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Saint Terms Venerable - When a deceased persons cause has been approved by The Congregation for the Causes of Saints a decree to that effect is promulgated, and the pope signs it, but, according to custom, with his baptismal name, not with that of his pontificate. Thenceforward the servant of God is judicially given the title of Venerable. Blessed - Along with the attributes of charity and heroic virtue, one miracle attained through the individual’s intercession is necessary. Saint - When at least (2) miracles are proven the Pope may declare that this person's soul now resides in heaven. (see Martyr -next) Martyr - a martyr, or witness of Christ, is a person who, though he has never seen nor heard the Divine Founder of the Church, is yet so firmly convinced of the truths of the Christian religion, that he gladly suffers death rather than deny it. Purgatory - Purgatory (Lat., "purgare", to make clean, to purify) in accordance with Catholic teaching is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God's grace, are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions. Communion of Saints - The communion of saints is the spiritual solidarity which binds together the faithful on earth, the souls in purgatory, and the saints in heaven in the organic unity of the same mystical body under Christ its head, and in a constant interchange of supernatural offices. Confessor - The title of confessor (pontiff, non-pontiff, doctor) belongs only to those men who have distinguished themselves by heroic virtue which God has approved by miracles, and who have been solemnly adjudged this title by the Church and proposed by her to the faithful as objects of their veneration. Canonization - The official act whereas the Pope declares a Blessed is now a Saint because of the evidence attributed to that persons cause. The miracles prove they are in heaven and God is working through them on our behalf. NOTE - One does not have to be canonized to be a Saint. A Saint is a soul who resides in heaven with God. Beatification - The Catholic Church canonizes or beatifies only those whose lives have been marked by the exercise of heroic virtue, and only after this has been proved by common repute for sanctity and by conclusive arguments. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints - This congregation investigates all those being considered for official church recognition as saints. It makes recommendations to the pope on beatifications and canonizations and oversees the authentication and preservation of sacred relics. Patron Saint - Selected as extraordinary guardian over parts of life. (Occupations, illnesses, churches, countries, causes, etc) Feast Day - The day marked on the calendar to remember a particular saint. Usually the day they died. Archangel - We know on the authority of Scripture that there are nine orders of angels, viz., Angels, Archangels, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Dominations, Throne, Cherubim and Seraphim. That there are Angels and Archangels nearly every page of the Bible tell us, and the books of the Prophets talk of Cherubim and Seraphim. St. Paul, too, writing to the Ephesians enumerates four orders when he says: 'above all Principality, and Power, and Virtue, and Domination'; and again, writing to the Colossians he says: 'whether Thrones, or Dominations, or Principalities, or Powers'. If we now join these two lists together we have five Orders, and adding Angels and Archangels, Cherubim and Seraphim, we find nine Orders of Angels.
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Mass - The familiar name for the Eucharistic liturgy of the Catholic Church. Bible - A collection of writings which the Church of God has solemnly recognized as inspired. Grace - Any Gift of God to Us. (Sanctifying & Charismatic) Apostle - Refers to the 12 men selected by Jesus to be the bearers of His teachings to the humanity. Pope - Successor of St. Peter. Is the chief pastor of the whole Church, the Vicar of Christ upon earth. Papal Infallibility - The end result of divine assistance given to the Pope through which he is prevented from the possibility and liability of error in teachings involving Church dogma and articles of faith. Magisterium - The teaching authority of the Catholic Church with the Pope as its head in communion with the bishops. Sacrament - Sacraments are outward signs of inward grace, instituted by Christ for our sanctification. Immaculate Conception - Catholic dogma regarding Mary and the name of a feast in her honor celebrated Dec. 8. It refers to the belief that Mary was without sin from the moment she was conceived. Assumption - This feast has a double object - The happy departure of Mary from this life and the assumption of her body into heaven. It is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin. Annunciation - the Angel Gabriel was sent from God to the Virgin Mary and revealed to her that she would be the Mother of Jesus, Son of the Most High. Venial Sin - One commits venial sin when, in a less serious matter, he does not observe the standard prescribed by the moral law, or when he disobeys the moral law in a grave matter, but without full knowledge or without complete consent. Mortal Sin - It results in the loss of charity and the private of sanctifying grace, that is, of the state of grace. If it is not redeemed by repentance of God's forgiveness, it causes exclusion to make choices for ever, with no turning back. Holy Rosary - A prayer of meditation principally on events in the lives of Mary and Jesus, repeating the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Glory Be. Generally, the rosary is said on a physical circlet of beads.
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