Vocab | Symbols, Signs, and Rituals | Sacraments |
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What is a ritual?
repeated action that has symbolic meaning
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What is God's most valuable symbol?
Jesus
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What is the Sacrament that has existed since the beginning?
Primordal Sacrament
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What is Efficacious?
power held to cause a desired effect
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What is ex opre operato?
Christ is present in all the Sacraments
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What is the origin of the word that was used before sacrament and means God's revelation?
Mysterian
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What is symbol?
a sign with a plentitude of meaning which is evoked rather then stated
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What speaks louder than words?
ACTIONS
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What does the Church manifests itself as?
Body of Christ
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What is Sacramental economy?
spreading of the Paschal mystery, celebration of Church's sacramental liturgy
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What is beyond physical reality?
TRANSCENDENT
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How does St. Augustine define Sacrament?
"A visible sign of an invisible grace."
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What is sacrament?
visible sign by God's invisible grace
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What is the difference Symbols & Signs?
Symbols provide a deeper meaning than signs.
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Explain how the 7 Sacraments are efficacious?
The seven sacraments are efficacious because they bring us closer to Christ.
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