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| Abba | a word that means "father" in the language Jesus spoke. Jesus used this word when he prayed to God the Father. |
| actual grace | the grace given to us by the Holy Spirit to help us follow Jesus. |
| Advocate | the name for the Holy Spirit that means "one who speaks for someone else" |
| Ananias | a follower of Jesus who lived in Damascus; through God's power he healed Saul's blindness |
| Annunciation | the announcement of Jesus' birth to Mary by the angel Gabriel is called the Annunciation |
| Apostles' Creed | the main creeds of the Catholic Church |
| Ascension | the return of the Risen Jesus to his Father |
| Baptism | the sacrament in which we are joined to Christ. Through Baptism we become members of the Church and followers of Jesus, our sins are forgiven, and we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
| Bethlehem | the town where Jesus was born |
| Blessed Sacrament | The Eucharist that the Church keeps in the tabernacle to distribute to the sick and for private adoration |
| Body of Christ | Another name for the Church is the Body of Christ |
| Cana | a walled town about five miles from Nazareth where Jesus grew up. |
| canticle | a song of praise to God |
| Christians | People who are baptized and believe in Jesus Christ |
| Church | the Church is the People of God |
| communion of saints | the community of the followers of Jesus, both those living on earth and in heaven |
| Confirmation | one of the Sacraments of Initiation in which baptized people receive and celebrate the strengthening of the gift of the Spirit within them |
| contrition | the sorrow we feel when we have done something wrong |
| conversion | the experience of changing one's heart and turning back to God |
| covenant | The solemn agreement between God and the Israelites |
| covet | to want what someone else has |
| creation | all that God has made |
| creed | a prayer that tells what we believe |
| crucified | to be put to death on a cross |
| David | an ancestor of Jesus who was the second king of God's people. he wrote many of the psalms |
| disciples | the people who followed Jesus |
| Divine Providence | God's caring love is known as... |
| Easter | the time of hte year Christians celebrate and remember the Resurrection of Jesus |
| Easter Triduum | includes Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and celebrations of the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday |
| Eucharist | the sacrament in which we receive the Body and Blood of Christ. means to give thanks. |
| faith | belief and trust in God. Is both a gift from God that helps us to believe and trust in him and our reponse to that gift. |
| feasts | special days of the church year that are put aside to honor the saints |
| forgive | to pardon someone for the wrong they have done |
| Galilee | a section of the land where Jesus lived and did the work God sent him to do while he was on Earth |
| Genesis | the first book of the Bible |
| Good Friday | The Friday before Easter Sunday. the day when we remember Jesus was crucified and died |
| Gospel | The Good News Jesus came to proclaim. The first four books of the New Testament are know as the ____ |
| Gospel according to John | one of the first four books of the New Testament. means "good news" |
| grace | the gift of our sharing in the life of the Holy Trinity |
| Great Commandment | the commandment that all of God's laws depend on. it is "You shall love God with all your heart, soul, and mind. You shall love others as you love yourself." |
| Hail Mary | a prayer based on the angel Gabriel's greeting to Mary at the Annunciation |
| heaven | Eternal life with God is called |
| hell | a life separted from God forever after death is called |
| Holy Family | Jesus, Mary and Joseph are know as the |
| Holy Orders | the sacrament that celebrates the ordanining of a man as a bishop, a priest , or a deacon to serve the People of God in the name of Jesus. |
| Holy Spirit | the thrid Person of the Holy Trinity |
| Holy Trinity | the belief that there is one God in three Persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit |
| honor | to show respect and love for someone |
| humble | being aware that God is the giver of all gifts and that we are all equal in God's sight |
| Jerusalem | The holiest city of the Jewish people |
| Joseph | the foster father of Jesus and the husband of Mary |
| judge | a leader of God's people before there were kings |
| kingdom of God | The time when poeple will live in peace and justice with God, one another, and all of God's creation is known as the kingdom of God |
| Last Supper | the special meal that Jesus and his disciples ate together on the night before he died |
| Law of Moses | the Ten Commandments plus other important laws that guided the Jewish people. |
| liturgical year | the seasons and feasts that make up the Church's year of worship |
| liturgy | the Church's work of worshiping God |
| Liturgy of the Eucharist | The second part of the Mass, in chich we remember and take part in Jesus' life, death and Resurrection, |
| Liturgy of the Word | The first part of Mass in which we listen and respond to God's work |
| Lord's Prayer | the prayer that Jesus gave us |
| magnificat | Mary's canticle |
| Mary | the mother of Jesus, the Son of God who became like us |
| Mass | the celebration of listening to God's word and giving thanks and praise to God for the gift of Jesus |
| Matrimony | the sacrament that unites a baptized man and a baptized woman forever in love as husband and wife. |
