Vocabulary

[waddle]

I realize I should know this by now, but I don’t. What do the terms “Magisterium” (sp?) “Tradition” and other such terms mean? Is there some resource that defines things like this? Please don’t point me to the Catholic Encyclopedia online, I’m not a lawyer, or a scholar.

Thanks

Joe

 

[Spirithound]

I realize I should know this by now, but I don’t. What do the terms “Magisterium” (sp?) “Tradition” and other such terms mean? Is there some resource that defines things like this? Please don’t point me to the Catholic Encyclopedia online, I’m not a lawyer, or a scholar.

Thanks

Joe

The Magesterium is the teaching authority of the bishops and Pope, and often refers to the actual people holding these offices.
Tradition, with a capital T, is the sacred oral Tradition of the Church. It was passed down through the Magesterium, from the Apostles, who constituted the first generation of Magesterium.
tradition with a small t is defined similarly to the secular word.

 

[Deacon_Ed_B]

The term Magisterium comes from the Latin "magister", meaning teacher. The Magisterium is the teaching body of the Church. it is comprised of the Pope and all the bishops in union with him…
Prayers and blessings
Deacon Ed B

 

[NeedImprovement]

… I’m not a lawyer, or a scholar.

Joe

Those are good credentials Joe…almost makes you a fisherman…just the kind of person Jesus sought out.

I’ve learned a lot about my faith since joining…sometimes it meant being corrected…hey - like my user name says

 

[Porkala]

Here’s a vocabulary question, if somebody could answer it for me that would be really helpful!
I’ve been attending the EF for less than a year, and in the bulletin is listed the servers for the low and high masses. Some are called “acolytes”, and others are “candidates” and I was wondering what what these terms mean.
Is an acolyte just an altar boy, and is a candidate like a pre-seminary boy?

Thanks!

 

[Deacon_Ed_B]

Acolytes could be one of two things. It is a term used for altar servers. It is also one of two “minor orders” received by one in preparation for the permanent diaconate or the priesthood. The term means “one who assists the celebrant in a liturgical celebration”. The other minor order is “lector” or “reader” The term candidate could have many, many meanings, depending on the context in which it is used. Most often it is used for those enrolled in the RCIA program, who are studying to become Catholics.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B

 

[jimcav]

Forgive my ignorance, but while we’re on the subject of vocabulary, could we clear up and define some of the acronyms used so often in this forum?

Like -

1 - SSPX
2 - FSSP
3 - NO
4 - EF
5 - OF

Any others I missed?

While some I know, others I don’t, and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone…

 

[Spirithound]

1 - SSPX- Society of St. Pius X - the subject of much recent interest, I’m honestly not sure of their current canonical status in the Catholic Church

2 - FSSP- Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (Latin acronym )- a traditional religious order dedicated to the Latin Mass. Canonical status is fully regular.

3 - NO- Novus Ordo- Common name for the Mass of Pope Paul VI, the Mass most commonly celebrated in the Western Patriarchate.

4 - EF- Extraordinary Form- New designation of the Mass of 1962. Language of celebration: Latin

5 - OF- Ordinary Form- New designation for the Novus Ordo. Language of celebration: the vernacular