Pantheon was the only Roman temple that was converted to a Christian Church.
When Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire in the year XXX, there were thousands of Roman temples scattered throughout the land. Roman temples were tall but not large enough for a crowd to assemble for services. Therefore, most Roman temples were useless to the early Christians. They were simply to small to be converted into a Christian Church, except one: The Pantheon. The Pantheon was built to house all of the gods of Rome, even the unknown god of everything. This was the only temple large enough to be used for Christian worshippers and so it was converted into a church. 

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HALLOWEEN
All Hallow's Eve
All Saints Evening
Dias de los muertos
Day of the dead
Culture can sometimes have things that are good to celebrate and then there are things that are not good to practice. Movies sometimes give a view of the Catholic church that is off. 
Cemetery is a place where we are all headed and a place that reminds us of Jesus the risen Lord pray for people buried there. We will go as a parish to pray the rosary at the Cowboy Cemetery on Sunday at 4:00

Momentum Mori- skulls as decorations is ok. Church sees the skull as a reminder of the death that will come to all of us anf=d that we should be mindful of how to live our life accordingly
But Santa Muerte is not ok. There are many different  Halloween 

ACTS
Chpt 2 vs 42
church has essential aspects to it
faithful authority apostle's successor pope bishop clear teaching, Devoted to a life of prayer
devoted to a life of a community make a difference to hope we treat others.
need to act on bringing love and peace to others
breaking of the bread faithful communion and all of the sacraments
CREED
describe church with 4 phrases
ONE HOLY CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC (Put excertp from St Iggy)
ONE: what makes us one? more than just believing in the invisible Christ. There must be a VISIBLE aspect of the church.  You are the light of the world don't hide it make it shine bible verse
There are many churches however, where two or more re gathered there am I. There are things all Christians beleive: God 
Fall from grace Jesus fully human fully divine his heath washes away our sin ressurection respect the chritianity in one another
When the world looks at Christianity the world sees a church that is profoundly fractured
ONE is Church is the BODY of Christ any brokenness is our brokeness. Human problems that lead to the fractures. PRIDE, Appearance of a church divided. But church still functions as a church. Internal squabbles are petty but create what appears to be big rifts. 
The world is in darkness and sin, how do we minister to this? Body of Christ is inspepperable. visible increase in unity. We can be instrumental in that by listening and respecting them in their faith, show a consotinacy in what we believe and how we act
HOLY""Different"
Will you bless my car, pet baby, etc. Please make it different. Blessed by the holy. not just common thing but made special. We are called to be different from everyone else the lords ways are didffernt form our ways
Lasting dependable absolut truth 
APOSTOLIC: Jesus is founder origins is on the 12 men as pillars of the church  
Disciple someone followsing wants to learn and listen we are called to be disciples
Apostle is different: means SENT someone who is sent to do somethong
When Jesus rose from the dea JOhn Chpt 20 Peace be wtoht you as the father has dent me noe i dend you if you forgive... I am giving you the power and the authority
Jesus said go and teach all nations and baptsise them I will be with you always until the end of the worls
Peter means rock. i will build my church on this rock.
APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION
12 men (1 failed) chose a successor for Judas. 12 tribes of Isreal each apostles reps the tribes the became the tribes for the whole earth. Laying on of hands who can be trusted in this town that can become a leader outward sign of holy spirit ordination to teach and spread out. California has 12 regions each region has its own bishop. Apostolic succession: ordained laying on of hands that can be traced all the way back through history to the original apostles. Unbroken continuous line in our spiritual family tree.
Can not self proclaim, must be succession. The church will test axxknowledge present for ordination.
Clap in church some catholic get offended by that dont want to trivalize things.We dont preach for applause or pay piano for applause not a show. MAn ordained as priest, time for applause careful considerastion and recommendation is this person suitable to be a priest, applaud is showing that church is worthy to becaome a preist. Entire church approves, not just the bishop who approves 
Our faith isnt a secret my faith is there for the community Apostolic works are things we do visibly for the church  the church is doing what ots supposed to be doing

CATHOLIC 110AD or earlier 90ad St. Ignatius of Antioch  3rd bishop apostolc successuion, St. Peter, St Divodious, the Iggy as bishop of rome Trajan emperour he wrote differnt letters inspiring. St Iggy write most beautiful letters about faith, put a couple exepts. bread wine being crushed so i will be crushed right at the begging of our christian faith... writes about the bishop, eucharist one cup one altar, one bread
Symrna- body of Christ he was talking about people already following Jesus but not the apostles
for love they have no care... st iggy letters on bishop authority he talks about body of christ as jesusCatholic means for everyone universal not just poor or jew or ... all of us are the children of God
SACRAMENT
OUTWARS SIGN 
INSTITUTED BY CHRIST
WHICH GIVES US GRACE
The very life and love of Jesus Christ
throught the 5 sences is how we experience things
sight
touch 
taste
hearing
smell
We use our five sences not just sit and listen, we do all thses things with our body
Holy Water, incense, artwork, 
God made everything and it was good man and women very good. God sees hi s children as very goo when we come to baptism we become very good. Gos uses us to be the hands of God to the world. to see the goodness in creation  and apprecite it . Not what Martin Luther thought about poop and snow. Take bread and wine because eveybody needs to eat, but as a family not in lonelyness. Know that I am with you. 

Dirty sweaty gross, come out of a shower fresh alive and clean fresh clean clothing that epxerience is like baptism. Water and cleansing bathing Holy spirit is actually prese3nt movement of the holy spirit washing your soul. 

Sick loving touch of someone who cares, mother, healing oil annoiting of the sick connected to the forgiveness of sin , the lors is a healing god healing us from sins and giving us courage
the annoiting gives hope included and feeling rlocme

CONFESSIOn - i did it im sorry, when you keep it a secret things are shadowed, say utload is healing., Someone says IOFRGIVE YOU .
SOUL ON FIRE
good movie littel boy who burnt down his house and himself but lived. I will always love you and there is nothing you can do about it. 

MARRAIGE who do people have such a hard time about wedding? They dont thinlk of it as a religious thing it was god who united man and women as one
Jesus  this is a sign of my love union with jesus . outward sign of the mystical body of christ marraige is the visible reality of the supernatural light inspiration sense of secutity great stability
Ordination to the priesthood

PROPHET: proclaim Gods word, gods prospective , predicting the future, getting people on track for gods will beatwen up and killed they didnt want to so it but they were strengthen with the holy oil
PRIEST offer sacrifice to male something holy interce3deds on behalf og=f the poeople
KING: caommand armies impose taxes role model gther the people in unity authority teach nd instruct people
Holy Oils

1: Catechumens
2. Sick
3. Chrism sweet fragrance (confirmation) and ordinations
Olive oil blessed by thebisop  a week before holy week reps bring oils back to parish
Every bishop does this
Olymoia in Greece,  Athlets put oil on themselves for performance. this will strengthen me in my sportsmanshipo ancient symbol of healing
cooking and light
not just good italian food
CONFIRMATION sptrengthen 
HOLY ORDERS
Deacon: peoclaim Gods Word in word and action organzing works of charity and apostolic works of the church
, PRiest sacrifice of jesus in the cross
, Bishop unite the people of god
Annoited One: refers to all three because they are annoiting
Hebrew anf Greek'
Messiah Hebrew annoited one
Christ annoited one in Greek
The people were looking for the annoited one Jesu came
Was he prophet, preist and king? We can call Jesus the annointes one because 
live the annointing
Christining baby is annointed with oil and becaome christened, 
Everyone who is annoited is called to be priest prophet and king

Put your sacrifices in the basket that goes next to the altar for doing good for others.
Back to Iggy giving his body as the sacrifice united to the dacrifice at the altar.
King role of leadersjhip bringing people to God
Time to gollow but also time to take lead
Every person takes on the role of Jesus 
IN the Sacraments Christ is the one who is present and is doing the work.
​Christ is acting through the husband and the wife union formation 
 

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Resource Links
Summa Contra Gentiles by Thomas Aquinas
The Making of Martin Luther by Martin Rex
Confessions by St. Augustin Bishop of Hippo
Dante's Inferno
Leo Donald Davis the First Ecumenical Council
A case for Catholicism by Trent Horn
On Grace and Free Will

Movie time (grab the popcorn)
Soul on Fire

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