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Called to Holiness
Holiness
Lev 20:26
Be holy for I am holy
Be Perfect
Christian holiness is the only area where perfection is
the goal and result
Sanctification:
A word for holiness
Word from which the term saint evolved
Be Perfect
Being perfect means seeking a closer, more intimate
union with Christ.
Grace:
How Christian perfection is accomplished
Through sacraments and service to others
Anything that God asks of us he makes possible by his grace
Beatific Vision
in Christian theology is the ultimate direct
self communication of God to the
individual person, he reaches, as a
member of redeemed humanity in the
communion of saints, perfect salvation in
its entirety,
i.e. heaven.
Sexuality
Sexuality means appreciating our identity as either male
or female and living our lives as such
Sexuality is deeply connected with our bodies and
emotions
Capacity to make love and procreate
Forming friendships and bonds with other people
Chastity
Chastity
Virtue by which a person integrates his or her sexuality into
his or her whole self, body, and spirit, according to the
vocation or state in life
Noah
Abraham
Sacred Scriptures
Made up of scriptures in the Magisterium
Paschal Mystery:
Made present in the sacraments, especially the Eucharist
Vocabulary
Sanctification
Magisterium
Grace
Dogmas
Original Sin
Faith
Chastity
Church
Discipleship
Catechesis
Mystery
Paschal Mystery