is the Holy Land an important site for your faith? Jesus: For my religion‚ it is important to my people because that is where I was crucified. Also‚ the Holy Land is important to them because that is where I rose from death. Muhammad: The Holy Land is important to my faith because it is where I ascended to the Heavens and met with God. Moses: The Holy Land is important because King David was an important ruler and is told in all of the stories of the different religions. Me: What is the Holy Book of
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Parts of the Holy Mass * Introduction and Preparation * Liturgy * Communion * Conclusion Introductory and Preparatory Rites The first part of the Holy Mass is the introduction. The priest greets the people present signifying the presence of Lord among the gathering. The preparation for the mass is carried out with the Act of Penitence which varies according to the season of the church like the Advent or ordinary. This part ends with the singing of the Glory to the almighty which
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THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS WHAT IS HOLY ORDERS? Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate(Bishops‚ presbyterate(Priest)‚ and diaconate(Deacons). It is one of the Sacraments of Vocation --- re directed towards the salvation of others; if they contribute as well to personal salvation‚ it is through
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The Holy Sonnets By making many references to the Bible‚ John Donne’s Holy Sonnets reveal his want to be accepted and forgiven by God. A fear of death without God’s forgiveness of sins is conveyed in these sonnets. Donne expresses extreme anxiety and fright that Satan has taken over his soul and God won’t forgive him for it or his sins. A central theme of healing and forgiveness imply that John Donne‚ however much he wrote about God and being holy‚ wasn’t such a holy man all
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Spirit hovered” over creation? Where in the NT can we find a link between the Holy Spirit and life/creation? [use an electronic concordance to find a NT verse that has both “Spirit” and “life” in it] When Genesis 1 v2 says The spirit hovered over craetion” it simply means he was observing it and preparing to finish His Creation In John 1 there is a reference to the deity of Jesus Christ and how it ties in with the Holy Spirit How do the two accounts of creation in Genesis 1 & 2 differ in style
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Holy Trinity and Trimurti When we examine about Christianity‚ we can find so many differences and similarities between Christianity and other religions such as Judaism‚ Hinduism and Islam. I’ll contrast Holy trinity in Christianity with trinity in Hinduism. When I search about Protestant Christianity‚ I found really amazing similarity between Christianity and Hinduism. That was Trinity‚ which is called Holy trinity in Christianity and the Trimurti in Buddhism. According to Christianity‚ The Christian
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“Those Winter Sundays” Explication In the poem “Those Winter Sundays”‚ a man concludes that he was once blind to the love his father portrayed; as a young boy he incapable of understanding love is not always exposed as affection. This poem dramatizes the conflict of ability‚ between father and son‚ to effectively show and recognize love when specific gender roles are given. Gender roles are something that we are all familiar with‚ whether we fall into it or not. In this poem‚ the time setting
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Article: A Sacred Place Author: Sorina Kulberg A Sacred Place Sorina Kulberg A shaft of white light illuminates the hazy‚ heavy air in the dusky sanctuary. Little motes glint in the sunbeam. It is good to sit still in this holy place. Here in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (a long tradition and many Biblical historians and archaeologists claim) was Calvary. Here‚ on this mount‚ Jesus’ hands and feet were nailed to a cross‚ and He died. Here‚ on this very rock‚ His cold body
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of so much evil and suffering? Evil and suffering comes in two forms Moral evil and Natural evil. Moral evil is caused by humans using their free will‚ for example‚ crimes such as murder‚ burglary and war. Natural evil is suffering that has not been caused by humans such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ volcanoes‚ cancers and so on and are therefore not caused by humans. These natural evils can have catastrophic results with huge loss of life and human suffering. It is be cause of this evil and suffering
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An Explication of John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14” John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14‚” is a poem about a man who is begging for redemption by asking God to overtake his soul. The speaker writes in a first person point-of-view that directly implies that this poem was written in the context of a prayer‚ which is reinforced by the title. The tone of this poem begins with praise‚ which progressively grows to desperation‚ and ends with a sense of heavy pleading. The speaker reveals through word choices‚ metaphors
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