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• Paschal Candle


  Central symbol of divine light, which is Christ
• Paschal Candle


  • Made of pure beeswax representing the sinless Christ who was formed in the womb of His Mother
• Easter Vigil


  Paschal Candle is lighted each day during Mass throughout the Paschal season until the feast of Ascension
• Easter Vigil


  The "mother of all vigils" where the Church keeps watch, celebrating the resurrection of Christ in the sacraments, and awaiting his return in glory
• Easter season


  The most important of all liturgical times, which Catholics celebrate as the Lord's resurrection from the dead, culminating in his Ascension to the Father and sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church
• Octave of Easter


  The eight days which stretch from the first to the second Sunday, prolonging the joy of the initial day
• Paschal Mystery


  Culminates in the Ascension of Jesus, after his appearance on earth in his risen body
• Pentecost


  The Solemnity on the fiftieth day of Easter, concluding the Easter season, marking the occasion of God sending the Holy Spirit upon Jesus' disciples after his Resurrection
• Pentecost transformed fearful apostles into courageous witnesses to Christ, with thousands baptized in a short time
• Clergy


  • Bishops
  • Priests
  • Deacons
• Core beliefs


  • New Testament
  • Creeds
• Church


  The assembly of those who believe in Jesus Christ, who are baptized, and who are in communion with the Pope
• Ekklesia


  Greek word meaning "assembly", the origin of the term "Church"
• Requirements to join the Church


  • Believe that Jesus is the Christ
  • Be baptized
• Requirement to remain in the Church

  • Be united with the Pope
• Characteristics of the true Church of Christ


  • One
  • Holy
  • Catholic
  • Apostolic
• Ecumenism


  The movement striving to unify divided Christians
• Jesus allowed Judas Iscariot to join the Apostles, although he knew he was a traitor, to give a warning that in every twelve shepherds, there might be a bad one
• LAITY


  The common state of life in the Church: baptized, non-ordained Christians who belong to the People of God
• The LAITY are sent to engage in society so that the kingdom of God can grow among men
• Ways the LAITY support the life of the Church


  • Becoming a lector
  • Becoming an extraordinary minister
  • Volunteering as a group leader
  • Serving on church committees
• CLERGY


  The state of ordained men in the Church
• HIERARCHY


  The gradated structure of the Church under Christ, from whom all power and authority proceeds
• POPE


  • Successor of the apostle Peter, Bishop of Rome
  • Peter was the first among the apostles, the Pope, as his successor, presides over the college of bishops
  • As Christ's Vicar or representative, he is the supreme pastor, priest and teacher of the Church
• BISHOP


  • Successor of the apostles; leader of a diocese (local Church)
  • Member of the college of bishops, under the leadership of the Pope
  • The bishop has a share in the responsibility for the universal Church
• DEACON


  • He is ordained for the ministry (diakonía) of the Word, the liturgy, and charitable works
  • His ordination includes the authority to baptize, to preach at Mass, and to preside at the sacrament of Matrimony
• PRIEST


  • Co-worker with the bishop in proclaiming the Gospel and administering the sacraments
  • He carries out his ministry in communion with the other priests, under the leadership of the bishop
• LAY FAITHFUL

  • refer to baptized members of the Churchwho are not ordained clergy. they are actively involved inthe life of the Church, participating in its mission andministries
• The Power of the Keys is the power to forgive sins, which Jesus gave to St. Peter and to his successors, including all bishops and priests
• St. Peter is portrayed holding two keys, silver and gold, symbolizing the power to bind and loose on earth and in Heaven.
• REPENTANCE: A sinner must regret his sins and show acts of repentance
• RESOLUTION: A sinner ought to make a strong resolve not to sin again and to avoid the occasions of sin
• Etymology, from the Greek word "eshata" is the study of the individual’s last things
• Eschatology: the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
• Heaven: the state of "being with the Lord," enjoying the "depths of God," the Father, the Risen Christ, in their Holy Spirit in the presence of the whole Church in glory
• The point of this teaching on hell, then, is to underline the ultimate accountability of what we freely do with our earthly lives, aswell as the finality of death
• Purgatory: the state of final purification
• Temporary State Purgatory is a temporary state of purification
• Purification of Sins Souls in purgatory are believed to undergo purification to cleanse them of any remaining sin or attachment to sin
• Intercessory Prayer: The living can assist the souls in purgatory through prayers, good works, and the offering of Masses on their behalf.