 | Term | Definition |
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Liturgical Assembly |
a group of Christians gathered for liturgy |
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Specific parish or congregation |
an example is Saint Mary's Church |
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Local Diocese |
group of man parishes led by a bishop |
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Worldwide Church |
the whole world together as a church |
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RCIA |
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults; A step-by-step process of being prepared to be baptized and into the the community |
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Rituals |
concrete, visible actions that have symbolic meaning for a group or community. They are done in the same way everytime. An example is a graduation ceremony |
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Symbol |
a tangible, physical reality that represents an invisible reality. An example is a wedding ring |
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A sense of Sacramental |
a sense that God and the sacred are encountered in the ordinary things and events of everday life |
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An emphasis on communal |
a recognition that the church, as a community, is essential to individual salvation and the life of faith |
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A commitment to both faith and reason |
A reliance on coth human intelligence and faith in God to understand what God intends |
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Love for the Saints |
A relationship with those who have died who were especially close to God and now are models and helpers for those still living |
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Trinity |
the realization that Father, the Holy Spirit, and the son of God are one |
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Dogmas |
doctrines taught under the fullest solemnity and authority of the church. Example is the Holy Spirit |
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