everyone who believes in and follows Jesus—people on Earth and people who have died and are in purgatory or heaven

the last of the four parts of the Mass, when we are blessed and sent out into the world to share the Good News of Jesus with others

the part of the Eucharistic Prayer in which the priest prays the words of Jesus over the bread and wine, and these elements become the Body and Blood of Christ

a statement of the Church’s beliefs

a cross with the body of Jesus on it. The crucifix reminds us of Jesus’ sacrifice and God’s unconditional love and mercy.