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Samuel
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non writing prophet, rejected Saul's flawed kingship, anointed David as king
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Nathan
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non writing prophet, denounced David's adultery
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Amos
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writing prophet, a herdsman, harsh blunt angry, condemns rich for exploiting poor, considered prophet of doom
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Hosea
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writing prophet, betrayed by his wife Gomer for other lovers, uses this as a metaphor for Israel and God
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Micah
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writing prophet, devotee of the poor
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Isaiah (of Jerusalem)
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confidant and counselor of kings
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Israel
Definition
north kingdom
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Judah
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south kingdom
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Rehoboam
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carries on David's royal line in the south (worshiped golden calves?)
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Elijah and the widow
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even though she is starving she shares her last food with him. her flour and oil jars never dry during the drought
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Golden calves
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for canaanites, golden calf is a symbol of fertility god Baal. for israelites, a kind of throne for invisible God
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Ahab
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king of Judah, blames Elijah for drought, married Jezebel
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Contest between Elijah and prophets of Baal
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Elijah challenges them to a contest to produce rain, Baal does not answer the people, when elijah calls god sends down a stream of fire, prophets of Baal killed, elijah accuses people of half-heartedness in their faith
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God in the Breeze
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elijah stands outside a cave to experience gods presence, feels a wind, an earthquake, and a fire but doesnt feel god. a tiny breeze does contain god
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free will
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people are free to chose either good or evil, evil hurts the innocent, good is fruitful
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Elijah's death
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flies away in a chariot of fire, watched by his follower Elisha
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Elisha's miracles
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purifies Jericho's water, helps a widow and her kids pay her debts, childless couple have a son, raises a child from the dead, purifies poisoned soup, multiplies bread, cures general of leprosy, dead man is thrown in his grave and comes back to life
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prophets
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call israel and judah to remember god who saved them, made a covenant with them, and wants them to be a blessing to the nations, symbolic words and gestures still are needed today
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empty worship
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rituals of praise and sacrifice that are not backed up with actions toward others
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amos's visons
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visions of crops eaten by locusts, fire ravaging land; pleads to god to spare people, god lets people destroy themselves
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infidelity
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to god, Israel's betrayal of justice, compassion, integrity, and true worship
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Samaritans
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hated by Jews in New testament, descendants of Israelites who stayed in the North and married Assyrians, religion was pagan
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Second Isaiah
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spoke during and at the end of the exile, filled with hope and expectation for the return to Jerusalem and coming reign of peace, lived during end of exile
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Third Isaiah
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with the people when they returned from exile
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Book of Isaiah
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named after first Isaiah; condemns Judah and Jerusalem for infidelity, corruption, greed, and injustice of leaders; God promises forgiveness, insistence on majesty of God
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Fall of Jerusalem (from Isaiah)
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all will be taken, only poor and weak will be left, evil was brought by themselves
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Ahaz
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Judah's king, wants to battle Syria, warned not to by Isaiah; PREDICTION OF VIRGIN BEARING SON!
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Micah
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from the south, sympathetic to poor, blunt language, condemns oppressors of the poor, foresees someone coming from Bethlehem to lead Israel to peace and justice
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Book of Zephaniah
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prophesies the poor with become the remnant that God will build the New Jerusalem from, guilty will be judged for their deeds
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Nahum
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calls Judah to hope because it looks like Judah is back on track and Assyria will soon be crushed by Babylon
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Habakkuk
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complains that he has prayed that Judah will be punished for evil,but God does not answer; it is ok to challenge and question god
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Book of Lamentations
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group of five poems expressing Judah's grief over the loss of Jerusalem
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Book of Baruch
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set in exile, written centuries later
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Manasseh
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king of Judah, dominated Assyrians and bowed to their god
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Josiah (son of Manasseh
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king of Judah, made great reforms but couldn't downward slide
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Ezekiel
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ate a scroll to become a prophet, warns about exile, vision of dry bones representing Israelite's lack of faith in god
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Exile
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Babylonians capture Jerusalem, destroy temple, and exile the Judahites, afterwards Judaism becomes a portable religion
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Jeremiah
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does not want to be a prophet, conveys God's message through his own suffering, ridicules false idols, tells people to go willingly into exile, Jeremiah disappears, had a pretty bad life
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King Jehoiakim
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withholds babylonian tribute, Babylon attacks Jerusalem, kills king and exiles kings son
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Book of Consolation
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end of Second Isaiah, joyous expectations of return to Jerusalem and Messiah, 4 songs of a suffering servant of god (Israel? Jesus?)
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Suffering Servant
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innocent man who suffers greatly to save people from their sins
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Song of Suffering Servant one
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God speaks of a chosen one whose mission is to bring justice
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Song of Suffering Servant Two
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speaker is prophet, called from mothers womb to restore Israel as a light to the nations
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Song of Suffering Servant Three
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servant is subject to insults and disdain, endures abuse because god will uphold him
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Song of the Suffering Servant Four
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servant represents Israel, who is gross but then is exalted
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Third Isaiah
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tries to get community out of religious apathy
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Universalism
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envisions all nations coming together under God's reign
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Haggai
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Urges Jerusalem to rebuild temple to preserve faith
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Zechariah
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foresees coming of Messiah: Davidic king who will unite all nations in peace and justice under god
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Malachi
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criticizes priests for offering bad sacrifices and people for infidelities, tells them to repent and tithe (give money to temple)
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Nehemiah
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model public servant, doesn't allow trading on sabbath or jews to marry Assyrian women
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Ezra
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faithful priest and scribe, lived in babylon, lead jews in jerusalem to commit themselves to the Law
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Joel
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Focuses on a locusts plague that symbolizes coming of God's judgement
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Obadiah
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bible's shortest book, condemns Edom for fratricide
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fratricide
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killing of brother
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2Maccabees
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describes period of persecution, martyrdom of mother and seven sons, Maccabees battle Greeks to win independence and get control of temple (Hanukkah)
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Daniel
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apocalyptic writer, used Exile as setting, inspired jews to nonviolent revolt against greeks
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Proverbs
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concerned with how to live a good life, practical advice, no hint of afterlife, rewards for good life are success and wealth
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Lady Sophia
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feminine image of wisdom in Proverbs
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Problem of Evil
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why do the good suffer and the wicked prosper in life?
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Job
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a poetic story, a good man who loses everything: wealth family health, bears suffering patiently
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Message of book of Job
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some things are beyond the grasp of the human mind, we have to bow before the mystery of God
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Ecclesiastes
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pessimistic outlook on life, no understanding of eternity, questioned idea that goodness leads to good fortune and evil leads to misfortune
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Book of Wisdom
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struggle with problem of evil, refused to accept that god rewards and punishes in this life, death is not the end, soul separate from body (Greek thought)
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Sirach
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all wisdom comes from God, wisdom is woman who was with God at creation, keeping Commandments leads to wisdom which tests us with difficulties
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Song of Songs
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collection of love poems, dialogue between bridegroom and bride, speak of love for each other, love can overcome death
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Religious allegory in Song of Songs
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God=bridegroom, God's people=bride OR christ=bridegroom, church=bride
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Tobit
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wisdom story about noble and faith elder who stays trusting in the face of disaster; tobit is blind with cataracts, sarah's husbands are killed on her wedding night
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Book of Psalms
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150 psalms, divided into 5 smaller books, written with community worship in mind, written to be prayed from memory, use repetition, concrete language, similes
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Psalms of Lament
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express grief and complaint to God for suffering and beg for help
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Psalms of Thanks
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express gratitude for God's good deeds
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Psalms of Praise
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celebrate wonder and majesty of God
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Elements of a Psalm of Lament
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address to God, complaint of misery suffered, plea for help, affirmation of trust in God, statement praising God
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Elements of Psalm of Praise and Thanks
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introductory word of praise, reason for praise, statement of praise
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Sheol
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where Jews believed all dead went, void, state of nonexistence
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AIDS
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a deadly disease caused by HIV which is often transmitted by means of intimate sexual contact
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Catholic Teaching about Equality
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confirms that although men and women and not alike, they are equal as persons
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Catholic Teaching about sexual orientation
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that homosexual persons are to be respected as persons, that homosexual orientation is not in itself wrong or sinful because it is not freely chosen, and that engaging in homosexual genital activity is morally wrong
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Covenant
Definition
promise of lasting support and faithfulness
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Essential elements for the Sacrament of Marriage
Definition
the mutual and permanent consent to be untied in marriage for life in a way which fosters each partner’s individual welfare and the couple’s loving unity, and is open to giving life to and nurturing children
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Genital Chlamydia
Definition
the most common sexually transmitted disease, and a leading cause of infertility in women
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Genital herpes
Definition
an epidemic sexually transmitted disease often characterized by blister-like sores and which has no known cure
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Genital warts
Definition
an epidemic sexually transmitted disease caused by the HPV and characterized by warts in the genital area
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HIV
Definition
the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which causes AIDS
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HPV
Definition
Human Papilloma Virus, sexually transmitted virus characterized by genital warts
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Orgasm
Definition
sexual climax, the height of sexual sensation that is usually accompanies in the male by the ejaculation of fluid (semen) through the opening at the tip of the penis, and in the female by rhythmic muscular contractions in the abdomen and genital area
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Philia
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term used by the ancient Greeks for the love of friendship
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Founders of Sisters of Loretto
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Mary Rhodes, Ann Havern, Fr. Nerinckx and Christina Stewart
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Full Name of Sisters of Loretto
Definition
Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross
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