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What did the term “liturgy” originally mean,
and what does it mean in the context of the Church?
What did this term mean in the New Testament and
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1.The word "liturgy" originally meant a "public work" or a "service in the name of/on behalf of the people
2. In a liturgical celebration the Church is servant in the image of her Lord, the one "leitourgos";she shares in Christ's priesthood (worship), which is both prophetic (proclamation) and kingly (service of charity)
3. In the New Testament the word "liturgy" refers not only to the celebration of divine worship but also to the proclamation of the Gospel and to active charity |
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| Please list the seven sacraments. (paragraph 1113) |
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There are seven sacraments in the Church:
Baptism,
Confirmation or Chrismation,
Eucharist,
Penance,
Anointing of the Sick,
Holy Orders, and
Matrimony |
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| Is there a difference between the sacramental priesthood and the baptismal priesthood that all baptized Catholics share in when they enter the church. Please elaborate. (paragraph 1120) |
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The ordained ministry or ministerial priesthood is at the service of the baptismal priesthood.The ordained priesthood guarantees that it really is Christ who acts in the sacraments through the Holy Spirit for the Church.
The ordained minister is the sacramental bond that ties the liturgical action to what the apostles said and did and, through them, to the words and actions of Christ, the source and foundation of the sacraments. |
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| Can the sacraments such as Baptism ever be repeated for a member of the Church? Please elaborate on why they can or can not be repeated. (paragraph 1121) |
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No
This configuration to Christ and to the Church, brought about by the Spirit, is indelible;it remains for ever in the Christian as a positive disposition for grace, a promise and guarantee of divine protection, and as a vocation to divine worship and to the service of the Church. Therefore these sacraments can never be repeated. |
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| How are the sacraments efficacious? Please elaborate. (paragraph 1127) |
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| They are efficacious because in them Christ himself is at work: it is he who baptizes, he who acts in his sacraments in order to communicate the grace that each sacrament signifies |
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| Can the personal sinfulness of a minister negate the grace that God offers the faithful through the sacraments. Please elaborate. (paragraph 1128) |
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| From the moment that a sacrament is celebrated in accordance with the intention of the Church, the power of Christ and his Spirit acts in and through it, independently of the personal holiness of the minister. Nevertheless, the fruits of the sacraments also depend on the disposition of the one who receives them.? |
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| Can a sacrament ever be celebrated privately? Please elaborate. (paragraph 1140) |
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Yes
Recommendation:
rites which are meant to be celebrated in common, with the faithful present and actively participating, should as far as possible be celebrated in that way rather than by an individual and quasi-privately. |
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| Please describe some particular ministries that are present at the celebration at the Eucharistic liturgy. (paragraph 1143) |
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For the purpose of assisting the work of the common priesthood of the faithful, other particular ministries also exist, not consecrated by the sacrament of Holy Orders; their functions are determined by the bishops, in accord with liturgical traditions and pastoral needs. "Servers, readers, commentators, and members of the choir also exercise a genuine liturgical function. |
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| Please describe what signs should be present during the liturgy of the Word. (paragraph 1154) |
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| The liturgy of the Word is an integral part of sacramental celebrations. To nourish the faith of believers, the signs which accompany the Word of God should be emphasized: the book of the Word (a lectionary or a book of the Gospels), its veneration (procession, incense, candles), the place of its proclamation (lectern or ambo), its audible and intelligible reading, the minister's homily which extends its proclamation, and the responses of the assembly (acclamations, meditation psalms, litanies, and profession of faith) |
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Please describe the following elements present in the church: altar, tabernacle, chair, blessed oils (what types of oil are present), lectern, baptistry. (Paragraphs 1182 – 1186)
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Altar: Lord's Cross,Table of the Lord,symbol of the tomb
Tabernacle:is to be situated "in churches in a most worthy place with the greatest honor
Chair:of the bishop (cathedra) or that of the priest "should express his office of presiding over the assembly and of directing prayer."63
Blessed Oil:used in anointings as the sacramental sign of the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit, is traditionally reserved and venerated in a secure place in the sanctuary?
Lectern:(ambo): "The dignity of the Word of God requires the church to have a suitable place for announcing his message so that the attention of the people may be easily directed to that place during the liturgy of the Word
Baptistry:The gathering of the People of God begins with Baptism; a church must have a place for the celebration of Baptism (baptistry) and for fostering remembrance of the baptismal promises (holy water font).
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- The term baptism comes from which Greek word? What does it mean? How is it related to the theological symbol of baptism. (Paragraphs 1214, 1215)
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This sacrament is called Baptism, after the central rite by which it is carried out: to baptize (Greek baptizein) means to "plunge" or "immerse"; the "plunge" into the water symbolizes the catechumen's burial into Christ's death, from which he rises up by resurrection with him, as "a new creature.
This sacrament is also called "the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit," for it signifies and actually brings about the birth of water and the Spirit without which no one "can enter the kingdom of God." |
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| What are the various elements of the baptisimal rite? (Paragraph 1229) |
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| From the time of the apostles, becoming a Christian has been accomplished by a journey and initiation in several stages. This journey can be covered rapidly or slowly, but certain essential elements will always have to be present: proclamation of the Word, acceptance of the Gospel entailing conversion, profession of faith, Baptism itself, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and admission to Eucharistic communion. |
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| What does the term epiclesis mean? How is it related to the baptisimal rite? (Paragraph 1238) |
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| The baptismal water is consecrated by a prayer of epiclesis (either at this moment or at the Easter Vigil). The Church asks God that through his Son the power of the Holy Spirit may be sent upon the water, so that those who will be baptized in it may be "born of water and the Spirit. |
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| What is the special name of the oil used in Baptism? What is its theological significance in the rite of baptism? (Paragraph 1241) |
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| The anointing with sacred chrism, perfumed oil consecrated by the bishop, signifies the gift of the Holy Spirit to the newly baptized, who has become a Christian, that is, one "anointed" by the Holy Spirit, incorporated into Christ who is anointed priest, prophet, and king |
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| Who can receive baptism? Can a baptism be performed several times on the same person? (Paragraph 1246, 1272) |
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1.Every person not yet baptized and only such a person is able to be baptized.
No just ones |
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| Since baptism presupposes a personal acceptance of the gift of God’s grace, why would we baptize infants? (Paragraph 1250) |
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| Born with a fallen human nature and tainted by original sin, children also have need of the new birth in Baptism to be freed from the power of darkness and brought into the realm of the freedom of the children of God, to which all men are called.The sheer gratuitousness of the grace of salvation is particularly manifest in infant Baptism. The Church and the parents would deny a child the priceless grace of becoming a child of God were they not to confer Baptism shortly after birth |
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| Who are the ordinary ministers of baptism? Under an emergency situation, can anyone baptize? Please explain. (Paragraph 1256) |
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The ordinary ministers of Baptism are the bishop and priest and, in the Latin Church, also the deacon. In case of necessity, anyone, even a non-baptized person, with the required intention, can baptize, by using the Trinitarian baptismal formula. The intention required is to will to do what the Church does when she baptizes. The Church finds the reason for this possibility in the universal saving will of God and the necessity of Baptism for salvation |
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| Is the sacrament of salvation necessary for salvation? Can someone be saved who has never heard of Chist? Please explain your answer. Can a catechumenate be saved who does not live to be baptized? Can a child who does not live to be baptized be saved? Please explain. (Paragraphs 1257 - 1261) |
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- What are the two principal effects of baptism? (Paragraph 1262)
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| If all of the baptized faithful share in the priesthood of Jesus, then why aren’t all of the faithful able to celebrate the sacraments such as the Eucharist like an ordained priest? (Paragraph 1535) |
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| Through these sacraments those already consecrated by Baptism and Confirmation1 for the common priesthood of all the faithful can receive particular consecrations. Those who receive the sacrament of Holy Orders are consecrated in Christ's name "to feed the Church by the word and grace of God."2 On their part, "Christian spouses are fortified and, as it were,consecrated for the duties and dignity of their state by a special sacrament |
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| What is the Latin derivation for the term Order, i.e., Order of Priesthood, etc.,? (Paragraph 1537) |
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Ordinatio means incorporation into an ordo
Also Ordo means Rank and Grouping or Civil Body |
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| What doest the term ordination mean? (Paragraph 1538) |
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Latin Ordinare- meaning arrange or appoint
The laying on of hands by the bishop, with the consecratory prayer, constitutes the visible sign of this ordination. |
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| How is the ministerial priesthood and the common priesthood of all Baptized Christians related? (Paragraph 1547) |
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| While the common priesthood of the faithful is exercised by the unfolding of baptismal grace –—a life of faith, hope, and charity, a life according to the Spirit—, the ministerial priesthood is at the service of the common priesthood |
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| What are the essential elements of the ordination of a Bishop? What are the essential elements of a Bishop exercising his authentic ministry? (Paragraph 1558, 1559, 1573, 1574) |
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1.The imposition of hands and through the words of the consecration, the grace of the Holy Spirit is given, and a sacred character is impressed in such wise that bishops
2.In our day, the lawful ordination of a bishop requires a special intervention of the Bishop of Rome
3.he essential rite of the sacrament of Holy Orders for all three degrees consists in the bishop's imposition of hands on the head of the ordinand and in the bishop's specific consecratory prayer .
4ministry fruitful; giving the book of the Gospels, the ring, the miter, and the crosier to the bishop as the sign of his apostolic mission to proclaim the Word of God |
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