Glossary

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Terms — V

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Vatican II

The council addressing the Church and the modern world.
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Via Dolorosa

The 'Way of Sorrows' in Jerusalem, the traditional path Jesus walked to His crucifixion.
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Viaticum

Viaticum is the Eucharist given to a person who is in danger of death, providing spiritual strength for the passage to eternal life.
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Viaticum

Viaticum is the Eucharist given to the dying — spiritual food for the soul's journey to God — one of the 'last rites' along with Penance and Anointing of the Sick.
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Vicar of Christ

The title of the Pope as the representative of Christ on earth.
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Vicar of Christ

Vicar of Christ is a title of the Pope, signifying that he acts as the representative of Christ on earth in the governance of the Church.
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Vice

A vice is a bad habit acquired by repeated sin in corruption of the soul's inclinations.
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Virgin Birth

The Virgin Birth is the dogma that Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit without a human father — Mary remaining a virgin before, during, and after his birth.
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Virtue

Virtue is a habitual and firm disposition to do the good — a stable excellence of character that makes doing right easier, more natural, and eventually more joyful.
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Vocation

Vocation is God's call to every person — the universal call to know and love God, and the particular state of life through which each person concretely lives that out.