1. BAPTISM
1.1. Immersion in Holy Water
1.2. A blessing
1.3. "I Baptise you in the name of the Farther, the Son and the Holy Spirit
1.4. Symbolises salvation
1.5. Commemorates the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
1.6. Cleans away sins
1.7. Confers Grace
1.8. Expresses one's Faith
1.9. Infant Baptism: a ceremony inducting a newborn into the community of faith
1.9.1. Beginning of child's Christian life and Salvation
1.10. Godfather and Godmother
1.11. A Rite/Ceremony preformed by a priest in a Church
1.12. Symbols of Baptism
1.12.1. Holy water
1.12.2. Candles
1.12.3. White Garments
1.12.4. Oil - Oil of Catechumens & Oil of Chrism
1.12.5. Sign of the Cross
2. SEVEN SACRAMENTS
3. RITUALS
3.1. Seven sacraments
3.2. Receiving communion
3.3. Praying the Rosary
3.4. Confession
3.5. Mass
3.5.1. Introductory Rites
3.5.2. Liturgy of the Word
3.5.3. Liturgy of the Eucharist
3.5.4. Concluding Rite
3.6. Culture:
3.6.1. celebrates
3.6.2. creates
3.6.3. legitimises
3.6.4. maintains
3.7. people involved
3.7.1. insiders: subjective observers
3.7.2. outsiders: objective observers
3.8. Insider talk - ordinary words take on new meanings
3.9. Sacramentum - God and humans share in creation and redemption
4. SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL
4.1. The Church itself is presented as a basic sacrament
4.2. Church
4.2.1. The church as the people of God
4.2.2. The church as a sacrament
4.2.3. corporate presence of God in Christ by the Holy Spirit
4.2.4. Evangelisation
4.3. Church is not just a religious organisation
4.4. Participants
4.4.1. Catholic and non- catholic people
4.4.2. superiors of religious orders
4.4.3. Roman and catholic bishops
4.5. Spiritual renewal
4.5.1. returning to sources
4.6. unity between Christian churches
4.7. Documents:
4.7.1. 4 Constitutions
4.7.1.1. 1: Sacrosanctum Concilium = constitution on the divine liturgy
4.7.1.2. 2: Lumen Gentium = Constitution of the church
4.7.1.3. 3: Dei Verbum = constitution on divine revelation
4.7.1.4. 4: Gaudium Et Spes = Constitution on the church in the modern world
4.7.2. 9 Decrees
4.7.3. 3 Declarations:
4.7.3.1. Nostra aetate Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to the Non-Christian Religions (28 Oct 1965)
4.7.3.2. Gravissimum educationis Declaration on Christian Education (28 Oct 1965)
4.7.3.3. Dignitatis humanae Declaration on Religious Freedom (7 Dec 1965)
4.8. 1962-1965
4.9. Aggiornamento (updating) Ressourcement (return to the sources)
5. PASCHAL MYSTERY
5.1. Dying and rising, death and new life
5.2. Resurrection
5.2.1. divine human life and love
5.2.2. victory of love and life over evil and death.
5.3. Ascension
5.4. God is present in the good and bad times
5.5. Redemption and Salvation
5.5.1. humanity was saved from sin through Jesus' suffering, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension
5.6. Lent
5.7. Easter
5.8. Teaches Catholics that living, dying and rising are a part of their experience as Christians
5.9. Following Jesus' teachings = one will reach Heaven
5.10. God
5.10.1. eternal love
5.10.2. creation
5.11. celebrated in liturgy
5.12. "The mystery at the heart of every sacrament"
5.13. Cross: love confronting evil and death; the human ‘yes’ to God’s love
6. LITURGY
6.1. Christian Liturgy
6.1.1. Spiritual blessings given by God
6.2. Celebration of Gods action
6.3. Celebrates the Paschal mystery by which God saved us
6.4. Holy Spirit is central
6.4.1. Holy Spirit and Christ cannot be separated in sacramental life
6.5. Liturgy is both an act of God and an act of the Church
6.6. Participants in the liturgy actually participate in Jesus’ paschal mystery
6.7. How sacraments are celebrated
6.8. Gathering of Gods people
6.9. Involves:
6.9.1. scripture
6.9.2. Prayers
6.9.3. symbols
6.9.4. priests/bishops
6.9.5. Actions
6.10. Sunday
6.10.1. holy day
6.10.2. the Lords day
7. SACRAMENTAL THEOLOGY
7.1. Systematic study of the sacraments
7.2. Liturgical celebrations of rites
7.3. God uses his creation to communicate his grace to his people
7.4. specific rites of the Church
7.5. Study of God
7.6. ‘Study of (logos) God (theos)’
8. CHRIST AS A SACRAMENT OF GOD
8.1. Jesus mirrors God
8.2. Jesus is a sacrament of God
8.3. marginalisation
8.3.1. Rich and poor
8.3.2. Men and Women
8.3.3. Catholic and non catholic
8.4. Jesus is the Primordial Sacrament
8.5. Cross: “God takes on the afflictions of a wounded world in order to heal them.
9. CHURCH AS A SACRAMENT OF CHRIST
9.1. Church
9.1.1. Believers and followers of Jesus
9.1.2. Sacred place or worship
9.2. Presence of Christ
9.3. Jesus' mission in the Kingdom of God
9.4. the followers of Jesus (the body of Christ)
9.5. Church as the Fundamental Sacrament – the way/ place where we encounter Christ
9.6. The Church is the visible presence of the invisible Christ.
9.7. The Church is the Body of Christ on Earth
10. SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
11. CONFIRMATION
11.1. Laying on of hands and the anointing with Chrism Oil
11.2. The completion of Baptism
11.3. Gifts of the Holy Spirit
11.4. Adopting a name of a Biblical Saint or figure
11.4.1. Intent to copy their dedication to God
11.5. Sponsor
11.5.1. A person to guide one through the process
11.5.2. An example of what it means to be Catholic
11.6. A Rite
11.7. Strengths faith
11.8. Renewal of baptismal promises
11.9. Symbolic actions:
11.9.1. Laying of the hands
11.9.2. Annotating with Oil
11.9.3. Sign of Peace
12. EUCHARIST
12.1. Completes the process of initiation
12.2. Receiving Holy Communion
12.3. Offered at every mass
12.4. Christs body and Blood
12.4.1. Bread = Body
12.4.2. Blood = Wine
12.5. White Garments
12.6. The Eucharist remembers the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ in his life, death and resurrection
13. RECONCILIATION
13.1. sacraments of healing
13.2. forgiveness and celebrates God’s love and mercy towards us
13.3. acknowledging and naming those times when we know we have done wrong
13.4. Making peace
13.5. Forgiveness of sins
14. ANOINTING OF THE SICK
14.1. For those who are sick or suffering
14.2. Anointing the forehead and hands with Chrism
14.2.1. priest administers a special blessing
15. MATRIMONY
15.1. union between two people
15.2. Promise to build each other up in faith until death
15.3. White Dress
15.4. Presence of Grace
15.5. Unity
16. HOLY ORDERS
16.1. Ordained person given sacred power in the name and authority of Christ and through the Holy Spirit
16.2. Bishop, Priest and Deacon
16.3. Serve the people of God
17. SYMBOLS
17.1. Language: helps put expression to the moments of Grace
17.2. Laying of Hands
17.3. Bread and Wine
17.4. Light
17.4.1. Candles
17.5. Oil
17.6. Bible
17.7. White Garment
17.8. Holy Water
17.9. Sign of the Cross
17.10. Sign of peace
17.10.1. Shaking hands to show peace
17.10.1.1. "Peace be with you"
17.11. Chalice
17.12. Wedding rings
18. PRAYER
18.1. An act of communication by humans with God
18.2. universal aspect of Religion
18.3. formal
18.3.1. at church
18.4. informal
18.4.1. at home
18.4.2. outside
18.5. Rosary
18.6. verbal or non verbal
18.7. Our Father
18.8. Hail Mary
19. SIGNS
19.1. The Church is a sign and instrument of the living Christ
19.2. Church as sign of salvation expresses itself through sacraments of salvation
20. THE SACRAMENTAL PRINCIPLE
20.1. Gods presence
20.1.1. Mediated = cannot experience God directly
20.1.2. Transcendent = above or outside creation
20.1.3. Immannent = involved in creation