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| anamnesis | a strong, powerful remembrance that makes a person or action really and truly present |
| conscience | the "interior voice" of a person, a God given sense of the Law of God |
| the Eucharist | also called the Mass or Lord's Supper and based on the word "thanksgiving" |
| exorcism | the act of freeing someone from demonic possession. Also, calling on the name of Christ to protect us from the power of Satan. |
| institute | to introduce, establish, or inaugurate |
| Kingdom of God | The culmination or goal of God's plan of salvation, announced in the Gospel and present in Jesus Christ. A new social order based on unconditional love |
| legalistic | to focus strictly on what the law requires without considering the truth the law is intended to promote |
| Passover | the feast that celebrates the deliverance of the Chosen people from bondage in Egypt and the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land |
| poverty of the heart | the recognition of our deep need for God and the commitment to put God above everything else in life, particularly above the accumulation of material wealth |
| redemption | from the Latin redemptio, meaning "a buying back"; to redeem something it to pay the price for its freedom |
| chastity | A virtue whereby people successfully and healthfully integrate their sexuality into their total person; one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit; one of the vows of religious life. |
| hevruta | Friendship, connection, or partner. An ancient Jewish method of studying a text with a partner. |
| Jordan River | The place of Jesus' Baptism. |
| Wedding at Cana | Believed to be Jesus' first public miracle. |
| Transfiguration | The event recorded in all three synoptic Gospels in which Jesus appeared to Peter, James, and John in his glory with face and clothes shining like the sun and accompanied by Moses and Elijah. |
| cash crops | Crops that are grow to make the most wealth for the land owner. |
| subsistence crops | Crops that are grown to provide basic food to feed the most people. |
| parable | Teaching technique used by Jesus to tell a story with a deeper meaning that can be applied to our lives. |
| clement | means "merciful" |
| expiation | to atone for sin or wrong-doing |
| Theophany | God breaking into the human dimension |
| fratricide | means "to kill one's brother" |
| Torah | means "Law"; the first 5 books in the O.T. |
| Theotokos | Greek for "God-bearer"; a title for Mary |
| Patriarch | the father or leader of a tribe, clan, or tradition; often used in reference to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob |
| O.T. Prophesies | these often pointed to the coming of a Messiah |
| spiritual sense | goes beyond the literal sense to help us understand the deeper meaning of Scripture |
| Protoevangelium | the first announcement of the Good News in Genesis |
| foreshadowing | the belief that God's redemptive love through Jesus Christ as expressed in the Protoevangelium is an example of this |
| Religious Truth | the use of figurative and symbolic language help convey this kind of truth |
| Incarnation | when the Son of God became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ |
| Immaculate Conception | the dogma that Mary was conceived without Original Sin |
| The Exile | when the Israelites were held captive in Babylon following the destruction of Jerusalem |
| Christological | the branch of Theology that studies the person and life of Jesus Christ |
| Paschal Mystery | Salvation through the Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ |
| Annunciation | when the Angel Gabriel announced that Mary would become the mother of the Messiah |
| miracles | examples of God's reign in ACTION |
| Baptism of Jesus | marked the beginning of Jesus' public ministry |
| Sermon on the Mount | often considered a summary of the key teachings of Jesus Christ |
| Institution Narrative | the Gospel accounts of the first Eucharist |
