The Communion of Saints
The Communion of Saints is the great family of all God’s people, including those living on earth, those being purified after death, and those already with God in heaven.
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Mary, the communion of saints, relics and intercessory prayer.
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The Communion of Saints is the great family of all God’s people, including those living on earth, those being purified after death, and those already with God in heaven.
Read the explanation →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.
Read the explanation →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.
Read the explanation →Saints are people who loved God so much during their lives that the Church is certain they are now with Him forever in Heaven.
Read the explanation →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…
Read the explanation →God sent the angel Gabriel to a young woman named Mary in the town of Nazareth to ask her a very special question on His behalf.
Read the explanation →The Assumption of Mary means that when Mary finished her life on earth, God took her body and soul up into heaven together, not leaving any part of her behind.
Read the explanation →The Immaculate Conception is the Catholic teaching that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was kept free from original sin from the very first moment she existed.
Read the explanation →Mary is the mother of Jesus, the Son of God, which makes her the most important woman in the history of the world.
Read the explanation →The Hail Mary is a prayer addressed to Mary, the mother of Jesus, asking for her intercession with God.
Read the explanation →The “Hail Mary” is the illuminative word ever spoken to a human being and it is through it that the Light (Jesus Christ) came into the midst of men to overcome darkness.
Read the explanation →Tract: Why Is Mary Crying? Claim: Devotion to Mary doesn’t please her. It breaks her heart. The Big Question: Is that true? Lets find out.
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