Practices

The Sacramental nature of reality

Chrism: The oil used in baptism, confirmation and ordination
Grace: Undeserved blessing from God
Lay ministries: Special ways of serving the Church opened to the non-ordained
Penance: An action showing contrition
Contrition: Sorrow for the sin committed and deciding not to commit the sin again

Catholic liturgical worship

Nonconformists: English Protestants who are not members of the Church of England
Penitential Rite: The confession and absolution at the beginning of Mass
Transubstantiation: The belief that during the Mass the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit

The Catholic Funeral Rite

Committal: The burial of a dead body
Eulogy: A speech in praise of a dead person
Vigil: A period of devotional staying awake on the eve of a religious festival/funeral

Prayer

Contemplation: Communion with God
Supplication : Asking for God’s help

Forms of popular piety

Monstrance: The vessel used for the exhibition of the Blessed Sacrament

Pilgrimage

Cenacle: The Upper Room in Jerusalem where the Last Supper took place
Papal basilica : A title given to the four highest ranking buildings of the Catholic Church
Relic: A part of a dead saint’s body or belonging
Venerate: Treat with deep religious respect
Via dolorosa: ‘The way of tears’, the route Jesus took from Pilate’s court to Golgotha

Catholic Social Teaching

Cardinal virtues: The major virtues– justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude
Encyclical: A letter addressed by the Pope to all the bishops of the Church

Catholic Mission and Evangelism

Great commission: Jesus’ last command to his disciples to go out and convert the world