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Group of people "take up their crosses" towards Christ.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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James is Baptized. Limon-Celli Productions

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Baptism and the Christian Life

Despite the strong link between baptism and both salvation and Christian initiation, most Christians regard baptism as being in some way an ongoing event throughout one's Christian life. In the Catholic Church, baptism is seen as the source "from which the entire Christian life springs forth." To illustrate this, baptized persons renew their baptismal promises every year at the Easter Vigil.

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The purpose of the Rosary is to help keep in memory certain principal events or mysteries in the history of our salvation, and to thank and praise God for them. There are twenty mysteries reflected upon in the Rosary, and these are divided into the five Joyful Mysetries, the five Luminous Mysteries, the five Sorrowful Mysteries, and the five Glorious Mysteries.

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•Christians may want to deepen & broaden their faith

•Might be seeking some special flavor from God

•Pilgrims – Religious travellers bound for a holy place, or special religious event.

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•Giving to others is a very important Christian practice

•Christians are expected to contribute to their church financially & by service in special duties

•Support towards the poor & those suffering

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•Abstinence from food, or certain kinds of food, for a period of time.

•Often used as a way in which people seek pardon for their misdeeds

•Many Christians fast during Lent & before Easter

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A form of prayer distinct from vocal prayer and, strictly speaking, a form of meditation

Meditation:a form of mental prayer, also called methodical prayer, based on discursive reflection on various considerations•Many Christians thoughtfully read & reflect upon the Bible

•Brings them closer to God

described as "gaze of faith" or a "silent love"

a gift from God surpassing natural life; a supernatural connection, being completely centred on God.

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•Christians pray individually & in groups

•Lord’s prayer – most widely used prayer

•In the Gospel of Matthew

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•Service in which the congregation is invited to share a ritual meal, as Jesus did (last supper)

•Liturgy of the Eucharist

•Followed by a procession, led by the clergy, bearing the gifts of the alter

•Bread & Wine (grape juice) – Body & Blood of Jesus

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Defined as formal, established acts & ceremonies through which believers worship their deity. Important part of belonging to the faith. Many rituals take place in a Christian house of worship (church)