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36. Restores unity with God and his Church

Penance and reconciliation

Sacramental economy

The communication or dispensation of the fruits of Christ's Paschal Mystery through the celebration of the sacramental liturgy.

43. True or False? From the life of Jesus, we can see that true royalty seeks to serve others, particularly the poor and suffering.

True

45. True or False? Grace is the free and undeserved help that God gives us in order for us to participate and collaborate in his work.

True

48. True or False? God really becomes present to us in the sacraments

True

9. True or False? Jesus' very humanity appeared as a sign and instrument of his divinity and of the salvation he brings.

True

39. Briefly explain how our participation in the Church helps us participate in Christ's mission as king

We participate in Christ's kingly mission when we put the needs of others before your own needs. (p. 15)

7. True or False? Although in Jesus there are two divine natures, he was human like every human. 

False. Although in Jesus there are two divine natures, he was human like every human, except for the presence of sin. (p. 5)

28. True or False? At our first Confession, we are incorporated into the Church and become a member of the Body of Christ

False. At our Baptism, we are incorporated into the Church and become a member of the Body of Christ. (p. 14)

41. True or False? One of the ways we act as priest is by encouraging others to persist in faith despite times of discouragement and confusion.

False. One of the ways we act as prophet is by encouraging others to persist in faith despite times of discouragement and confusion. (p. 16

42. True or False? The primary place the laity carry out their prophetic mission is within the Church herself.

False. The primary place the laity carry out their prophetic mission is mainly in the secular world. (p. 17

23. True or False? There is a communion of all holy people: the Church in heaven and the Church on earth

False. There is a communion of all holy people: the Church in heaven, the Church in purgatory, and the Church on earth. (p. 11)

18. True or False? Through some of the sacraments, we are united to Christ's Passion and glorification.

False. Through all of the sacraments we are united to Christ's Passion and glorification.

3. True or False? When Christ ascended to the Father, he did so with his divine nature, but not his human nature.

False. When Christ ascended to the Father, he did so with the union of both natures in his Divine Person. (p. 4)

38. Briefly explain how our participation in the Church helps us participate in Christ's mission as prophet

As prophet, we witness to the Catholic faith and proclaim God's truth. Being a prophet sometimes means you have to go against the tide of public opinion. (p. 15)

22. What spiritual goods are shared in communion with all the members of the Church?

Communion in the faith, communion of the sacraments, communion of charisms, communion of goods, communion of charity

33. Strengthens us by the Holy Spirit to act as true witnesses of Christ in the world

Confirmation

15. Explain how the Church herself meets the definition of a sacrament.

-First, a sacrament is a mystery. -Second, it is a visible sign of the unseen (invisible) divine reality. -Third, a sacrament is an efficacious sign—something that makes real what it signifies. The Church also has these same three dimensions. (p. 9)

31. Strengthens the suffering members of the Church

Anointing of the sick

37. Briefly explain how our participation in the Church helps us participate in Christ's mission as priest

As priest, all the baptized share in the priesthood of Christ. We participate in Christ's priestly mission when we provide spiritual support, such as through your prayers, to another person. (p. 15)

32. Causes our rebirth as sons and daughters of God

Baptism

26. Explain why Catholics must see all people as part of the human family. What implication does this suggest about those who suffer?

Because God is the Father of all people, we must care about everyone as we care about the members of our own families. If people in another part of the world are suffering from famine, a natural disaster, or oppression, you and your community suffer with them and try to help them. (p. 12

50. Briefly explain the four dimensions of each sacrament.

Each sacrament is ● a memorial—a remembering that God is present now and has always acted for the benefit of all in the past; it is ● a celebration—a Church-approved ritual, involving objects, words, and actions, that gives worship and thanks to God for salvation in Christ; it is ●a communion—a real encounter of union with Christ, with members of the Church, and with people throughout the world; and it is ● a transformation—an empowerment to become more holy and to minister to others through the gift of God's grace. (p. 21)

Sacraments

Efficacious and visible signs of God's grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The Seven Sacraments are Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.

35. Signifies and wondrously brings about the unity of the people of God

Eucharist

30. Enables priests, deacons, and bishops to "feed the Church in Christ's name

Holy orders

6. What is the hypostatic union?

Jesus is both fully man and fully divine at the same time. OR The doctrine of faith recognizes two natures (one human and one divine) in the one Divine Person of Jesus Christ. (p. 5)

34. Acts as a sign of the unity between Christ and his Church

Matrimony

24. What is the Church's missionary mandate?

The Church has a missionary mandate to proclaim the Gospel to all peoples and to baptize in Christ's name.

20. How does the CCC define the Communion of Saints?

The Communion of Saints is defined as the "unity of all the redeemed, those on earth and those who have died."

Incarnation

The act by which the Father sent his Son into the world, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, the Son came to exist as a man within the womb of Mary. The Son of God assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish salvation for humanity in that same nature. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Second Person of the Trinity, is both true God and true man, not part God and part man.

Hypostatic union

The doctrine of faith that recognizes two natures (one human and one divine) in the one divine Person of Jesus Christ.

2. Explain the insight we gain from the story about the young child awakened by thunder.

The message of this story is that everyone wants to be near the ones who know us, protect us, and most of all, love us. That is why the Son of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, took on flesh and became a man. (p. 4)

Liturgy

The official public worship of the Church. The sacraments and the Divine Office constitute the Church's liturgy. Mass is the most important liturgical celebration.

16. Briefly explain the Scripture passages that reveal how the Church was empowered by Christ.

The power of the Church to effect what she signifies was given by Christ to Peter and the Apostles when he told them, "I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 16:19) and "Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (Mt 18:18). He further promised them, "And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age" (Mt 28:20) and "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it." (Jn 14:12-14) (p. 9

44. Write the definition of a sacrament from the Catechism of the Catholic Church below.

The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present the graces proper to each sacrament. They bear fruit in those who receive them with the required dispositions. (p. 19)

Communion of saints

The unity in Christ of all those he has redeemed: the Church on earth, in heaven, and in Purgatory.

47. Explain the meaning of the "sacramental economy."

The way Christ dispenses the fruits of the Paschal Mystery until he comes again is the sacramental economy. The term economy originates from a Greek word that means "management of the household." The sacramental economy refers to the way Christ cares for his household, the Church. (p. 20)

Theological virtues

Three important virtues, first infused at Baptism, that enable Catholics to know God and lead them to union with him; they are faith (belief in, and personal knowledge of, God), hope (trust in God's salvation and his bestowal of graces needed to attain it), and charity (love of God and love of neighbor). Catholics can also receive an increase in the theological virtues through reception of the other sacraments and through the application of the theological virtues in their lives.

10. True or False? Jesus says that he, himself is the only way to God the Father.

True

12. True or False? The Church continues Christ's work of perfectly worshipping the Father and making redeeming grace available through the Seven Sacraments.

True

13. True or False? According to the CCC, it is Christ who acts in the sacraments.

True

17. True or False? The Church's divine mission is to complete Christ's mission by bringing Catholics into communion with the Blessed Trinity.

True

21. True or False? The Communion of Saints is the Church.

True

25. True or False? The mark of the catholicity of the Church means all Catholics share a communion with other member of the Church, others who believe in Christ, and all humankind who are called to salvation by God's grace.

True

29. True or False? Through Baptism we receive the right to receive the other sacraments and are given the responsibility to share the faith with others.

True

4. True or False? The sacramental economy—the sacraments and liturgy—are the way Christ makes himself and his saving graces present to us on earth.

True

Laity

unordained members of the Church who have been initiated into the Church through Baptism.