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St. Francis Xavier was a Navarrese-Basque Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre on April 7, 1506. His father was a privy counselor and finance minister to King John III of Navarre. He was the youngest in his family and resided in a cas
All Saints' Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church celebrated annually on November 1. The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that is, all those who have attained heaven. It should not be confused with All Souls' Day, which is observed on November 2, and is dedica...
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The Act of Contrition is a common prayer said before Confession. The Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be are core prayers of the Catholic faith and often included in penitential acts. Note: While there isn’t a specific set of prayers mandated for penance, the choice of prayer often depen...
Confessions, spiritual self-examination by St. Augustine, written in Latin as Confessiones about 400 ce. The book tells of Augustine’s restless youth and of the stormy spiritual voyage that ended some 12 years before the book’s writing in the haven of the Roman Catholic Church. In reality...
Catholic Scriptural Reference Guide An extensive list of Scripture passages, arranged by topic, supporting Catholic belief and practice. Catholics and the Bible Are Catholics Saved? Sacraments and Baptism The Eucharist and Mass The Sacrament of Reconciliation /Confession/Penance ...
The Catholic church has rejected this practice based on the belief that a priest must be present to direct conversation between the confessor and God. The website PostSecret.com, which was created by Frank Warren and invites us...
Traditional confessional in a Roman Catholic church in Sicily, Italy. absolution, inChristianity, a pronouncement of remission (forgiveness) ofsinsto the penitent. In bothRoman Catholicismand Eastern Orthodoxy,confession, orpenance, is asacrament. The power to absolve lies with thepriest, who can gr...
Mackey: You a Catholic, Martha? Doesn’t matter ’cause you don’t know what the fuck I’m talking about anyway. Mackey: Bless me, Martha, for I have sinned. Cheated. Stolen things. I have fornicated. I’ve been slothful. Sweet Jesus, I’ve never even voted. Give me absolution. ...