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

• beatification

• the official admission of a dead person into sainthood.

• canonisation

• 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

• saint

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

Reorder the following steps in the process of canonisation

• Servant of God

• Saint

• Venerable

• Blessed

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

• Name put forward

• Title 'Servant of God'

• Calling of witnesses

•  Person judged against Christian virtues

• Investigation by the Bishop