Apocalypse
Book of Revelation; St. John; Prophetic work in Symbolic language; Final Victory of Christ and His Church over sin and evil
Apocryphal
Any book NOT accepted by the Church as part of Sacred Scripture (Bible)
Baptism
First of Seven Sacraments; Remission of both personal sin and Original Sin; person incorporated into the Church, The Body of Christ
Charism
Special Gift of the Holy Spirit given to build up the Church
Church
Faithful People of God; Catholic Church; Ekklesia in Greek meaning Assembly
Council of Jerusalem
Acts 15; Synod of Apostles; Gentile Converts to Christianity did not have to be circumcised as Moses Law prescribed
Ecumenical Council
Synod of Bishops from "whole inhabited World" First Ecumenical Council: Nicaea 325AD
Gnostic
Heretical Sect - salvation from obtaining secret knowledge
Heaven
Eternal state of supreme and definitive happiness with God/ Communion of life and love with the Trinity and all the Blessed
Heavenly Liturgy
Worship of God in Heaven by the Angels and saints led by Christ the High Priest who represents the sacrificial offering of Himself to the Father thus renewing the work of our Redemption
Keys of the Kingdom
Jesus gave to Saint Peter indicating he would be both the Leader of the church and Christ's own representative on Earth - in other words the First Pope
Martyr
Greek for Witness; Witness to truth of the Faith enduring suffering and even death for Christ
Mass
Principle sacramental celebration and worship of the Catholic Church established by Jesus at the last supper; Eucharist; Lord's Supper
Pentecost
Jewish Festival Fifty Days after Passover celebrating the Law given to Moses on Sinai: Fifty days after the Resurrection: The Holy Spirit descends upon the Apostles; Birthday of the Church
People of God
All the Faithful who seek and desire to know and love God
Primacy Of Peter
Position of First in rank or authority
Rock
Petros in Greek; Peter means ROCK; Peter is the Rock on which Christ built His Church
Sacred Scripture
Canonical writings validated by the Church as inerrant and inspired by the Holy Spirit; With Sacred Tradition makes up a Single Deposit of the Word of God - Deposit of Faith - Single Gift of God to the Church
Sacred Tradition
Hand down" the Church's Teachings - the Faith - through Successors of the Apostles in the Life of the Church; With Sacred Scripture makes up a single deposit of Faith
Saint
Lived life in time; after death is with God in Heaven eternally
Vicar of Christ
The Pope; Representative of Christ Himself; Latin: "Vicarius" "in the person of