Triune God Keywords

a song of praise; in particular parts of the Mass, eg. The Alleluia before the Gospel

the sacrament for the forgiveness of Original Sin and through which a person becomes a member of the Church

‘making holy’: when the bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ

‘of one being/substance’ – the Son is of the same substance as the Father

more modern forms of hymns, often more catchy or uplifting

a statement of faith; the Creed is the Christian statement of faith drawn up at the Councils of Nicea and Constantinople

the psalms, hymns and prayers that are sung several times a day by monks and nuns

from the Greek for ‘thanksgiving’; another word for the Mass, and especially for the central prayers centred around the consecration of the bread and wine

the long prayer of thanksgiving in the middle of Mass, during which the bread and wine are consecrated

preaching the Word of God

going down one knee as a sign of respect

the song of praise that is generally said in Mass before the Gospels

another word for worship services

music for the parts of the Mass which are said by the congregation

also known as the Eucharist - the main Catholic form of worship, a ceremony where the death and resurrection ofJesus is celebrated through the consecration of bread and wine

‘sending out’ people to spread the kingdom of God (by doing good works)

the acclamation said by the congregation after the consecration – there are three forms, eg. ‘Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again’

a belief that cannot be fully understood by the human mind

the ancient way of singing, used by monks and nuns when they pray the divine office

an expression of respect, thanks and honour to God

lying flat as a sign of submission

150 hymns and poems in the book of Psalms in the Old Testament

Latin for the ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ which is said or sung at the beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer in the Mass

the most important Jewish prayer, from Deuteronomy, ‘Listen O Israel, the Lord your God is One God’

unplanned, as in spontaneous prayer

religious songs often used in Mass

the name for the Christian idea of God as being three in One

‘three in one’

when someone shows their faith by words and actions