Glossary Lesson 6
Apostle: One who is sent as Jesus was sent by the Father, and as he sent his chosen disciples….(857, 860). Catechism of the Catholic Church
Church: The name given the “convocation” or “assembly” of the People God has called together from “the ends of the earth.” In Christian usage, the word “Church” has three inseparable meanings: the People that God gathers in the whole world; the particular or local [C]hurch (diocese); and the liturgical (above all Eucharistic) assembly. The Church draws her life from the Word and Body of Christ, and so herself becomes Christ’s Body (752). In the Creed, the sole Church of Christ is professed to be one, holy, catholic, and apostolic (811). Catechism of the Catholic Church church: the building used by the Church for worship and Liturgy
disciple: Name given in the New Testament to all those men and women who followed Jesus and were taught by him while he was alive… Contemporary members of the Church, as followers of Jesus, can also be referred to as disciples.
marks (notes) of the Church: The four attributes (marks or notes) of the Church mentioned in the Nicene-Constantinopolitan creed: “We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church (811). Catechism of the Catholic Church
Mystical Body of Christ: …The Church is called the (mystical) Body of Christ because of the intimate communion which Jesus shares with his disciples; the metaphor of a body whose head is Christ and whose members are the faithful, provides an image which keeps in focus both the unity and the diversity of the Church (787, 790, 1396). Catechism of the Catholic Church
omniscient: knowing everything
omniscience of God: God knows everything from the standpoint of eternity: past, present, future; nothing is hidden from God.
Church: The name given the “convocation” or “assembly” of the People God has called together from “the ends of the earth.” In Christian usage, the word “Church” has three inseparable meanings: the People that God gathers in the whole world; the particular or local [C]hurch (diocese); and the liturgical (above all Eucharistic) assembly. The Church draws her life from the Word and Body of Christ, and so herself becomes Christ’s Body (752). In the Creed, the sole Church of Christ is professed to be one, holy, catholic, and apostolic (811). Catechism of the Catholic Church church: the building used by the Church for worship and Liturgy
disciple: Name given in the New Testament to all those men and women who followed Jesus and were taught by him while he was alive… Contemporary members of the Church, as followers of Jesus, can also be referred to as disciples.
marks (notes) of the Church: The four attributes (marks or notes) of the Church mentioned in the Nicene-Constantinopolitan creed: “We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church (811). Catechism of the Catholic Church
Mystical Body of Christ: …The Church is called the (mystical) Body of Christ because of the intimate communion which Jesus shares with his disciples; the metaphor of a body whose head is Christ and whose members are the faithful, provides an image which keeps in focus both the unity and the diversity of the Church (787, 790, 1396). Catechism of the Catholic Church
omniscient: knowing everything
omniscience of God: God knows everything from the standpoint of eternity: past, present, future; nothing is hidden from God.