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  • Glossary

    Mary

    Mary is the Mother of God — the woman who freely said yes to the Incarnation, cooperated in our redemption, and now intercedes for the Church as its Mother and Queen.

    Brian Acebo

  • Glossary

    The Immaculate Conception

    The Immaculate Conception is the dogma that Mary was preserved from Original Sin from the very first moment of her conception, by a singular grace in view of Christ's merits.

    Brian Acebo

  • Glossary

    The Annunciation

    The Annunciation is Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she was chosen to be the Mother of God — and her fiat, the free consent that made the Incarnation possible.

    Brian Acebo

  • Glossary

    The Magisterium

    The Magisterium is the Church's living teaching authority — the Pope and bishops — which authentically interprets Scripture and Tradition on matters of faith and morals.

    Brian Acebo

  • Glossary

    The Deposit of Faith

    The Deposit of Faith is the totality of divine revelation — Scripture and Tradition — entrusted by Christ to the Apostles and handed on through the Church for all generations.

    Brian Acebo

  • Glossary

    Liturgy

    Liturgy is the official, public worship of the Church — the actions of Christ himself performed through the Church — centered on the Paschal Mystery of his death and resurrection.

    Brian Acebo

  • Glossary

    The Liturgical Year

    The liturgical year is the Church's annual cycle of seasons and feasts — Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time — reliving the full mystery of Christ each year.

    Brian Acebo

  • Glossary

    The Lord's Prayer

    The Lord's Prayer — the Our Father — is the prayer Jesus gave to the Church: a summary of the whole Gospel in seven petitions directed to God the Father.

    Brian Acebo