God the Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit are what makes up the Holy Trinity. ... Catholics worship the pope because he is the holy righteous human being. ... The Holy Trinity is another belief that both religions hold, but view differently. The Holy Trinity is the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. The Christian doctrine of the Trinity teaches the unity of Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead. ...

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John poured water over Christ's forehead and baptized him in "The name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." ... The priest pours Holy Water on the infant or adult's forehead and blesses them in "The name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." ... This symbolizes the anointing from the Holy Spirit that they will receive at Confirmation. ... Confirmation is the Sacrament by which we, after being born again in Baptism, now receive the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Father and the Son. ... In this sacrament the baptized receives a special anointin...

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It is the first initiation into the Catholic faith followed by Holy Communion and Confirmation. ... The Church represents the Body of Christ and so just as Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit; the church reflects itself as being filled with the Holy Spirit. Through Baptism the person also receives the first initiation of the Holy Spirit. ... "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit " brings about the effect of baptism and meaning seen through both "concrete elements of the ritual and the meaning attached to it. ... The oil signifies the gift of the...

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The Orthodox and Catholic Churches recognize seven sacraments – "Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the sick, Matrimony and Holy Orders.... Blessing means to make it holy. ... The sacramental rite has to be there to make these emblems holy – to be something other than what the ordinary eyes of the flesh see.6 The bread and water represent the flesh and blood of Christ. ... God promises to grace us and bless us with His Spirit. Generally this Spirit refers to the Holy Ghost.7 The ruling of the Council of Chalcedon was important in making clear Christ's...

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The Catholic Church is very stringent but can also be lenient when it comes to the holy orders that it asks of its people. ... Catholics have three primary sacraments of initiation; Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation. ... The week prior to Easter Sunday is known as Holy Week; including Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. ... Holy Thursday is also known as the day on which The Last Supper took place. ... Holy Saturday is the final day of Lent, of Holy Week, and of the Easter Triduum. ...

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The service for Catholics is called Holy Mass while in most other Christian churches it is known as fellowship or worship. ... The pope formally speaks about morals or dogma in the name of the whole Church; it is believed that he cannot make a mistake because the Holy Spirit guides the Church. ... They believe that Mary was entirely human, and not holy. ... Catholics believe the bread and wine in the Eucharist miraculously and mysteriously changed into the Body and Blood of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. ...

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Good evening! My name is Madison ___________ and I am speaking on behalf of the W.J. Langlois graduating class of 2012. I would like to welcome parents, family members, friends and faculty. Thank you for sharing this very special occasion with us. I feel both privileged and proud to be standing here...

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Modern space shuttles consist of state of the art technology and have come a long way since they first developed. Certain scientists who were pioneers continued to develop new technology to enhance the performance and the efficiency of the crafts. Similar pioneers existed in the development of wom...

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For Luther, the Holy Eucharist of Lord's supper was really a symbolic act rather than an actual instance of transubstantiation in which the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ. ... Because the principal sacrament of the Roman Catholic Church is the Holy Eucharist of Holy Communion, the fact that Luther was tampering with it could not help but be looked upon by the Roman clergy with great dismay. ... Consequently, Luther's teachings on the sacraments took away the power of the priests and the special nature of the Holy Eucharist. ...

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The Sacrament of Matrimony is the holy service through which a man and a woman are united and given the divine grace which sanctifies their union, makes it perfect and spiritual like the unity of Christ and Church, and gives them strength to abide by the contract which mutually binds.... The church in it's wisdom, history and the presence of the Holy Spirit takes it upon itself to judge the validity of marriages presented to it for judgment (Sacraments, 1997). ... Marriage has always been found in the Judeo-Christian tradition as a holy bond (Class lecture, 2001). ...

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First off, Mormons believe that man, or people, exist as spirit beings before being born. ... This will allow us to spirit children, which is the way God, the father, populated the earth (Smith, Joseph 46). ... He is a soul or a spirit. ... We can become holy, and relieve salvation by help from God by faith in the works of Christ, not by our own works. ... It's called the Spirit World. ...

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Catholic trends in Church The religious event that I chose to attend was one of the Catholic Church. The Catholic's believe in monotheism. They also believe in saints. Saints are held to the same extent as to god but god is the one that controls everything. There are different saints in the ...

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The Reformation: Restoration of the Gospel. The history of the Church is perhaps one of the rockiest histories of any institution in existence. In the Bible it is recorded to have officially begun in Acts, when the Holy Spirit, being promised to come by Christ, is thought to have ascended on the ...

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