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Good Friday
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The day the Church remembers that Jesus died on the cross for love of us.
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Great Commandment
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The commandment to love God, others and ourselves. It was revealed to the people of the Old Covenant and renewwed by Jesus Christ in the New.
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heaven
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Being with God forever. Not a place but a state of being filled with complete and unending joy.
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Holy Land
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The land where Jesus lived; the country of Palestine.
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Holy Thursday
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The day on which we remember the night Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his diciples.
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holy water
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Water which is blessed by a priest. It is used by Christians to remind them of their Baptism.
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host
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A small piece of bread used for the celebration of the Eucharist. After it is blessed at Mass it is the Body of Christ.
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Jerusalem
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The main city in the ancient Palestine; the center of Jewish religious and political activity at the time of Jesus.
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John Paul II
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This person was born in Poland and baptized Karol Wojtyla. He has been the supreme leader of the Catholic Church since 1978.
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grace at meals
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A prayer or blessing that people share before eating, asking God to bless both the food and those who are about to share it.
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Hail Mary
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A prayer to Mary. It begins with the words of the angel Gabriel when he greeted Mary at the annunciation.
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hell
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Being separated from God and God's love forever.
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Holy Family
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Jesus, Mary and Joseph living together in their home in Nazareth.
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Holy Orders
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The sacrament in which men are consecrated to serve God and the Church as bishops, priests, and deacons.
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Holy Trinity
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The mystery that teaches that the one God is revealed to us as three distinct Persons - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
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Holy Week
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The week of the liturgical year that begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Easter.
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image of God
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The term used in the Bible to tell us that God created us and that we share in God's own life.
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Jesus Christ
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The Son of God, who became man, preached about the Kingdom of God, was crucified, and rose from the dead.
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John the Baptist
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The cousin of Jesus and the son of Elizabeth. He baptized Jesus in the river Jordan.
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Holy communion
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Receiving the Body and Blood of Christ under the appearances fo bread and wine.
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