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| Incarnation | The Christian mystery of God becoming human |
| Resurrection | The Christian mystery that celebrates that Jesus is risen from the dead |
| Ascension | The Christian mystery of Jesus' return to the Father after his earthly ministry was complete |
| Pentecost | when the Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit |
| Paschal | Passover |
| Paschal Mystery | Life, death, Resurrection, Ascension, and promise to return |
| Body of Christ | Image of the church reflecting many people with many gifts all needed to build up the church |
| Council of Trent | this council reaffirmed the seven official sacraments |
| Temple of the Holy Spirit | image of the church that reminds us we all have the power of the spirit dwelling within us |
| The fullest, most complete sacrament of God to the world | the person of Jesus Christ |
| Emporer Constantine | gave Christians freedom to worship in the year 313 |
| Augustine | believed almost anything in creation is sacrament |
| Thomas Aquinas | sacraments are not only signs of the sacred but also causes of God's grace |
| Reconciliation | sacrament which expresses the reality that Jesus forgave people's sins |
| Baptism | the sacrament that expresses Jesus giving new life to people |
| Confirmation | the sacrament that expresses Jesus' sharing the power of the Spirit with others |
| Matrimony | reflects Jesus being faithful to the one he called Abba |
| Holy Orders | the sacrament that expresses Jesus' ministry to the spiritual needs of people |
| Eucharist | the sacrament which expresses Jesus offering his body and blood in sacrifice for the people |
| Anointing of the Sick | Jesus' ministry of healing those who suffered illness |
| Council of Lyon | this council established the seven sacraments |
| Tertullian | applied the term Sacramentum for initiation rituals |
