Penitents, Confraternities of

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• Confraternities of Penitents —     Confraternities of Penitents     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Confraternities of Penitents     Congregations, with statutes prescribing various penitential works, Such as fasting, the use of the discipline, the wearing of a hair shirt, etc. The… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Confraternity of penitents — Confraternities of Penitents are Roman Catholic religious congregations, with statutes prescribing various penitential works. These may include fasting, the use of the discipline, the wearing of a hair shirt, etc. Historically, the number of… …   Wikipedia

• Order of Penitents — The Christian movement known as the Penitents goes back to the 4th century. Those who had committed serious sins confessed their sins to the bishop or his representative and were assigned a penance that was to be carried out over a period of time …   Wikipedia

• Third order — The term Third Order designates persons who live according to the Third Rule of Catholic religious orders, either outside of a monastery in the world, or in a religious community.Their members, in general lay members of religious orders, i.e. men …   Wikipedia

• Third Orders — • Lay members of religious orders, i.e. men and women who do not necessarily live in community and yet can claim to wear the habit and participate in the good works of some great order Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Third Orders      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Purgatorial Societies — • Pious associations or confraternities in the Catholic Church, which have as their purpose to assist in every possible way the poor souls in purgatory. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Purgatorial Societies     Purg …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Purgatorial society — Purgatorial societies are Roman Catholic Church associations or confraternities which aim to assist souls in purgatory reach heaven. The Catholic doctrine concerning purgatory, the condition of the poor souls after death (particular judgment),… …   Wikipedia

• БРАТСТВА — [лат. confraternitates, associationes ecclesiasticae; франц. confréries; нем. Bruderschaften; англ. confraternities], объединения мирян и духовенства, созданные с религ. и др. целями (благотворительности, светского и духовного образования,… …   Православная энциклопедия

• Mexico — • Situated at the extreme point of the North American continent, bounded on the north by the United States, on the east by the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, British Honduras, and Guatemala, and on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Care of the Poor by the Church —     Care of the Poor by the Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Care of the Poor by the Church     I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION     A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the narrow sense charity means any exercise of mercy… …   Catholic encyclopedia