Glossary Lesson 2
beatitudes: The teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount on the meaning and way to true happiness (cf. Matthew 5:1-12; Luke 6:20-23). These teachings reflect the promises made to the chosen people since Abraham; they portray the countenance of Christ and describe his charity. Moreover, by shedding light on the actions and attitudes characteristic of the Christian life, they describe the vocation of all the faithful (1716). Catechism of the Catholic Church
concupiscence: Human appetites or desires which remain disordered due to the temporal consequences of original sin, which remains even after Baptism, and which produce an inclination to sin (1264, 1426, 2515). Catechism of the Catholic Church. St. Thomas Aquinas calls these four substitutes for God, these addictions: wealth, pleasure, power, and honor.
ipso facto: (Latin) by the very fact propitious: presenting favorable circumstances obeisance: a gesture, as a bow, expressing respect; an attitude, as deference, associated with this gesture
St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr, lived in 2nd century France; Memorial on 28 June: “The glory of God is a human fully alive.”
Sermon on the Mount: See Matthew 5-7. See the Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6:20-46.
works of mercy: Charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbors in their bodily and spiritual needs (2447). Catechism of the Catholic Church
Spiritual works of mercy include instructing, advising, consoling, comforting, forgiving, bearing wrongs patiently, and praying for the living and the dead.
Corporal works of mercy include, feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead [see Matthew 25].
concupiscence: Human appetites or desires which remain disordered due to the temporal consequences of original sin, which remains even after Baptism, and which produce an inclination to sin (1264, 1426, 2515). Catechism of the Catholic Church. St. Thomas Aquinas calls these four substitutes for God, these addictions: wealth, pleasure, power, and honor.
ipso facto: (Latin) by the very fact propitious: presenting favorable circumstances obeisance: a gesture, as a bow, expressing respect; an attitude, as deference, associated with this gesture
St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr, lived in 2nd century France; Memorial on 28 June: “The glory of God is a human fully alive.”
Sermon on the Mount: See Matthew 5-7. See the Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6:20-46.
works of mercy: Charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbors in their bodily and spiritual needs (2447). Catechism of the Catholic Church
Spiritual works of mercy include instructing, advising, consoling, comforting, forgiving, bearing wrongs patiently, and praying for the living and the dead.
Corporal works of mercy include, feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead [see Matthew 25].