Life And Death.

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What do Catholics teach about death?
That it is a transition period into internal life with God.
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What three things do Catholics do to prepare for a 'good death?'
They prepare themselves well, they begin to respect the value of life and they take part in rituals, rites and liturgies.
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What is the definition of palliative care?
It provides comfort and control (through the use of medication) for those in pain due to a terminal or degenerative condition.
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Why is palliative care important? (2.)
As it gives the patient, the patient's family and the healthcare professionals dignity and the patient a good quality of life.
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Why do the Catholic church support palliative care?
As it upholds the integral value of a person until their death.
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What does the word euthanasia mean?
'Good/gentle death.'
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Why does the Catholic Church teach about the ending of a life unnecessarily?
They say that it is wrong.
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Why does the Sanctity of Life prevent MOST Catholics from supporting euthanasia?
As life is a gift from God and should therefore be protected from conception until NATURAL death.
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Which commandment opposes euthanasia?
"Thou shalt not kill."
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Why do things, such as: palliative care, prevent MOST Catholics from supporting euthanasia?
As they are a happy alternative to it.
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Why does a person's suffering influence MOST Catholics to not support euthanasia?
As it teaches humans about themselves and others around them.
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Why does the crucifixion of Jesus (and his suffering there) prevent MOST Catholics from supporting euthanasia?
As it helps humans to relate to His suffering.
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What is the main difference between assisted suicide and palliative care?
The fact that palliative care is based around compassion, whereas assisted suicide is not.
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What do liberal Christians argue about euthanasia and why it is acceptable? (3.)
They argue that allowing it is "doing unto others as you would have them do to you"; they may be suffering greatly and not allowing them to perform euthanasia is putting more suffering on them.
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What do humanists believe about the right to die?
That it should be the individual's decision to euthanise themselves or not.
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Why do humanists reject SoL?
As they are atheists and this therefore goes against the view of there not being a God; God made life scared in conjunction with SoL.
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Why do humanists believe that a patient should be able to prolong their life for as long as possible, even though they are in pain?
As they believe that this shows self-determination.
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Do humanists reject palliative care and why do they or do they not?
No; they believe that it is the patient's choice as to what should happen at the end of their life, whether this be euthanasia, assisted suicide or palliative care.
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What would SOME people use as an argument against euthanasia?
That there might be alternative motives to euthanise a person.
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What is DNR?
Do Not Resuscitate.
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Why do MOST religious people support DNR? (2.)
As deciding to resuscitate a person may give them a poor quality of life, which is unfair to them when they may die anyway and this is supporting their dignity and human value/SoL.
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In what two bible stories do we learn of Jesus' resurrection?
When Mary Magdalene went to anoint the body of Jesus and it was fine when she got there and when the Apostles tell of the event when they met the risen Jesus.
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Why is a bodily resurrection promised to all followers of Jesus? (3.)
Due to Him defeating the sin and death in the world, meaning that everyone could have a bodily resurrection and eternal life through this.
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Who is St.Paul?
He is a witness who met the risen Jesus.
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What four things are said, by St.Paul, in 1Corinthians 15?
1) That Jesus died and rose again. 2) That followers of Christ can have a bodily resurrection, due to Jesus' resurrection. 3) That, when Christ returns to earth, all of His followers will be raised to heaven and that God will then be in all things.
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4) That the resurrection body will be mysterious and that this will be far greater than the previous body.
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What is the revival theory, concerning Jesus' resurrection not happening?
That Jesus' body was revived overnight.
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What is the argument against this?
The fact that Jesus' wombs were too bad, to be revived.
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What is the resurrection of Jesus and why?
A test of faith; it cannot be proved or disproved.
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What do humanists say about the resurrection of Jesus?
That it cannot be; it has not been proven.
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What is the Roman theory, concerning Jesus' resurrection not happening?
That Jesus' body was stolen by the Romans, to stop people from going to worship his body.
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What is the argument against this?
The fact that they did not reveal his body, to stop the claims of resurrection, which gave Him more support.
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What do MOST Catholics believe about what happens to the soul after death?
That it is the only thing that survives death.
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Why, according to MOST Christians, are both the soul and body resurrected?
As a person's physical identity is both in the body and soul and both of these are a part of the heavenly spiritual body.
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What do MOST Christians believe happens to the redeemed in the fulness of resurrection?
That they have immortal souls in immortal bodies.
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What is the material body theory and what does this oppose?
That humans are only physical bodies and this opposes the theory that we are both spirit, should and body.
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What is the theory of reincarnation and who is this believed by?
That the soul is reincarnated into a different body after death and this is believed by MOST Hindus and Sikhs.
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What is this proven by?
When people have near-death experiences (NDE) and deja vu.
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What is NDE?
When people say that they have separated from their physical body often after/during medical procedures and traumatic events.
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What doe a person gain when they are in heaven? (2.)
Eternal life and being at one with God.
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What happens when a person goes to hell?
They must live an eternal life outside of God's presence.
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Which two parables show that a person has the free will to choose to exclude themselves from God and punish themselves?
The Unforgiving Servant and The Rich Man and Lazarus.
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Does God punish humans, by sending them to Heaven or to hell?
No, it is the individual that does this.
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What other word comes from the same root as purgatory and what does this mean?
To purge, meaning to cleanse and get rid of sins, just as is purgatory a place to do so.
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Why do people go to purgatory before entering into Heaven?
To help them to be in a state of perfection for when they are in God's grace having eternal life in Heaven.
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What is the MAIN idea behind purgatory?
Hope for the future and that humans have a chance to be reconciled for their sins at ALL times.
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What is the alternative Catholic view about judgement day?
It is that Jesus will come to earth, at the end of it, to judge the whole of creation and its people.
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Where is this proved in the bible? (2.)
In the parable of the Sheep and the Goat and in the Book of Revelations.
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What do SOME Christians, such as: Anglicans, believe about the entry into Heaven?
That there is no purgatory before it.
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What do SOME Christians, therefore, believe about life after death?
That a person either chooses to accept God's grace and, by doing so, enters into Heaven. However, if a person rejects God's grace, then they will go to hell.
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What do SOME Christians emphasise about life after death and judgement?
They emphasise the final judgement day, instead of the initial judgement of an individual person and not as a part of creation as a whole.
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Where does the Magisterium get its authority from?
The grace of the Holy Spirit.
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What does the grace of the Holy Spirit allow the Magisterium to do? (2.)
To faithfully interpret the scriptures and Catholic traditions.
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What is the primary source of teaching for Catholics and why? Give two reasons.
The Bible; it is the word of God and as it was inspired by the Holy Spirit.
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How has Catholic teaching been explained to Catholics themselves?
By theologians.
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Give the four steps to apostolic traditions.
Jesus; the Apostles; the early Christians and the current Christians.
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In what council (of the Church) are bishops SOMETIMES asked to sit in on?
The General Council.
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What is the task of the Church's General Council?
To explore significant matters in the life of the Church.
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When is the first bible reference to a council like the General Council?
Acts 15.
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What happens in Acts 15? (3.)
The leaders of the Christian community gathered in Jerusalem, to decide what procedures were required to convert people to Christianity, for instance: when they decided that converts would be exempt from traditional Jewish practices and the formation
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...of the Nicene Creed.
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What does the Latin word "magister" mean?
Teacher or master.
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What did Jesus give the apostles the authority to do?
The authority to preach God's word.
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What do MOST Catholics believe about the lineage of the Pope and the Bishops?
That they can be traced back to the first Apostles.
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What is this called?
Apostolic Succession.
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What is the other term for Pontifical Magisterium?
Papal Ineffability.
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Give a form of extraordinary magisterium.
A specific and rare declaration by a Pope.
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What does the Pope have the authority to do?
Make a final decision on disputed matters of faith or morals.
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What are these decisions called?
Ex cathedra declarations.
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Why can the Pope make ex cathedra declarations?
As it is believe that he is the successor to St.Peter (the first Pope.)
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When a Pope makes an ex cathedra decoration was is it believed to be?
It is believed to be without error/infallible.
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What are ex cathedra declarations limited to?
Faith and morals.
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What are ex cathedra declarations limited to?
Faith and morals.
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How rare are ex cathedra declarations?
Very rare.
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How any ex cathedra declarations have there been?
Two.
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Give two ways, in which, the Popes and bishops regularly preach good news to their Catholics.
Through their weekly homilies and letters to the dioceses.
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What can Papal and bishop letters and homilies give to the parishioners? (2.)
Faith, devotion to God and instruction that clarifies a point or gives instructions.
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What are encyclicals?
They are the letters from the Pope to Catholics.
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What are encyclicals an example of and what is this?
Evangelium Vitae (the Gospel of LIFE.)
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What is the official function of the magisterium? (3.)
To present Catholic teaching in modern contexts with a clarity and confidence.
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Give three things that the Magisterium cannot have authority over.
They cannot have DIRECT AUTHORITY on art, science or economics.
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How can the Magisterium have a slight control over the arts, economics and science?
By teaching how they impact on faith and humanity as a whole.
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What was the Second Vatican Council and when was it set up?
It is the second General Council, which was set up n the 1960s in the Vatican.
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What there things did the Second Vatican Council respond to after WW2?
Changes in politics, technology and in society.
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What is the Dei Verbum?
It is the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation.
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What does the Dei Verbum talk about?
the relationship between the Bible tradition and the Magisterium.
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What does the Dei Verbum encourage Catholics to do?
Use the Bible as a part of their prayer life.
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What is the Sacrosanctum Concilium?
It is the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.
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What has the Sacrosanctum Concilium done?
Influenced reforms to the Church's Liturgy.
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What changes, to the Church's liturgy has the Sacrosanctum Concilium done? (2.)
It has got the mass translated from Latin into the local language of where the mass is being said and it changed the position of the altar, so that the priest faces the congregation.
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What is the Lumen Gentium?
It is the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church.
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What is the Lumen Gentium about?
The nature and work of the Church.
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What does Lumen Gentium translate to?
The light of the people.
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What does the Lumen Gentium talk about?
That all people are called to serve Jesus.
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What is the Gaudium et Spes?
It is the Pastoral Constitution con the Church in the Modern World.
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What does the Gaudium et Spes say the church should be a source of? Give two.
Joy and hope.
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What two things does the Gaudium et Spes get the church to do? (2.)
Adapt to changes in society and to engage people in the modern world into the Church and family of Christ.
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What does a flame represent for ALL Christians?
The light of Christ, which darkness could not over powe.
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What do the Alpha and Omega represent for ALL Christians? (2.)
The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, to show that Christ is the first and last/the beginning and the end to all things.
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What does the cross represent for ALL Christians? (3.)
The Christian faith; it began due to the crucifixion of Christ; as, he allowed Christians to be at one with God.
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What do the five wounds represent for ALL Christians?
They show the pain that Jesus suffered for the sins of humans.
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What happens every year in every church and what does this show? (3.)
A candle is dated, to show that Jesus (the light of the world) is here for us for all time.
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What is the Paschal Candle and symbol of?
It is a symbol of Christ's resurrection from his sarcophagi.
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What is Jesus' sarcophagi a symbol of?
Hope for the world.
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Where is Jesus' sarcophagus NOW held? (2.)
In the Museo Pio Christiano in the Vatican.
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What do the images on Jesus' sarcophagus show? (2.)
That Jesus' death and resurrection was a triumph over sin and therefore a sign of hope.
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Who is shown to carry Jesus' cross on his sarcophagus?
Simon of Cyrene.
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What is Jesus shown to be wearing and given on his sarcophagus?
A crown of thorns.
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What does Jesus' crown of thorns represent?
The suffering that Jesus endured to die for the sins of humans.
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What does the title Christ translate to?
Anointed/chosen one.
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How did Jesus show that he was the chosen one?
By dying and resurrecting to save humans from sin.
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What do the two Greek letters XP show?
The Chi-Rho.
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What Greek word are XP the first two letters of?
Christ.
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What is the symbol XP held in between?
The beaks of two eagles.
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What does this show about Jesus' resurrection?
That it was a triumph over death.
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What is the symbol XP held in?
A wreath.
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What was the wreath a symbol of to the Romans?
Victory.
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Why do the two eagles represent God?
As in Roman culture, they represented the Roman God: Jupiter.
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What does the two soldier sitting at awe of the cross show?
That the resurrection is a mystery of faith (the Nicene Creed.)
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What is shown about Jesus' Roman trial on his sarcophagus?
That Pilate was the one controlling his trial.
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What does it show Pontius Pilate to be doing on Jesus' sarcophagus?
Washing his hands.
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What religious thing can be greatly enhanced by music and why? (3.)
Prayer; music leads people into emotion that are not always possible in normal spoken words.
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What are the Psalms in the Old Testament? (4.)
They are an ancient collection of prayers and hymns that express various emotions to God.
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How were Psalms made into pieces if music? (2.)
Through the monks and nuns.
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Why did they do this?
To add beauty to prayer.
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What does the Liturgy of the the Word contain that is musical and what does this respond to?
A sung Psalm, which responds to the first prayer in reading.
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What is the name of the musical chant that welcomes the Gospel?
The Alleluia.
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In what part of the mass are the Eucharistic Acclamations sung in?
The Liturgy of the Eucharist.
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What do the Eucharistic Acclamations punctuate?
The prayer of thanksgiving/when the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ.
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What is the Gloria?
A song of praise to God.
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What is the Latin name given to music, which is specially composed for funeral masses?
Requiems.
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What is the Latin to English translation of the word requiem?
Rest.
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Who composed a requiem?
Gabriel Faure.
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Beliefs about what Catholic concept are portrayed in Faure's requiem?
Eternal life.
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What does Faure focus on in his requiem?
The belief that the dead will live in heaven.
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What three instruments are used in Faure's requiem?
Harps, violins and sopranos.
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Give three things that Faure's requiem gives to the grieving people at a funeral?
Faith, comfort and hope.
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What two things does the peaceful and fear-free nature of death (which is portrayed in Faure's requiem) bring about a sense of?
Calm and peace.
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Why do ALL Christians do at a funeral mass and why?
They pray for the deceased, to entrust that they have eternal life of love with God.
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What do ALL Christians believe that God does with their prayers ofr a deceased person?
He takes mercy on them more than he would.
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What ELSE is a funeral mass? (2.)
A celebration of a person's life and to thank God for this.
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What may be done the night before a funeral?
The coffin may be brought to the church as a part of the removal.
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What does the priest do at the beginning of a funeral mass?
He meets the funeral procession at the church doo.
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Why is a coffin sprinkled with holy water at a funeral mass? (2.)
To remind the mourners of the dead person's baptism and to remind them of the promise to share Jesus' resurrection.
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Where is the coffin placed in the church at a funeral?
Near to the altar.
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What two things does the priest place on the coffin at a funeral?
A Bible and crucifix.
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What is the liturgy of the word based on in a funeral mass?
The Christian hope of eternal life.
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At a funeral, what does the homily usually consist of?
A tribute to the person who has died.
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In the whole funeral mass, what does the priest talk about?
That those, who believe in God, will have eternal life with Him in Heaven.
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What can the funeral mass end with? (2.)
A burial or cremation.
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Give the process of cremation. (2.)
The coffin is taken to the crematorium and there will be a short committal service.
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Give the burial process. (3.)
The body is taken to the churchyard and lowered into the plot, the committal prayers are said and the mourners throw handfuls of earth into the grave.
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What is the throwing of earth onto a coffin a symbol of?
The mourners laying the deceased to rest.
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What is the funeral mass USUALLY followed by?
A wake.
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What is prayer?
Being focussed on God.
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