SHC RE 8.4 2016 Vocabulary

The last meal Jesus shared with his disciples, at which He instituted the Eucharist.

To be whole, as God wants people to become. Belonging to or associated with God.

A grace which enables people to believe in God and all that Jesus has revealed.

Rules for human conduct given to Moses on Mt Sinai which summarise all of God’s laws.

A sacrament through which a person is received into the Church. Water is symbolic.

A book about God forming the Hebrew people into God’s own people.

All who share in the gifts God gives through baptism,including those in heaven and in purgatory

The sacrament by which believers share in the Paschal mystery of JC’s death and resurrection

To apply oil as part of a religious ceremony.

The free gift of the presence and action of God in the world and the lives of believers.

Marks the beginning of the liturgical year and we prepare to celebrate the feast of Xmas.

The official public worship of the Church during which people gather to remember and celebrate

A Jewish feast celebrating God’s action of saving his people from slavery and death in Egypt.

A grace which enables people to love as Jesus loves.

Non-verbal communication of thoughts and feelings through movement and gesture.

The final purification after death that people need in order to enter the joys of heaven.

A sacrament in which candidates are anointed by a bishop. The Holy Spirit is important.