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Theology Semester 2 Final

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St. Augustine definition of sacrament
"a visible sign of an invisible reality, a visible sign of invisible grace"
'gateway' into Church?
sacrament of Baptism
Eucharist means?
"thanksgiving" in Greek
length of Lent
begins Ash Wednesday and ends Holy Thursday (40 days of prayer)
sacred objects called?
sacramentals (resemble the sacraments)
-examples: candles, holy water, rosary beads, etc.
oil used at Confirmation
Chrism
profession of faith
Creed: expresses our common belief; binds us closer as a community
inclination to sin
concupiscence
sacrament needed for salvation
Baptism
graces of Holy Communion
*check
1. spiritual life and nourishment
2. cleansing from past sins by wiping away venial sin
3. a greater commitment to the poor
4. increase in the theological virtues
5. spiritual energy, for our worldly pilgrimmage
forms of baptism
baptism of water (through the sacrament of baptism)
baptism of blood (the death of martyrs who died)
baptism of desire (dies before baptism)
Christianity legalized when?
313 AD
baptism means?
"to plunge" or "to immerse" in water...in Greek
completes a person's initiation
Eucharist
Advent prepares for?
Christ's coming
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