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The perpetual virginity of Mary — the teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus — is one of the oldest and most consistently held beliefs in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity.
The perpetual virginity of Mary — the teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus — is one of the oldest and most consistently held beliefs in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity.
Faith is integral to human understanding, influencing science and religion by shaping how we interpret reality, from trusting historical records and scientific principles to exploring spiritual beliefs. This article will cover the reasoning for faith in the supernatural.
The true purpose of religion is not ethics but reconciliation — healing the severed relationship between Creator and creature. Only one religion offers God's descent to man rather than man's attempt to ascend to God.
Catholicism is not just one denomination among many, nor is it merely a system of tradition and ritual. It is the original Church founded by Jesus Christ, safeguarded for two thousand years, and offered to the world as the one true path to union with God.
The Psalter is the Book of Psalms, the masterwork of prayer in the Old Testament and the foundational prayer book of the Church's liturgy.
The Psalter refers to the Book of Psalms, the collection of 150 sacred songs and poems found in the Old Testament. The Catechism calls the Psalter the "masterwork of prayer in the Old Testament," capturing the full range of human emotion and experience before God—from joyous praise to agonizing lament (CCC 2585).
The Psalms were the prayers of Jesus Christ Himself, who prayed them throughout His life and quoted them from the Cross. Because of this, the Psalter remains the foundational prayer book of the Catholic Church. It forms the core of the Liturgy of the Hours (the Divine Office), through which the Church continuously sanctifies time and unceasingly offers praise to the Father in union with Christ (CCC 2586–2588).
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
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