cateshism revision
c9q1: The church is missionary by her very nature, why?
Jesus entrusted the church with the mission to bear witness to him. therefore, the church by her very nature is missionary.
c9q2:how does the church perform its missionary function?
the church performs the missionary function in three ways, (1)they proclaim about christ to people who haven’t heard about him (2) they help the people who are already in the church to deepen their understanding and knowledge about the mystery of faith. (3) they re-evangelize the Christians who have lost their practice in faith.
c9q3:Every Christian is a missionary, why?
Through baptism, every person is entrusted with living according to Gospel values and bearing witness to Christ.
c9q5:How can we participate in the church's mission as its members?
we can bear witness to Jesus through our words and actions, mainly when we live out our lives in the midst of people who aren’t Christians.
c10q1: What is the hope that gives meaning to Christian life?
it is the hope of eternal life that gives meaning to Christian life
c10q2:How does the Christian life become a foretaste of life in heaven?
When we live according to the promptings of the spirit, we can foretaste heaven.
c10q3:How can we help our departed faithful?
The faithful who are still mortal can assist the souls in purgatory through prayers, almsgiving and sacrifices.
c10q4:Individual judgment and final judgement, explain…
When someone dies, they're judged individually for how they lived. Later, everyone gets judged together at the end.
c10q5: Heaven and hell, notes…
Heaven is a positive afterlife of joy and goodness, while hell is a negative afterlife associated with punishment or suffering.
c11q2:What factors constitute the basis of the Church’s fellowship and unity?
It is faith that makes the church a fellowship
c11q3:Which are the main liturgical traditions in the catholic church?
being made into one body with Jesus through baptism, we are nourished by the holy eucharist and other sacraments.
c11q4:To which liturgical tradition does the Syro-Malabar Church belong?
The Syro-Malabar Church follows the Oriental-Syrian liturgical tradition.
c11q5:On what basis are the individual churches formed?
there are 24 individual churches in the catholic church which are different in liturgy, theology, spirituality and discipline. Each of these churches has started with its own particular historical context
which saint came to india and when
st. thomas in 52A.D in kudungalloor
how did st.thomas die?
his enemies pierced him with a trident
who landed in calicut on 21st may 1498?
Portuguese navigators under the leadership of Vasco de Gama
what did god promice abraham?
a land flowing with milk and honey for his decendants
what is Christian life?
a pilgrimage
what is god's will about man?
it is God's will that man must die and after death subject himself/herself to god's judgement.
what is the fundamental faith of every Christian?
Jesus christ who is seated at the right hand of god the father, will come to judge the living and the dead
bess purkana means
a house of salvation
what is our final destination in our pilgrimage
heaven
who does jesus want to unites us with
his father our god and holy spirit
what is fellowship in greek
koinonia