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parable a short story Jesus told using examples from everyday life or nature to illustrate moral or spiritual truths
Particular Judgment the individual judgment by God at the time of a person’s death; when God decides, after a person’s death, where that person will spend eternity according to his or her faith and works
Paschal Mystery Christ’s work of redemption through his Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension
peace a state of calm or harmony when things are in their proper order and people settle problems with kindness and justice
penance the name for the prayer, offering, or good work the priest gives you in the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Penance and Reconciliation the Sacrament of Healing that celebrates God’s mercy and forgiveness and a sinner’s reconciliation with God and the Church through absolution from a priest
personal sin a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission that violates the law of God
Purgatory a state of final cleansing after death and before entering into Heaven that removes any remaining personal obstacles to eternal union with God. Purgatory frees the person from temporal punishment ( being deprived of the entrance into Heaven for a time) due to sin.