Popular piety (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards

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Definition of popular piety

Diverse worship practices & prayer forms beyond formal liturgy

What popular piety goes beyond

Formal liturgical celebrations of the Church

What the rosary combines

Vocal prayer with meditation on Jesus & Mary's lives

Each rosary decade consists of

1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be

What the rosary emphasises

Mary's significance in Catholic teaching

What is Eucharistic adoration

Worshipping God's presence through consecrated bread & wine

What Catholics believe happens via transubstantiation

Bread & wine truly become body & blood of Jesus

What Stations of the Cross provides

Spiritual pilgrimage through reflection on Jesus's crucifixion

Number of images in Stations of the Cross

Fourteen

When are Stations of the Cross often practised

During Lent and on Good Friday

Three main forms of popular piety

Rosary, Eucharistic adoration, Stations of the Cross

Why popular piety matters in Catholic life

Personal faith expression & deeper relationship with God

Protestant view on rosary and Eucharist practices

Typically don't recognise them as Catholics do

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