Program terms and definitions, with audio.
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venial sin a sin that weakens, but does not destroy, a person’s relationship with God
virtue a good spiritual habit that strengthens and enables you to do what is right and good
Visitation the event of Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, visiting her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with Saint John the Baptist
vocation the purpose for which God made us and the particular way to answer and live out his call, whether as a lay person ( married or single), a member of a religious community, or a member of the ordained ministry