Program terms and definitions, with audio.
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Magisterium the teaching office of the Church, which is all the bishops in union with the Pope. The Magisterium has the teaching authority to interpret the Word of God found in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.
Marks of the Church the essential characteristics that distinguish Christ’s Church and her mission: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic
martyr a holy person who gives up his or her life to witness to the truth of Christ and the faith. The word martyr means “witness”
Matrimony the Sacrament at the Service of Communion in which a baptized man and a baptized woman make a permanent covenant of love with each other and with God
missionaries people who answer a call from God to devote a period of their lives to bringing Christ’s message to people in other places
missionary mandate the responsibility given by Jesus to the Church to bring his saving message to everyone
monastery a building where a community of religious men (or sometimes women) join together in spirituality and service
Mystical Body of Christ a name for the Church, whose baptized members are all united to Christ and one another through the Holy Spirit, forming one holy people with Christ as her head