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  2. List of ecclesiastical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Medieval manuscripts abound in abbreviations, owing in part to the abandonment of the uncial, or quasi-uncial, and the almost universal use of the cursive, hand.The medieval writer inherited a few from Christian antiquity; others he invented or adapted, in order to save time and parchment.

  3. Glossary of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    Excitator – the excitator in seminaries, monasteries and convents was the person charged with the job of awakening community members each morning. [1] Exclaustration; Excommunication – a medicinal religious penalty that bars the person from reception of the sacraments, the rights of office, and other privileges in the Church; Exemption

  4. Fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    For Catholics, fasting is the reduction of one's intake of food, while abstinence refers to refraining from something that is good, and not inherently sinful, such as meat. The Catholic Church teaches that all people are obliged by God to perform some penance for their sins, and that these acts of penance are both personal and corporeal.

  5. List of Catholic canon law legal abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    CIC—Codex Iuris Canonici (may refer to 1917 code or 1983 code depending upon context) CIC/1917—Codex Iuris Canonici of 1917; CIC/1983—Codex Iuris Canonici of 1983; CICLSAL—Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life; CLSA—Canon Law Society of America; congr.—congregation (Roman Curia)

  6. Claretians - Wikipedia

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    The Claretians, officially named the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Latin: Congregatio Missionariorum Filiorum Immaculati Cordis Beatae Mariae Virginis; abbreviated CMF), is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men headquartered in Rome.

  7. Ecclesiastical titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    Priests, both diocesan and those of a religious order, are titled "Reberendo Padre" ("Reverend Father", abbreviated as "Rev. Fr.") before their first and then last names. Priests are colloquially addressed as "Father" (abbreviated as "Fr.") before either their true name or last name, even their nickname.

  8. List of diets - Wikipedia

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    Terms applied to such eating habits include "junk food diet" and "Western diet". Many diets are considered by clinicians to pose significant health risks and minimal long-term benefit. This is particularly true of "crash" or "fad" diets – short-term, weight-loss plans that involve drastic changes to a person's normal eating habits.

  9. Catholic theology - Wikipedia

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    The Trinity refers to the belief in one God, in three distinct persons or hypostases. These are referred to as "the Father" (the creator and source of all life), "the Son" (which refers to Jesus), and "the Holy Spirit" (the bond of love between Father and Son, present in the hearts of humankind). Together, these three persons form a single Godhead.