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- 5. The state of being set apart for God’s service, living a moral life, being a person of prayer, and revealing God’s love to the world through service.
- 8. Jesus’ role as ___ is best known through His words and actions in the Gospels, where He teaches us the importance of being a servant leader. To be a ___ is to be a leader who serves those around them. (same word)
- 9. People exhibit a characteristic of being holy when they become morally clean through the Sacrament of Confession and ___.
- 11. This aid provides us with a community of believers who help us and who we in turn can help on the path to holiness.
- 12. The process by which Christians of all ages are taught the essentials of Christian doctrine and formed as disciples of Christ.
- 13. The God-given ability to use reason and recognize the order of the world around us.
- 14. A final key to hope and strength is knowing that ___ is not the end of the story.
- 15. To declare or set apart as sacred; to solemnly dedicate to God’s service.
- 16. One characteristic of something that is holy is that it ___ or reflects God; Humans have this by being created in God’s image.
- 19. The practice of developing a life of self-reflection and self-examination to attend to our spiritual life and call to holiness.
- 22. As laypersons, we can offer ___ to God the Father by offering our daily work, studies, play, rest, and family time.
- 24. Witnessing to Christ in every circumstance of our lives, particularly in service, is a way to participate in Jesus’ ___ ministry.
- 25. Knowing that sacrifice and suffering have an important role in God’s plan of salvation does not automatically make it ___ for us to accept and endure suffering in our lives.
- 26. We are holy from the moment of our conception because we are made in the ___ and likeness of God.
- 27. This restores our original holiness and consecrates us to God’s service.
- 28. All members of the Church with the exception of those who are ordained as bishops, priests, and deacons.
- 29. To save us from meaningless sin and death, the Father sent His only begotten ___ into the world.
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- 1. Offering our aspects of our daily lives as sacrifices to God is one way to participate in Jesus’ ___ ministry.
- 2. We have a responsibility to help wherever and however we can to lessen and ___ suffering; at the same time we know we cannot do so entirely.
- 3. The Second ___ Council describes the roles of the laity as participation in Jesus’ roles of Priest, Prophet, and King.
- 4. The free and undeserved gift that God gives us to empower us to respond to His call.
- 6. Also called strength or courage, this virtue enables one to maintain sound moral judgment and behavior in the face of difficulties and challenges.
- 7. A habitual and firm disposition to do good; also called a good moral habit.
- 9. The Paschal Mystery ends with Christ’s ___ and Ascension into Heaven.
- 10. A characteristic of something that is holy is that it is ___ or pure.
- 17. Suffering is a mystery we can never fully ___, because we simply do not see things from God’s perspective.
- 18. Jesus promised His disciples that even though they would be _____, He would send the Holy Spirit to guide and strengthen them.
- 20. The God-given ability that allows us to make choices based on our intellect and allows us to truly love.
- 21. Every human heart knows that we achieve the most worthwhile things through courage and sacrifice, under the condition of seeking the ___ of God.
- 23. Christians ___ that suffering is a part of every human life and that sacrifice is a part of every Christian’s life, trusting that in the end, God will make all things right.