Key words

• BIBLE


  The collection of writings which Christians believe to be revealed by God, made up of the Old & New Testaments
• PILGRIMAGE


  A journey of religious significance to a holy site or shrine. A Catholic may also regard their journey through life itself as a pilgrimage.
• EPIPHANY


  The feast celebrating the 'shining forth', "manifestation' or revelation of the Incarnation. Celebrated on the twelfth and final day of Christmas, it is a celebration of the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus.
• JUDGEMENT


  The belief that God will judge whether or not humans are worthy to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
• LITURGICAL YEAR


  The Church's Year - an annual cycle of seasons and feasts based around the mysteries of Christ. It is divided into six periods and starts with Advent and finishes with the Feast of Christ the King.
• CONSCIENCE


  Human reason making moral decisions. The knowledge we have of what is right and wrong and the God-given compulsion within all humans to do what is right and avoid evil.
• CONFESSIONALS


  A booth or a stall within a Catholic church, where a priest sits to hear confessions. It is where the Sacrament of Reconciliation takes place.
• REVELATION


  God making Himself known to humankind, for instance through the Bible or the person of Jesus Christ.
• PURGATORY


  The process of being purified of sin before uniting with God in Heaven.
• STATIONS OF THE CROSS


  Fourteen or fifteen drawings or locations (usually inside a church) that let worshippers follow the milestones of Christ's journey on the day of his crucifixion
• LENT


  The forty day season of fasting, prayer & preparation leading up to Easter.
• ADVENT


  The season of awaiting Christ's coming - the four Sundays' preparation for the season of Christmas.