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Sacrament
A formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it
Prayer
Talking or listening to God
Faith
Strong trust or belief
Bible
Holy book of Christianity
Christian
A religious person who believes Jesus is the ___ and who is a member of a ___ denomination
Water
Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
Scripture
The sacred writings of the Christian religions
Oil
Slippery liquid used for cooking and fuel
Priest
Religious leader who leads worship
Tradition
An inherited pattern of thought or action
Church
Building where Christians gather to worship
Healing
The natural process by which the body repairs itself
Penance
A Catholic sacrament
Love
A strong feeling of care and affection
Holy Spirit
The third person in the Trinity
Forgiveness
Letting go of anger toward someone who wronged you
Confessions
The act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in (plural)
Secret
Something that should remain hidden from others
Reconciliation
The reestablishing of cordial relations
Absolution
The condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Conscience
Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts
Contraction
A shortening or tensing of a part or organ
Precept
A doctrine that is taught
Operation
The state of being in effect or being ___

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