Glossary

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Terms — L

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Lamb of God

Lamb of God (Agnus Dei) is the title of Jesus as the sacrificial victim who takes away the sins of the world.
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Lamb of God

Lamb of God is the title identifying Jesus as the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice who fulfills every sacrificial lamb in Israel's history — taking away the sin of the world through his death.
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Latin Rite

The Latin Rite is the largest liturgical and canonical tradition within the Catholic Church, originating in Rome.
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Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina is the ancient practice of slow, prayerful reading of Scripture — listening not just for information but for the living voice of God — structured around reading, meditation, prayer, and contemplation.
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Lent

Lent is the forty-day season of prayer, fasting, and penance before Easter — a time of conversion and purification, recalling Christ's forty days in the desert.
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Limbo

Limbo is a theological hypothesis — never a defined dogma — about the state of unbaptized infants after death. The Church instead entrusts them to God's mercy and universal salvific will.
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Liturgical Year

The liturgical year is the annual cycle of seasons and feasts that celebrates the mystery of Christ and the saints.
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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.
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Logos

Logos is the Greek word meaning 'Word' or 'Reason,' used in the Gospel of John to identify Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God.
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Lord

Lord is a significant concept in Catholic theology or moral teaching.