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Licit

Licit LICIT Lawful, permitted. A Sacrament may be valid but not licit (accomplishing a sacramental effect but contrary to the laws of the Church, as in some mixed marriages).

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Joseph

Joseph JOSEPH BASIC R.C. BELIEF Husband of Mary, foster-father of Jesus. Roman Catholics do not believe he ever lived with Mary as a true husband but was protector of Mary…

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Lourdes

Lourdes LOURDES BASIC R.C. BELIEF A village in France where, in 1858 (4 years after Pius IX had defined the Immaculate Conception), the Virgin Mary appeared to a peasant girl,…

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Father

Father FATHER BASIC R.C. BELIEF Jesus' command in Matthew 23:9 doesn't apply to the use of that term for the priests, but that it is merely a title that shows…

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Mariology

Mariology MARIOLOGY The study of Mary, the mother of Jesus, to determine her position in God's plan.

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Mysticism

Mysticism THE OTHER JESUS of the CULTS SECTION E MYSTICISM Current units found in America: 1. Bahalism Persian Islamic that "feels ALL ways are of God, but Bahal has the…

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Holy Orders

Holy Orders HOLY ORDERS BASIC RR.C. BELIEF From 1989 CATHOLIC ALMANAC. "Holy Orders is the sacrament by which spiritual power and grace are given to constitute and enable an ordained…

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