RELG 204 Lecture : Christianity March 8th.odt

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 204
• Professor: Ellen B.Aitken

Document Summary

Incarnation (fixed dates): advent, christmas, epiphany (manifestation of jesus to the world) feast of the. Annunciation (march 25th, announced to mary that she would be the mother of jesus) Death and resurrection (lunar cycle): triduum (three days), maundy thursday (day before good friday, Ascension(jesus ascending into heaven, talks about jesus" governance and authority over creation), Pentecost(doctrine/teaching about how god is fully revealed into three different persons), trinity. The way we spend our time is through events throughout the year, remembrance. Every sunday is a celebration of the resurrection, a little easter. Christianity, it is observed as a sabbath day. Prayer is the activity in god working in person: which then prompts the human response from god, humans are a vessel or channel through god. It is the spirit of god praying in a person. Praise, thanksgiving, petition, intercession, penitence, adoration (telling god how great god is, Thanksgiving is why you are praising god, justify why you praise him.