Tag: Jesus Christ
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Baptized for the Dead
PURGATORY When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will also besubjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God maybe all in all. Otherwise, what will people accomplish by having themselvesbaptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why arethey having themselves baptized for…
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A Chosen Race, A Royal Priesthood, A Holy Nation
The Mystical Body of Christ You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of himwho called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.1 Peter 2, 9 1 Peter Chapter 1 is set against the backdrop of the early Christian community…
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All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,and my soul shall be joyful in my God:for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation:and with the robe of justice he hath covered me,as a bridegroom decked with a crown,and as a bride adorned with her jewels.Isaiah 61, 10…
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All Have Sinned
Original Sin For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.Romans 3, 23 In Catholic teaching, original sin is understood as a condition that is contracted rather than actively committed. This means that the phrase “guilty of original sin” can be misleading, as it suggests that individuals are born guilty in a…
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Born of a Woman
The Mother of God But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son,born of woman, born under the law,Galatians 4, 4 Since the time of the Apostles, Catholics have believed and the Church has taught that the Blessed Virgin Mary is truly the Mother of God, referred to in ancient Greek as…
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Confess Your Sins
The Sacrament of Reconciliation And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the LORDwill raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore,confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may behealed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.…
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Filling Up What Is Lacking in Christ’s Afflictions
OBJECTIVE & SUBJECTIVE REDEMPTION I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh, I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. I became its servant according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the…
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I Became Your Father
The Sacrament of Holy Orders And Michas said:Stay with me, and be unto me a father and a priest,and I will give thee every year ten pieces of silver,and a double suit of apparel, and thy victuals.Judges 17, 10 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ,you do not have many fathers, for in…
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Is Anyone Among You Sick?
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick And He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God,and do what is right in His sight, and listen to His commandments,and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you whichI have put on the Egyptians;…
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Let Every One of You Be Baptized
Infant Baptism For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must becircumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money froma foreigner-those who are not your offspring.Genesis 17, 12 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands,by putting off the body of the…
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