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• "an outward sign of an inward gift"
• baptism

  • ceremony that welcomes someone into the family of God
  • Priest pours water over the infants head in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit
  • person becomes son/daughter of God
• Confirmation

  • receiving the gifts of the holy spirit
  • Candidates renew their baptismal promises
  • it strengthens their faith to become a mature active catholic
• Eucharist

  • receiving the body and blood of Christ
  • the priest turns the bread and wine into the body and blood
  • receiving the presence of God in a physical way
• reconciliation

  • the forgiveness of sins
• anointing of the sick

  • healing and forgiveness of sins in preparation for the journey into the next life
• matrimony

  • the joining together of two people as one
• holy orders

  • the giving of a distinct mission within the church
• liturgical worship

  • structured, public services of worship
  • e.g mass
• A key example of liturgical worship is mass
• “Do this im memory of me” - corinthians
• catholic ideals about liturgical worship

  • structured and ordered
  • signs and symbols link back to apostolic tradition
  • transubstantiation
• Some protestant

  • Eucharist service
  • Similar structure to catholic mass
  • Eucharist is important but doesn't have the same meaning
• Other protestant

  • Is symbolic
  • Less structured
  • Believe that a less structured form of liturgical worship is important for a less restricted connection with God
• All christian groups recognise the importance of God’s word in the bible
• Prayer is “the raising of one‘s mind and heart to God” CCC
• types of prayer

  • repentance: acknowledging of ones sins and asking for forgiveness (i confess)
  • thanksgiving: expressing love and gratitude to God (grace before meals)
  • adoration: God is God (Glory be)
  • Petition: asking God for your own personal needs (a prayer before an exam)
  • Intercession: praying on the behalf of others (bidding prayers)
• The lord’s prayer

  • Taught by Jesus to his disciples
  • Teaches about key principles of prayer
  • It isn't for show and shouldn’t use empty words
  • It should deepen someones relationship with God
  • It should be heartfelt and sincere
  • The lords prayer is “the most perfect of prayers” CCC
  • Reminds catholics to honour God
• importance of different kinds of prayer

  • different stages of life
  • different needs and moments
  • different modes
• what is popular piety


  worship that doesn't follow a strict pattern and is non liturgical
• examples of popular piety


  rosary , stations of the cross , eucharistic adoration
• rosary

  • used in private prayer at home
  • person focuses on the key events in Jesus' life
  • meditates on the grace of God
  • many other Christians don't use the rosary because they don't share the Catholic beliefs about Mary's significance in prayer and worship
• stations of the cross

  • 14 stations of around the walls of the Catholic church
  • honours the suffering and death of Jesus
  • people move between them with different prayers, meditations and reflections
  • reminder of Jesus' suffering
  • most protestants don't use the stations of the cross because the images don't always come from the bible
• eucharistic adoration

  • adoration in front of Jesus in the consecrated bread and wine
  • focuses on prayer
  • protestants don't believe the bread and wine transform into the body and blood of Jesus so don't carry out Eucharistic adoration
• what is pilgrimage?


  a journey to a special place of religious significance
• why is pilgrimage important?

  • provides time and space for prayer
  • connects with other Christians
  • allows Christians to journey closer to god
• Jerusalem

  • place of Jesus' birth and resurrection
  • common place for all Christians because it focuses on the life of Jesus
• Rome

  • centre of Catholic church
  • Catholics don't recognise the importance of the pope so they don't regard Rome with importance
• Lourdes

  • healings have taken place , Mary appeared to Bernadette in 1858
  • mainly a Catholic place of pilgrimage because other Christians don't elevate Mary
• Walsingham

  • 1061 woman had visions
  • there are both Catholic and church of England
• protestants don't place as much emphasis on pilgrimage as Catholics - it's not a central part of Christian life
• "love your neighbour as yourself" -Mark Catholic social teaching
• Seven themes of Catholic social teaching

  • sacredness of life
  • call to family and participation
  • human rights
  • preferential option for the poor
  • dignity of work
  • solidarity as one family
  • care for God's creation
• Catholic social teaching is concerned with how society should provide

  • justice
  • peace
  • reconciliation
• • corporal works of mercy - feeding the hungry , visiting the sick
  • spiritual works of mercy - comforting those who are sad , praying for people
• CAFOD

  • rooted in the Catholic community
  • working for social justice
  • raising awareness
  • there in a crisis
  • helping people help themselves
• for catholics evangelism doesnt mean trying to convert people. evangelism is about sharing and living out a message.
• evangelism - individually

  • through career
  • attending national events
  • global meetings
• evangelism - church

  • parish life
  • bishop conference
  • through the pope