4th Grade Vocabulary

2. / A meditative prayer using beads to reflect on the lives of Jesus and Mary.
5. / God’s personal call for each of us to love and serve Him and others.
7. / Men and women who take vows to serve God, often in a religious community.
9. / The sacrament where our sins are forgiven and we are reconciled with God and the Church.
11. / A lifelong covenant between one man and one woman.
14. / An outward sign given by Jesus that brings God’s grace.
15. / Jesus rising from the dead on the third day after His crucifixion.
16. / Talking and listening to God.
17. / The leader of the Catholic Church on earth and the successor of St. Peter.
18. / A gift from God that helps us believe in Him and follow His teachings.
19. / Using God’s gifts responsibly, especially caring for creation.
21. / A sacred and binding promise between God and His people.
26. / A special feast day when Catholics are required to attend Mass.
28. / Holy people who lived lives of great faith and now live with God in Heaven.
29. / God making Himself and His plan known to us throughout history.
30. / A man who has received the fullness of Holy Orders and leads a diocese.
32. / The value each person has because they are made in God’s image.

1. / The sacrament that strengthens us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit and completes Baptism.
3. / The inner voice that helps us know right from wrong.
4. / The belief that Jesus is truly present—Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity—in the consecrated bread and wine.
6. / Men who received Holy Orders: bishops, priests, and deacons.
8. / A choice to do what we know is wrong and against God’s law.
10. / The written Word of God found in the Old and New Testaments.
12. / The sacrament where we receive the Body and Blood of Jesus; the source and summit of Christian life.
13. / Church members who are not clergy or religious; the majority of the Church.
20. / A day set aside to worship God and rest; Saturday for Jews, Sunday for Christians.
22. / The teachings of Jesus handed down through the apostles under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
23. / The sacrament in which God calls men to serve the Church as deacons, priests, or bishops.
24. / The sacrament that welcomes us into the Church, removes Original Sin, and makes us children of God.
25. / The mystery of one God in three Divine Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
27. / The sacrament that brings strength, healing, and comfort to those who are seriously ill or near death.
31. / The first part of the Bible that tells the story of God’s people before Jesus.