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Theology Peolker Chapter 6 Vocab

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Catechumen
An unbaptized person who is preparing to receive all of the sacrements of christan initiation
Neophytes
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
RCIA
s a process developed by the Catholic Church for prospective converts to Catholicism who are above the age of infant baptism.
Lent
a season of intensified prayer and fasting before Easter - starts on Ash Wednesday
essential rite
the part of the liturgical celebration of a sacrament that is strictly necessary in order for the sacrament to be valid
rite
a religious or other solemn ceremony or act.
transubstanation
what happens when the bread and wine are turned into the Body and Blood of Christ
epiclesis
is the part of the Anaphora by which the priest invokes the Holy Spirit upon the Eucharistic bread and wine in some Christian churches.
Advent
the season that prepares for the coming of Christ at Christmas
Chrism
sacred oil used for anointing in Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders
Triduum
three day long liturgy starting with Holy Thursday and continuing into Good Friday and ending on Holy Saturday
Sacramentals
Sacred signs (for example, objects, aces, and actions) that resemble the sacrements. Through the prayers of the church spiritual effects are signified or obtained.
icons
a painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.
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