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Number of Blossarys: 51
The act of dieting done in a religious context, as inflicting certain types of suffering and denial of the pleasures of the flesh allows believers to be forgiven.
The rite of evicting demons or malevolent spirits from a person. The Catholic Church describes it as any prayer in the name of Jesus Christ invoking protection against the Evil One and his dominion.
The Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments of the Church that deepens the graces received from Baptism and allows the believer to confirm their faith for themselves.
One of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, Confession allows the believer to confess their sins to God who will forgive them and then often will have them do penance.
The declaration by the Church of a deceased person to be a saint. Note that not being canonized does not imply not being a saint, as canonization is only the recognition of the fact.
Fasting in a lighter context, where the believer simply forbids themselves from eating certain foods – in the Catholic context of Lent, this usually means any form of red meat.