Catholic spirituality

Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint (1542–1591)

The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, they are the oldest of all the religious orders in the Latin Church. The male religious are also sometimes called the Black Monks, especially in English speaking countries, after the colour of their habits, although some, like the Olivetans, wear white. They were founded by Benedict of Nursia, a 6th-century Italian monk who laid the foundations of Benedictine mon

Personal Prelature of the Catholic Church

thumb|Hands with stigmata, depicted on a Order of Saint Francis|Franciscan church in [[Lienz, Austria]] thumb|Catherine of Siena|St Catherine fainting from the stigmata by [[Il Sodoma, Church of Saint Pantaleon, Alsace, France]]

ritual blessing

Veneration (; ) is the practice of honoring people and articles of religious significance, for example, the veneration of saints and the veneration of relics. thumb|A statue of Conrad of Piacenza in a niche in the side wall of [[Noto Cathedral, Sicily. The cathedral houses the relics of the patron saint of Noto.]] To venerate a saint is to honour a person who has been identified as having a high degree of sanctity or holiness. Angels are shown similar veneration in many religions. Veneration of saints is practiced, formally or informally, by adherents of some branches of all major religions, i

Holy Thursday, Holy Friday, and Holy Saturday

thumb|Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brazil thumb|A booklet of the novena to Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary|Sweetest Name of Mary, in Bikol and printed in [[Binondo, Manila dated 1867]]

Dutch priest and writer (1932-1996)

traditional monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's word

title of the Virgin Mary

the five piercing wounds Jesus suffered during the crucifixion, i.e. those in his hands and feet and the lance wound on his side

type of lifestyle advocated by the Catholic Church

movement of a holy relic from one location to another

late 14th-century English mystical work

Catholic devotion

Roman Catholic veneration of Mary

Catholic religious congregation

encyclical

concept in Catholic theology

thumb | right | The Holy Trinity by Francesco Cairo (1630) Latria or latreia (also known as latreutical worship) is a theological term (Latin Latrīa, from the Greek λατρεία, latreia) used in Catholic theology and Eastern Orthodox theology to mean adoration, a reverence directed only to the Holy Trinity. Latria carries an emphasis on the internal form of worship, rather than external ceremonies. Christians took the Greek word λατρεία, present in the Septuagint, into their practice of worship. Latreia, in Greek, means 'service', or 'being in a condition of servitude'. Thus, Christian ministers r

encyclical

Marian devotions held in the Catholic Church in May

Roman Catholic missionary religious congregation

Roman Catholic religious Sister (1890–1945)

title of Mary as venerated in Kuwait and Bahrain

Ceará

iconographic deciption of Virgin Mary in Catholic Churches

beatified Italian nun (1881–1951)

French monk and writer

Christian practice of abstaining from meat, dairy products and alcohol, on Fridays

religious disciplines

activity of determining the value and quality of a certain subject

French venerated Catholic (1797-1876)

English anchoress, local saint, prioress

Benedictine abbot and founder (1894-1985)

Catholic churches in the People's Republic of China that are not state-sanctioned

Roman Catholic beliefs on Christian prayer

French Catholic nun (1841–1907)

theological text written by St. Augustine of Hippo

miracle in which roses manifest an activity of God or of a saint, attributed to Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231), Elizabeth of Portugal (1271–1336), etc.

thumb|200px|Emblem of the Holy See The Raccolta (literally, "collection" in Italian), is a book, published in many editions from 1807 to 1952, that collected the texts of Roman Catholic prayers and briefly described other acts of piety, such as visiting and praying in particular churches, for which specific indulgences were granted by popes. In 1968, it was replaced by a considerably altered edition, the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, listing fewer specific prayers but including new general grants that apply to a wide range of prayerful actions. The earliest editions were published in Italian, wi

2002 apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II

subject in art

devotional influence of the Catholic church

Catholic organization

Christian spiritual practice

apostolic exhortation

apostolic letter written by Pope John Paul II

"all yours", Latin motto used by pope John Paul II

Theological actions to expiate others' sins

catholic prayer said at the start of the day

Saint Michael in Roman Catholicism

term used in Christian theology

book by Augustine of Hippo

French Roman Catholic mystic and spiritual writer

apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II

annual Roman Catholic festival

Christian practice related to Holy Communion