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Catholic Dictionary

Find accurate definitions of over 5,000 Catholic terms and phrases (including abbreviations). Based on Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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SPIRITUAL VESSEL

A title of the Blessed Virgin in the Litany of Loreto. Mary received this title because she was the perfect vessel of the Holy Spirit, who dwelled in her by the fullness of his grace.

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