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| Moses | Chosen by God to teach the Israelites his word and to lead them to freedom. Went to the Pharaoh and told them that The Lord said," Let my People go." |
| deliverance | to be set free or released; When God frees us from our Sin |
| Miriam | Moses's sister who lead the Israelites in song and dancing praising the Lord after fleeing toward the Promised Land |
| Yahweh | The most sacred name of God spoken to Moses. Means " I am who I am |
| slaves | Israelites who were forced to build cities and fields by the Pharaoh |
| Pope Benedict XVI | Chose the motto, "Collaborator of the Truth", Entered the seminary with his brother and was ordained a priest after serving in WWII |
| Saint Teresa of Avila | a Carmelite nun whose body was said to lift off the ground when she prayed. Founded the Discalced Carmelites; Feast Day is October 15th |
| Book of Exodus | Second book of the Bible which describes one of the most important saving acts of God |
| exodus | The Old Testament Story of how God freed the Hebrews/ Israelites from slavery out of Egypt |
| plagues | Consequences sent to Eqypt for not allowing the Israelites to be freed; The last one that was sent resulted in all the firstborns in Egypt dying, even the Pharaoh's son |
| Promised Land | Canaan, the sacred place God promised to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and t he Israelites |
| Liturgical Year | the churches yearly calendar of celebrations and seasons |
| Passover | the Jewish celebration of the Israelites's exodus from Egypt |
| Red Sea | the sea that the Israelites crossed during their exodus |
| baptism | One os the sacraments of the Catholic Church when a child or adult is recognized as a child of God |
| everlasting life | The Lord is not the God of the dead but the God of the living. He teaches us that we will have __________ ___________ |
| Seder | the Jewish feast celebrating the exodus |
| Paschal Mystery | The way Jesus's Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension saved us from sin and gave us life after death |
| Lent | The season of sacrifice and preparation for Easter |
| Easter Triduum | Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. Honors the event of Jesus's death and resurrection |
| resurrection | The new life given to us when our body reunites with our soul at the end of time |
| sin | Breaking God's law |
| Holy Thursday | Honors the night on which Jesus shared the Last Supper with the Twelve Apostles |
| covenant | a sacred agreement or relationship sometimes sealed by a ritual or a ceremony |
| Mount Sinai | The Ten Commandments were revealed to the Israelites on ___________ __________________ |
| Nicene Creed | A statement of our beliefs recited at Mass. Begins with "We Believe in one God |
| manna | the bread like food that God gave the Israelites in the desert |
| Ark of the Covenant | A special gold and wood box built by the Israelites that held the stone tablets of the ten commandments |
| The Great Commandment | You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind; |
| Pharaoh | Ordered the Israealites into slavery and told them to throw every Hebrew baby boy into the river |
