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Mary & the saints

Mary, the communion of saints, relics and intercessory prayer.

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Indulgences

When you sin, two things happen: you hurt your friendship with God, and you leave a kind of mess behind that still needs to be cleaned up even after God forgives you.

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Relics

A relic is a physical object connected to a saint or to Jesus Christ himself, such as a bone, a piece of clothing, or something the saint touched during their life.

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The Saints

Saints are people who loved God so much during their lives that the Church is certain they are now with Him forever in Heaven.

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The Visitation

Mary, the mother of Jesus, visited her older cousin Elizabeth right after she found out she was going to have a baby, and the two women were filled with so much joy that they could hardly co…

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Mary

Mary is the mother of Jesus, the Son of God, which makes her the most important woman in the history of the world.

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