Session #5

Lecture Text

This session covers the remainder of the Creed:

• Communion of saints

• Forgiveness of sins

• Resurrection of the body

• Life everlasting

It then enters into the second part of the Catechism covering concepts like:

  1.  Sacramental economy

  2.  Liturgy

  3.  The nature of sacraments

The Body of Christ is no longer constrained by the power of death and the living here, on their way to entering heaven, and those already in heaven form the singular body of Christ the Church. There is hardly a more fundamental component, other than love, than forgiveness which is a heroic expression of love. We have earned the grave and hell and it to the full even to this day man commits unspeakable acts and God and the Church always stand ready to forgive. This sort of commitment is not possible without a particular kind of love. God is love and He is infinite so perhaps it is no tall order for Him. However, Christ and His Mother are both Him and free of worldly stains and both humans forgive with human hearts which experience both the full weight of acts committed and the understanding and compassion forgiveness requires. Of course, it must be our will which must accept such mercies through repentance. Moreover, Mary’s experience is different than Christ’s insofar as she is not God but higher than us since she is the only non-divine human to experience man’s original date and live perpetually in it. Her and the saint form a communion of cheerleaders and intercessors for us. "The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and the sacraments" CCC 1113 Liturgy literally means "work of the People" which makes sense with the quote "It is the whole community, the Body of Christ united with its Head, that celebrates" CCC 1140. It is the people only insofar as it is the full body of Christ which completes the liturgy. These sacraments are from Christ Himself, are properly of/for the Church, resulting from and increasing faith, helping us actualize our salvation even while on Earth, and allow us to enter into eternal life partially now and fully after death. Knowledge of each sacrament includes: Who celebrates the liturgy?, How is the liturgy celebrated?, When is the liturgy celebrated?, Where is the liturgy celebrated? How it fits into Christ's mission, is prefigured in a way in the Old Testament

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PART ONE - THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

  CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

    ARTICLE 9: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"

      Paragraph 6. Mary - Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church

         II. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin

        III. Mary - Eschatological Icon of the Church

             IN BRIEF

    ARTICLE 10: "I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS"

          I. One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins

         II. The Power of the Keys

             IN BRIEF

    ARTICLE 11: "I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY"

          I. Christ's Resurrection and Ours

         II. Dying in Jesus Christ

             IN BRIEF

    ARTICLE 12: "I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING"

          I. The Particular Judgement

         II. Heaven

        III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory

         IV. Hell

          V. The Last Judgement

         VI. The Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth

             IN BRIEF

             "Amen"

PART TWO - THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

SECTION ONE: THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY

  CHAPTER ONE: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH

    ARTICLE 1: THE LITURGY - WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY

          I. The Father - Source and Goal of the Liturgy

         II. Christ's Work in the Liturgy

        III. The Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy

             IN BRIEF

     ARTICLE 2: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE CHURCH'S SACRAMENTS

          I. The Sacraments of Christ

         II. The Sacraments of the Church

        III. The Sacraments of Faith

         IV. The Sacraments of Salvation

          V. The Sacraments of Eternal Life

             IN BRIEF

  CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION

    ARTICLE 1: CELEBRATING THE CHURCH'S LITURGY

          I. Who Celebrates?

         II. How Is the Liturgy Celebrated?

        III. When Is the Liturgy Celebrated?

         IV. Where Is the Liturgy Celebrated?

             IN BRIEF

     ARTICLE 2: LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OF THE MYSTERY

             IN BRIEF

Compendium of the Catholic Church Reading

Questions 197-249

Questions answered by the Catechism and Compendium.

1. How does the Virgin Mary help the Church?

2. What kind of devotion is directed to the holy Virgin?

3. In what way is the Blessed Virgin Mary the eschatological icon of the Church?

“I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS”

1. How are sins remitted?

2. Why does the Church have the power to forgive sins?

“I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY”

1. What is the meaning of the term “body” (or “flesh”) and what importance does it have?

2. What is meant by the “resurrection of the body”?

3. What is the relationship between the Resurrection of Christ and our resurrection?

4. What happens to our body and our soul after death?

5. What does it mean to die in Christ Jesus?

“I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING”

1. What is life everlasting?

2. What is the particular judgment?

3. What is meant by the term “heaven”?

4. What is purgatory?

5. How can we help the souls being purified in purgatory?

6. In what does hell consist?

7. How can one reconcile the existence of hell with the infinite goodness of God?

8. In what does the final judgment consist?

9. When will this judgment occur?

10. What is the hope of the new heavens and the new earth?

“Amen”

1. What is the meaning of the word “Amen” with which we conclude our profession of faith?

Part Two - The Celebration of the Christian Mystery

Section One -The Sacramental Economy

1. What is the liturgy?

2. What place does the liturgy occupy in the life of the Church?

3. In what does the sacramental economy consist?

CHAPTER ONE - The Paschal Mystery in the Age of the Church

THE LITURGY - WORK OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

1. In what way is the Father the source and the goal of the liturgy?

2. What is the work of Christ in the liturgy?

3. How does the Holy Spirit work in the liturgy of the Church?

THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH

1. What are the sacraments and which are they?

2. What is the relationship of the sacraments to Christ?

3. What is the link between the sacraments and the Church?

4. What is the sacramental character?

5. What is the relationship between the sacraments and faith?

6. Why are the sacraments efficacious?

7. What is sacramental grace?

8.  What is the relationship between the sacraments and everlasting life?

CHAPTER TWO - The Sacramental Celebration of the Paschal Mystery

CELEBRATING THE LITURGY OF THE CHURCH

1. Who celebrates?

   1. Who acts in the liturgy?

   2. Who celebrates the heavenly liturgy?

   3. How does the Church on earth celebrate the liturgy?

2. How is the liturgy celebrated?

   1. How is the liturgy celebrated?

   2. From where do the sacramental signs come?

   3. What is the link between the actions and the words in the celebration of the sacraments?

   4. What are the criteria for the proper use of singing and music in liturgical celebrations?

   5. What is the purpose of holy images?

3. When is the liturgy celebrated?

   1. What is the center of the liturgical season?

   2. What is the function of the liturgical year?

   3. What is the Liturgy of the Hours?

4. Where is the liturgy celebrated?

   1. Does the Church need places in order to celebrate the liturgy?

   2. What are sacred buildings?

   3. What are the privileged places inside sacred buildings?

LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OF THE MYSTERY

1. Why is the one Mystery of Christ celebrated by the Church according to various liturgical traditions?

2. What is the criterion that assures unity in the midst of plurality?

3. Is everything immutable in the liturgy?

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