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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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PROVOST

In early Christian times the official next to the abbot in authority in a monastery, but more recently the head of an ecclesiastical chapter. The title has been appropriated in secular institutions by the heads of certain colleges. (Etym. Latin praepositus, a presiding official.)

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Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

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From the Gospel of Mass for Easter Day: Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from…

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