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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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SUBSTANTIAL PRESENCE

The manner of CHrist's presence in the Eucharist, "according to the manner of a substance," as taught by the Council of trent. This means that the whole Christ is present in every portion of the Eucharist, similar to the presence of the entire substance of something, e.g., the human soul, in every part of the human body.

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Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows

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Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. Devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady has its roots in Sacred Scripture and in Christian piety, which always associates the Blessed Mother with her suffering Son. Today's feast was introduced by the Servites in order to intensify devotion to Our Lady's…

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