MR 5.C Marks of the Church

The video explains what the four marks of the Church are: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. It explains that as One, the Church is unified. We are together, and that, although we are different, we are the same in God and the Church. The video explains that the Church is Holy, not because we are Holy, but because God is and Christ is. Jesus built the foundation of the Church, and He is Holy so the Church is Holy. The Church is Catholic because the Church is universal. In all corners of the globe, the Church can be found. The Church is Apostolic because of the authority that Jesus gave the apostles, and the authority that the apostles pass down to the bishops, and the Popes. 

MR 5.F Problem Solving

The story is about a man who rejected God and bragged about it. Before he died of cancer, he turned to God and met with a priest multiple times. One possibility is that he talks to a priest just in case. He is basically doubting himself. The next possibility is that he honestly realizes how he has been living wrong and he seeks out faith. He has a change of heart. He could have tried to confess all he could. If he was saved, though, he would not go directly to Heaven. Instead, he would go to purgatory to be fully cleansed. It is possible that the man was baptized or received the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick on his deathbed. But it is also possible that he was not baptized nor anointed when he began meeting with the priest. This ties back to our section because it ties back to our seven Sacraments. If he was baptized, anointed, and went through penance, then he went through true retribution and conferred to the Church. 

MR 5.E Teaching and Sanctifying Grace

All of our sins, past, present, and future, are not fully forgiven once we become Christians. In fact Matthew 6:12 states "And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debters." Minor sins can be confessed directly through prayer but mortal sins must be forgiven through the act of penance or reconciliation. Only God has the power to forgive sins but after Jesus' resurrection He passed on his mission and his authority to the apostles to forgive sins "As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.... Recieve the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any they are forgiven." The sacrament of Reconnciliation is only required for mortal sins because Christ commanded it. Although Reconciliation has changed throughout the years, the basics of the sacrament are the same.

MR 5.E Magisterium and Apostles

Where do we see evidence of Apostolic authority and succession in scripture? Why is that important today? 

In the beginning of the Church, the apostles were the bishops and Peter was the Pope. In order to spread the Church, more people are needed. Peter and Paul began to appoint more and more people to help them spread the word. Authority began to pass down BEFORE Peter and Paul died. Paul told Timothy "What you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." This is Paul passing down the authority to Timothy. The bishops and their successors teach what truly was meant to be taught and have no relations with heretics. This is important in today's Church because it shows us although some Churches may go against Jesus' teachings, it is still held truthfully through our bishops and Pope, who were given authority by their predecessors. To find the truth of the Church and her teachings you must find it through the Bishops and the Apostles successors.

MR 5.A Analysis on the Ascension

MR 4.E Purgatory

The idea of purgatory shows how God shows us mercy and gives us an opportunity to still go to heaven even though we have sins that we have not confessed to. God's love is infinite and he always forgives us. Although we are going to heaven we must suffer for the sins we still have. The ultimate suffering is not being with God.

Baptism and Wedding at Cana idea sketch

When Jesus was baptized he did it to set an example because he didnt recieve grace. Jesus didnt gain anything from it only a connection to other humans. He did it to show us the way and it showed them that he was the Messiah, this also started his public ministry. The Wedding at Cana was Jesus' first public miracle. Jesus also addressed to his mother as "woman" which addressed the protoevangelium. The last time he addressed to his mother as "woman" was at the foot of the cross. 

MR 4.C The Transfiguration

Transfiguration helped the apostles find the way to fully serve God and to understand who Jesus fully was. Moses spoke to them about the Law of God and how it helped the people of the OT prepare for the coming of the Messiah. Elijah spoke to them about the prophets which also helped the people of the OT prepare for the coming of the Messiah. This all helped them accept the death of Jesus Christ.

Jesus identified as the Anointed One

I learned that the difference between the baptism we receive and and the one Jesus received was that during the baptism Jesus did not receive Grace and signs that he was the Anointed One were shown to the crowd.