Glossary

Grade 8

Program terms and definitions, with audio.

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Paschal Candle a large, white candle that is lit from the Easter fire, and is used during the Easter season and at Baptisms and funerals as a symbol of the Resurrection
Pentecost the feast that celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and first disciples fifty days after Easter
perjury making a promise under oath which the maker does not intend to keep
personal sin a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission that violates the law of God
Pope the successor of Peter, the bishop of Rome, and the head of the entire Catholic Church
Precepts of the Church some of the minimum requirements given by Church leaders for deepening our relationship with God and the Church