UNIT 1 Vocabulary Words

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Church

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The term refers to: (1) the entire people of God or assembly of believers for liturgy, (2) the physical building of worship, (3) the governing authority including the pope and bishops, (4) the celebration of Mass and Eucharist.

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Body of Christ

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A term for the real presence of Jesus’ Body in the Eucharist, emphasizing church members as connected parts of Jesus’s body.

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Marks of the Church

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The four characteristics of the true Church of Jesus Christ: One, Holy, Catholic (universal), and Apostolic, recited at Mass as part of the Nicene Creed.

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Paschal Mystery

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The work of salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.

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Liturgy

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The official public worship of the Church, with the Eucharist as the heart and high point or “source and summit.”

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Bible

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Also called Sacred Scripture, it is the collection of Christian sacred writings accepted by the Church as inspired by God, composed of the Old and New Testaments.

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Catechism

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A book serving as the official and authoritative summary of Catholic doctrine about faith and morals.

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Denomination

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A group of religious organizations uniting under a single legal administrative body and subscribing to the same creed and moral code.

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Ecumenism

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The movement to restore unity among Christian Churches and all humans throughout "the whole wide world."

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Ecumenical Council

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A gathering of all Catholic bishops, convened by the Pope for authority and guidance. The last was Vatican Council II, called by Pope John XXIII in 1962.