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HOUSE OF GOD
The name frequently applied to a church, especially a Catholic church, where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved.
The Feast of St. Thomas, the Apostle, who at first did not believe, has become for the Church one of the first witnesses to her faith. She is fond of appealing to his testimony and frequently puts in our mouths those simple words whereby he expressed the fervour of his regained faith: "My Lord and my God."…
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