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| What was Christ's purpose? |
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1- reveal who the Father is
2- Save us from perishing
3- build up Kingdom of God |
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1- Outward sign of an inward grace
2- Efficatious sacred signs instituted by Christ. |
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| To communicate divine life to the world. And for God to reveal himself and connect us with Christ |
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| How is Christ a "Sacrament of the Father?" |
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He was the outward sign or gift from God sent to connect us to God, which is an inward grace that saves us.
(He bridged the gap, bringing us back to the divine.) |
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| How is the Church a "Sacrament of Christ?" |
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Christ gave us the Church to bring us closer to God and save us. The church, like sacraments, is an outward sign of the inward grace and connects us with the divine.
"The Church, in Christ,... a sign and instrument, that is, of communion with God and of unity among men." |
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| Are the sacraments Ecclesial by nature? Explain. |
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Yes- Christ founded them and performend them. Church is a sacrament of Christ too.
(Ecclesial = pertaining to the church) |
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sacrament as such
the matter and the form- just outward signs |
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effect and sign
the seal that remains after ssacrament is over |
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effect as such
the ultimate/principal effect- God's love, presence, & power |
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| element of creation used in sacrament(water in baptism) |
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Actions and Words
*determines matter |
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| Significance of present moment |
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During sacrament, it is in that moment that GOd's love, grace, presence, power, etc. happens.
(and the present is all that we can control?) |
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| 3 things communicated to recipient as sacramental grace |
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1- love
2- presence
3- power |
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| Does Baptism need to be repeated? Why? |
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| NO- as long as it was valid the first time, it is a permanent seal- cant be erased. |
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| What do the seals/characters of Bapt./Conf./Holy Orders do to the recipient? |
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Each is a permanent & continuous source of grace, making the recipient more like Christ
1. Bapt- Sonship
2. Conf- Share mission
3. H.O.- headship/mediator of Church |
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| Why does it make sesnse that Christ instituted the Sacraments? |
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| They were ment to share the divine life with us, so who better than Jesus, the son of God. |
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| 2 pieces of historical evidence to refute "sacraments evolved in the life of the church to arouse faith" |
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1- Eastern Orthodox church has the same 7- after seperating from Roman cath. church.
2- New Testament evidence of JEsus' ministry which clearly shows him performing them. |
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| Sacraments instituted in what 2 parts? |
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1- Pre-Pascal: before death/resurection- Laid Foundation
2- Post-Pascal: after death/res. Fulfillment |
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| What disctinction did St. Augustine made with respect to the sacraments? |
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| Distinction between grace (RES) and the sign (SIGNUM). Donatists had sign, not grace. |
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| Why did Donatist seperate from Rome? |
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| They believed that baptisms would have to be redone when someone returns to the faith. |
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| Donatists (4th/5th century) |
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Thought they were the Church of Christ
Believed in rebaptism
Had sign, not grace (in baptism) |
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| Pre-requisite to active participation in the liturgy: |
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| Active participation in the liturgy: |
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| Fundamentally internal- give yourself to Christ, use will & intellect to attach youselt to sacrifice. |
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| 2 things we are attending to with Liturgical Attention |
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1- Itself-> whats happening, what does it all mean?
2- Ourselves-> what do you bring in your heart/feelings |
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4 steps- Daily Experiences
(skills of contemplation) |
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1- Awareness--> call attention to (intellect)
2- Reflection--> truth of it, where do you need to work? (Intellect)
3- Reception--> Accept, deal, (shift from intellect to will)
4- Transformation--> make changes (will) |
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| Art of paying attention; act of intellect, act of will, daily prayer, daily experience, liturgy |
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| Where does the word "sacrament" come from |
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| The Greek word, mysterion |
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| Die to yourself/sin, rise to new life, (free from sin) |
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| Relationship between Christ and Church can be seen as what? |
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Bridal image: Christ=Bridegroom, Chuch=His mystical bride.
Cares for bride though sacraments, washes, anoints, feeds, heals, soothes her. |
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from the work worked
(from the sacramental sign objectively performed) |
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| from the work of the worker |
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| Does the holiness of the minister affect the VALIDITY of a sacrament? |
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| NO- not dependent on minister |
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| What factors can affect the fruitfullness of a sacrament? |
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1- The disposition of the recipient
2- The holiness of the minister |
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| What's the 1 thing that makes a sacrament invalid? |
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| If it is done against someone's will |
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| What is the efficacy of a Sacrament? |
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Intrinsic & Objection...
internal sacrament that does not depend on anything else (ex opere operato) |
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Sacrament- the 7 official, but also sacred mysteries
sacrament- just sacred mysteries, could be a lot of things |
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St. Cyprian, Donatists, Carthage
vs.
Pope StephenI, Rome (256) |
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Cyprian wants to rebaptize, Pope says NO, just use reconcilation.
Then Donatists want to as well and claim to be Church of Christ- NO. |
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