old to study carpentry; left for passion for priesthood; ordained in 1942 and made it to archbishop in 1972; defended people from government; shot at funeral Order of penitents process by which those who had committed grave sins were brought back into communion with God/Church in early centuries; members often sat outside Church assembly and petition faithful for prayers/support Ireland where practice as we know originated/developed penance discipline we perform to correct the roots of our sinfulness social nature of sin sin we commit has an impact on the whole community Priest confession necessary because they represent God/Church; need to know how to apologize to another human 2 Reconciliation Parts human (contrition, confession, penance) and God (absolution- forgiveness) Perfect contrition feeling sorrow form pure love for God Imperfect contrition feeling sorrow from a fear of sin's consequences St. John Vianney worked on a farm in France; drafted to army but ran away; ordained at 29, and sent to tiny parish in Ars; holiness attracted tourists to confession; health was bad stuck in booth 10-15 hours a day contraception condemned by the Catholic Church because the whol point of sex is to have children Church's teaching on sex teaching is suprisingly good news sexuality finding true meaning lets us touch core of our being as people; encounter deepest longings, fears, wounds Romantic Love leads to attraction, secual intimacy, children, and long last bond