A member of a minor order who assists the priest in the mass
One who is "sent out" to propagate a religious message.
which also follows instruction in the faith, is usually performed by a bishop, and, like the anointing of the sick, is marked by the use of consecrated oil
A person, usually a lay person, trained to teach the doctrines
The most important administrative-territorial unit of the Church
The worship and veneration owed to God, in contrast to the dulia owed to saints.
A realm where the souls of the sinful dead are made to suffer until their sins have been expiated, after which they may go to heaven.
The doctrine, articulated in 1854, that the Virgin Mary was born without carrying the curse of original sin
The most usual liturgy of the Catholic Church, always including the eucharist.
A physical object remaining from earlier times, often a portion of the body of a saint.
A short service in which the consecrated, or blessed, wafers of altar bread, known as hosts, are placed in a monstrance (receptacle in which the host is displayed) for the congregation to venerate
The ritual by which a person becomes a priest.
The commonest prayer offered to Mary by Catholics.
A spiritual messenger in God's service, neither human nor divine