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A

B

belief

Benediction

  • a Eucharistic devotion in which the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in a monstrance and we are blessed with it. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

blessing

  • a prayer calling on God to bestow gifts on a person or to ask God to mark a certain object or place, such as a house, with favor and divine protection; can also set apart a place or object as a means of grace, for example rosaries are blessed; can mean the act of God bestowing grace andJavors, as when we say that God blesses us; 4) We can bless God, which means to praise God. canticle: a sung prayer. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

C

  • centering prayer
    • a silent prayer that focuses on God dwelling in the center of us. When attention wanders away from God, we use a word or phrase to come back to God. In essence, centering prayer is resting in God, enjoying God's presence. See page 58. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • chaplet
  • communal prayer
  • contemplation
    • the highest form of prayer, a prayer without words. We are totally rapt in God's presence. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

conscience

creed

  • An official profession of faith, usually prepared and presented by a council of the Church and used in the Church's liturgy. Based on the Latin credo, meaning "I believe," the two most familiar Catholic Creeds ar the Apostles; Creed and the Nicene Creed. source: The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth
  • Catholic Encyclopedia

D

deism

divine office

dualism

E

  • Eucharistic devotions
    • special prayers in honor of the Blessed Sacrament, such as visits to the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • examination of conscience
    • a review of our life to notice where we have cooperated with God's grace and where we haven't. It is part of preparation for the sacrament of Reconciliation and recommended to be made each night. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • ex nihilo - out of nothing. As in how God created the universe
  • exposition

F

faith

  • Faith is man's response to God, who reveals himself and gives himself to man, at the samed time bring man to a superabundant light as as he searches for the ultimate meaning of his life. CCC paragraph 26
  • In general, the belief in the existence of God. For Christians, the gift of God by which one freely accepts God's full Revelation in Jesus Christ. It is a matter of both the head (acceptance of Church teaching regarding the revelation of God) and the heart (love of God and neighbor as a response to God's first loving us); also, one of the theological virtues. source: The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth
  • CE

fideism

G

  • grace before/after meals
    • In grace before meals we ask God to bless us and the food we are about to eat. In grace after meals we thank God for our food. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

H

H

  • indulgence
    • the canceling of the debt of satisfaction owed for sin by certain prayers or practices. It can be partial or plenary (complete). Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • intention
    • in prayer, it is some cause for which we offer intercessory prayer, such as world peace. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • intercessory prayer
    • we ask for something on behalf of another person. Jesus is our intercessor because he constantly prays to the Father for us. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

inter alia

  • Among other things. used in reference to determining the intention of the sacred writers

J

  • Jesus prayer
    • "Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." It is repeated over and over and can be synchronized with breathing. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • journaling
    • writing one's thoughts and prayers, sometimes daily. This practice makes us more reflective and can produce a richer prayer life. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

L

  • labyrinth
    • a circular path that leads to the center of a circle. As we walk the labyrinth, we pray on the way to the center, which stands for God, and on the way out into the world again. See page 60. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • lectio divina
    • sacred reading, a method of prayer that leads to union with God in contemplation. The four steps are:
      1. read a passage and stop when a word or phrase catches your attention,
      2. reflect on your "word,"
      3. respond to God in prayer, and
      4. rest in the presence of God. See page 51. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • litany
  • liturgy
    • the public worship of the Church: the Eucharist, the sacraments, and the Divine Office. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • Liturgy of the Hours

M

Magisterium

  • CE
  • mantra
  • May crowning
    • a Marian devotion in which a statue of Mary is crowned. This usually occurs in May because it is her month. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • meditation
  • mental prayer
    • prayer that occurs silently in our minds as opposed to vocal prayer, which is said out loud. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • novena
    • praying a prayer for nine consecutive days or nine hours. The practice is derived from the nine days that Mary and the disciples prayed waiting for the Holy Spirit to come

at Pentecost. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

O

  • O-antiphons
    • nine short prayers that invoke Christ using Old Testament titles. They are prayed in the liturgy on the days right before Christmas. See page 97. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • octave

P

pantheism

  • CE
  • petition
    • prayer asking God for something such as healing, a safe journey, or forgiveness. Jesus encouraged this kind of prayer. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • pilgrimage
  • prayer service
    • a celebration with a religious theme that incorporates Scripture, prayers, quiet time for reflection, and hymns. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • procession
    • walking in honor of God usually within a liturgical or devotional service. For example, there are processions within the Mass, and on Good Friday people may process outside with a cross or statue of Christ. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • Prayer of Christians
    • also called the Liturgy of the Hours and the Divine Office, the official daily prayer of the Church in which the entire day is sanctified. Priests and some religious are obliged to pray it, and all Christians are invited to pray it. There are seven times or hours when these prayers are prayed. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • Protoevangelion
  • psalms
    • the 150 prayer-songs in the Bible's Book of Psalms. They are the Jewish prayer book, and have been adopted by Christians. The psalms, which are Hebrew poetry, express the whole gamut of stances we have toward God: praise, lament, contrition, and thanksgiving. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

R

  • Raccolta
    • a book that is collection of indulgenced Catholic prayers and practices. It was last published in Rome in 1898. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

reason

  • The natural ability human beings have to know and understand the truth. source: The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth
  • retreat
    • a period of time when we withdraw from everyday life and activities to focus on God and our relationship with God. A retreat can be a half day or as long as thirty days. Usually it has various prayer activities, including time for quiet prayer, talks by a retreat director, the celebration of the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Penance. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • rosary
    • a Marian prayer in which we meditate on mysteries in the life of Christ while praying Our Fathers, Hail Marys, and Glory Bes on a circle of beads. Mary asked us to pray the rosary in her appearances at Lourdes and Fatima. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

S

  • sacramental
    • a blessing or an object that has been blessed and whose use brings graces through the merits of Jesus and the prayers of the Church. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • scapular
    • an indulgenced sacramental, two small pieces of cloth connected by strings that are worn around the neck. It shows devotion, usually to Our Lady, and is worn continually. After a person has been invested in a cloth scapular by a priest, a scapular medal may be substituted for it. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • Stations of the Cross
    • Way of the Cross a devotion in which we remember Jesus' passion as we walk from station to station and pray. Each of the fourteen stations has a cross and art depicting one event of the passion. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • spiritual bouquet
    • a gift of prayers and good works. It usually lists the numbers of prayer and good works that are being offered for the recipient. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • spontaneous prayer
    • informal prayer, vocal prayer that is not written down, prayed by rote using a formula prayer, or rehearsed. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

T

  • Taize prayer
    • the Taize method of praying originated with an ecumenical community of monks in Taize, France. It mainly consists of chanting short prayers over and over alternating with periods of quiet prayer.

thanksgiving: a main purpose of prayer. We express our gratitude to God for all his loving acts of creation and redemption. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

  • triduum
    • three days of prayer, such as the Holy Week Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday/Easter Sunday. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

Trinity

  • The Doctrine of the Trinity includes three truths of faith
    • First, the trinity is one. We don not speak of three Gods but of one God. Each of the Persons is fully God. They are a unity of Persons in one divine nature.
    • Second, the Divine Persons are distinct from each other. Father, Son, and Spirit are not three appearances, or modes of God, but three identifiable persons, each fully God in a way distinct from the others.
    • Third, the Divine Persons are in relation to each other. The distinction of each is understood only in reference to the others. Father cannot be the father without the Son, nor can the Son be the Son without the Father. The Holy Spirit is related to the Father and the Son and both send Him forth. Source: US Catholic Catechism for Adults
    • CE
  • typology

V

  • veneration of a relic
    • relics are parts of a saint's body, something a saint has used, or material that has been touched to a saint. These are displayed in a case called a reliquary and people may venerate them in a ritual of prayer. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray
  • Viaticum
  • vigil light
    • votive candle, a candle that is lit for an intention. A prayer is said and a donation is made. The flame represents the prayer rising to heaven. Source: The Catholic Way to Pray

virtue

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