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Religion Grade 7 / 19 Name ______Definitions / Key Concepts

Definitions 1. vocation – a call to a way of life

2. common vocation – our call from God to holiness and to evangelization

3. particular vocation – God’s call to a particular way of life: , , ordained ministry

4. – , , and obedience

5. canon law – the name that we give to the body of laws that govern the Church

6. vows – deliberate and free promises made to God

7. – the state of those who have chosen to remain single, promising to devote themselves to the work of God and the Church for the sake of the Kingdom

8. laity -- Christian faithful; laypeople; single people and married people who are called to live as disciples of Christ

Key Concepts 1. By faith in Christ and by , we become members of the Church. We all share in the priesthood of the faithful.

2. It takes many years for most people to discover their particular vocation—their call to a specific way of life.

3. God calls each of us to live out our common vocation in one of three particular vocations: as members of the laity, in the consecrated life, or in the ordained ministry. a. Laity – All Catholics begin their lives as members of the laity. They are members of the Church who share in the mission to bring the Good News of Christ to the world.

b. Consecrated life -- Men and women who profess (take) vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience and who are members of a religious community belong to the consecrated life and are often called religious.

c. Ordained ministry – Those men who answer God’s call to receive are consecrated as bishops, , or to the permanent diaconate (). 4. Men and women who take a vow of chastity choose to live a life of loving service to God, the Church, and their community while remaining single, living a life of celibacy.

5. Men and women who take a promise to listen carefully to God’s direction in their lives by obeying the leaders of the Church and of their communities.

6. Men and women who take a vow of poverty promise to live simply as did, to share their belongings and to own no personal property.

7. There are two types of priests: diocesan priests and religious priests. a. Diocesan priests – men called to serve in a particular diocese, helping the bishop by ministering in parishes

b. Religious priests -- men called to a specific religious or congregation, and follow the religious rule, or plan of life, adopted by their founder

8. Religious priests belong to the consecrated life, and are called to a specific or congregation, such as , Dominicans, or Jesuits.

9. Members of the laity who receive the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony make a vow of fidelity to their spouse, in the name of Christ and the Church. They are following God’s particular call to the laity.

10. Together, the laity, those in the consecrated life, and ordained ministers make up the Church, the Body of Christ. All have a part in the mission of the Church. No one group is more important or special than the other. Each has a role in evangelization—spreading the Good News and sharing God’s great love with others.