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| March 25 Talk:March_25
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| Mass (liturgy) Talk:Mass_(liturgy)
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| Penance Penance is repentance of sins as well as the proper name of the Catholic and Orthodox Christian Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession. The word penance derives from Old French and Latin poenitentia, both of which derive from the same root meaning repentance, the desire to be forgiven; (in English see (contrition)). Penance
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| Confirmation Confirmation is a rite of initiation in many Christian Churches, normally in the form of laying on of hands and/or anointing for the purpose of bestowing the Gifts of the Holy Spirit upon them. In some denominations, confirmation bestows full membership in the church upon the recipient. Confirmation
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| Traditionalist Catholic Traditionalist Catholics are Roman Catholics, or people who identify as Roman Catholics, who believe that there should be a restoration of many or all of the liturgical forms, public and private devotions and presentation of Catholic teachings which prevailed in the Catholic Church before the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).Traditionalist Catholics usually belong to the Latin Rite. Traditionalist_Catholic
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| Good Friday Prayer for the Jews The Good Friday Prayer for the Jews is a controversial prayer in the Christian, particularly Roman Catholic, liturgy. Good_Friday_Prayer_for_the_Jews
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| Antinomianism For the term in politics describing socialist movements, see Autonomism Antinomianism
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| Immanence Immanence, derived from the Latin in manere "to remain within", refers to philosophical and metaphysical theories of the divine as existing and acting within the mind or the world. This concept generally contrasts or coexists with the idea of transcendence]. Immanence
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| Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus The Latin phrase Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus means: "Outside the Church there is no salvation". This expression comes from the writings of Saint Cyprian of Carthage, a bishop of the third century. Extra_Ecclesiam_nulla_salus
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| Rabisu In 14th century BC vassals sent from Egypt to Canaan were described as Rabisu or senior Rabisu meaning commissioner or high commissioner respectively.‘What’s in a name? Rabisu
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| Featured article candidates Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates
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| Framingham, Massachusetts Framingham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 66,910, making it the most populous town in New England. Framingham,_Massachusetts
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| Assumption of Mary The Roman Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary, "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory."Pope Pius XII: "Munificentissimus Deus - Defining the Dogma of the Assumption", par. Assumption_of_Mary
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| Transubstantiation Talk:Transubstantiation
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| Blessed Sacrament The Blessed Sacrament, or the Body and Blood of Christ, is a devotional name used in the Roman Catholic Church, Old Catholic and Anglican Churches, to refer to the Host and wine after they have been consecrated in the sacrament of the Eucharist. Christians in these traditions believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharistic elements of the bread and wine and hence practice Eucharistic reservation and Eucharistic adoration. Blessed_Sacrament
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| Holy Day of Obligation In the Catholic Church, Holy Days of Obligation or Holidays of Obligation, less commonly called Feasts of Precept, are the days on which, as canon 1247 of the Code of Canon Law states, Holy_Day_of_Obligation
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| Ephebophilia The term ephebophilia (sometimes confused with hebephilia) is the sexual preference for adolescents around 15-19 years of age.Blanchard, R. Ephebophilia
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| Christian Church Christian Church and the word church are used to denote both a Christian association of people and a place of worship. The word church is usually, but not exclusively, associated with Christianity. Christian_Church
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| Circumcision in cultures and religions Male circumcision, when practiced as a rite, has its foundations in the Bible, in the Abrahamic covenant, such as , and is therefore practiced by Jews and Muslims and some Christians, those who constitute the Abrahamic religions. Circumcision_in_cultures_and_religions
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| Emergency contraception Talk:Emergency_contraception
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