Before Jesus ascended into Heaven, He commissioned his disciples to go and make even more disciples by proclaiming the good news of his victory over sin and death to everyone on Earth for the salvation of souls.
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Joined to Jesus who suffered first, martyrs give witness to his Death and Resurrection. Martyrdom is the highest form of testimony to the faith revealed by God and professed by the Catholic Church.
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Most Catholics “cross” or “bless” themselves with an open right hand, drawing a line from their forehead to their heart, and making another line from their left shoulder to their right shoulder. The Sign of the Cross may also be traced on the forehead.
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The Liturgy of the Hours is also known as the Breviary, the Divine Office, or the Universal Prayer of the Church. This prayer has been described as an extension of the Mass which reveals how highly it is regarded.
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Unlike Jesus’ heart which is sacred, the Blessed Virgin Mary’s heart is pure and immaculate. The Immaculate Heart of Mary is the source of her burning love for God and her desire to bring people to her Son Jesus.
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Being fully God and fully human, Jesus has a human heart and that human heart is the heart of God. The Sacred Heart of Jesus represents his divine love and infinite mercy for all men.
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The number seven is a sacred number associated with completeness and oaths so in the Old Testament, when God invited man to rest with Him on the seventh day, man was brought into a covenant relationship, to rest in God’s blessing and holiness forever.
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Catholic cemeteries are sacred spaces which allow prayerful visits between members of the Communion of Saints while awaiting the return of Jesus when the bodies of all the dead will be resurrected and reunited with their souls.
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Although the Precepts of the Church state that Catholics should confess mortal sin in the Sacrament of Reconciliation a minimum of once per year as part of the Easter duty, more frequent Confession is often recommended.
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Each beatitude begins with the words “Blessed are”. Together they describe the spirit of people who live in imitation of Jesus.
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