1. Religion 6 Vocabulary
Terms week 7

2. Kingdom of God
On earth it is the Church; in the next world, it is heaven

3. Laity
The members of the Church who are not ordained or do not belong to a religious community
Everyone, regardless of their state in life (ordained, religious and laity) are called to be holy (the universal call to holiness)

4. Last Supper
Jesus’ last meal with the Apostles when He changed the bread and wine into His body and blood and commanded the Apostles to do the same in His name.
It was the first Mass and in it we find the institution of the Eucharist

5. Lent The penitential season in which we prepare for Easter
During the 40 days of Lent we are asked to increase our union with Christ and His Church by offering prayers, sacrifices and alms in a more profound way
we should pray, sacrifice and make alms all year!

6. Liturgical Year
The annual cycle of the Church year in which we remember the mysteries of our Faith.
It begins the first Sunday of Advent and ends on the final day before Advent (the Saturday following the Feast of Christ the King)
There are six liturgical seasons: Advent, Christmas, Ordinary time after Christmas, Lent, Easter and Ordinary time after Pentecost

7. Liturgy
The official worship of the Church

8. Liturgy of the Eucharist
The second and most solemn part of the Mass it is when Jesus becomes present and the actual sacrifice of the Mass occurs
For those Catholics in a state of grace, it is when we may receive Our Lord in the Eucharist

9. Liturgy of the Word
The first part of the Mass in which the word of God is read and then (on Sundays as a minimum) the word is explained to us by the bishop, priest or deacon

10. Love of God
The greatest command given to us by Jesus Christ in which we are called to love God above all things
It is a summary of the first three commandments

11. Love of neighbor
The second great command given to us by Christ by which we are called to love our neighbor out of love for God
It is a summary of the last seven commandments

12. Magisterium
The teaching authority of the Church; it is made up of (exercised by) the Pope and the bishops in union with him

13. Manna
Bread from heaven given to the Israelites (Hebrews) as they were wandering in the desert
It foreshadowed the Eucharist