Glossary terms and canonisation

Something that a person has achieved or created that continues to exist after they stop working or die

• zeal

• providence

• Lasallian Mission

• legacy

A call from God to live out one’s Christian life in a certain way, engaging in distinct actions, lifestyle and/or ministry

• canonisation

• vocation

• inspire

• charism

The people of God who are not ordained as priests (clergy)

• marginalised

• saint

• piety

• laity

The legacy of St John Baptist De La Salle’s life, specifically the human and Christian education of youth, particularly the poor ....

The Greek term 'hagios' means ... in English.

• saint

• to heal

• holy thing

• heaven

Match the following terms

• saint

• a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in heaven after death

• beatification

• declaration by the Pope in the Catholic Church that a dead person is in a state of bliss, constituting a first step towards canonisation and permitting public veneration

• canonisation

• the official admission of a dead person into sainthood.

Reorder the following steps in the process of canonisation

• Saint

• Servant of God

• Blessed

• Venerable

Reorder the following steps of the 'Servant of God' stage of canonisation.

•  Person judged against Christian virtues

• Title 'Servant of God'

• Calling of witnesses

• Name put forward

• Investigation by the Bishop