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Lexicon

Terms from pilgrimage, liturgy, devotion and church culture — clearly explained and connected.

B2 terms
B

Basilica

An architectural type and, separately, an ecclesiastical honorary title.

B

Blessing

Prayer asking for God's protection, help and goodness.

C2 terms
C

Chapel

A smaller Christian place of worship or prayer.

C

Confession

The sacrament of reconciliation in which sins are confessed and absolution is received.

E2 terms
E

Eucharist

The central sacrament and liturgical celebration of Christ's death and resurrection.

E

Eucharistic adoration

Prayer before Christ present in the Eucharist.

G1 terms
G

Grace

God's free and unmerited gift and favour toward the human person.

I1 terms
I

Indulgence

A Catholic term concerning remission of temporal effects of sins whose guilt has been forgiven.

L1 terms
L

Litany

A form of prayer built from repeated invocations and responses.

M2 terms
M

Marian devotion

Devotion to Mary as the mother of Jesus.

M

Monastery

A communal place of life and prayer for members of a religious order.

N1 terms
N

Novena

A devotion prayed over nine days or nine successive occasions.

P3 terms
P

Pilgrim blessing

A church blessing for people setting out on a pilgrimage.

P

Pilgrimage

A journey undertaken for a religious or spiritual purpose.

P

Procession

An ordered religious procession accompanied by prayer, song and liturgical signs.

R2 terms
R

Relic

A venerated bodily remain or object associated with a saint.

R

Rosary

A Catholic meditative prayer using repeated prayers and beads.

S3 terms
S

Sacrament

An effective visible sign of grace; the Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments.

S

Shrine

A church or sacred place to which the faithful pilgrimage for a special devotional reason.

S

Stations of the Cross

A devotion meditating on the Passion of Jesus in a sequence of stations.

V3 terms
V

Venerated image

A specially venerated image or statue at a shrine or pilgrimage site.

V

Votive offering

An offering given in thanksgiving, petition or fulfilment of a vow.

V

Vow

A free and deliberate promise made to God concerning a possible and morally good act.

W1 terms
W

Wayside shrine

A small devotional monument beside a road or path.