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Jan 11, 2019 · For those new and perplexed Catholics, or those considering joining the Church, , here’s a handy guide to some commonly used Catholic abbreviations to take the mystery out of the alphabet soup ...
APPENDIX D —LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS American Life League. Introduction. Although it may seem a minor point to many readers and researchers, there is nothing more aggravating for a reader or researcher than encountering an unexplained acronym or abbreviation that is critical to understanding a written passage.
Medieval manuscripts abound in abbreviations, owing in part to the abandonment of the uncial, or quasi-uncial, and the almost universal use of the cursive, hand.The medieval writer inherited a few from Christian antiquity; others he invented or adapted, in order to save time and parchment.
Sancta Romana Ecclesia, Sanctm Romance Ecclesim—Most Holy Roman Church; or, of the Most Holy Roman Church. SS. Scriptores—Writers. SS. D. N. Sanctissimus Dominus Noster—Our Most Holy Lord (Jesus Christ), also a title of the Pope. S., SS. Sanctus, Sancti—Saint, Saints. S. T. B. Sacrce Theologise Baccalaureus—Bachelor of Sacred Theology.
This is a glossary of terms used within the Catholic Church.Some terms used in everyday English have a different meaning in the context of the Catholic faith, including brother, confession, confirmation, exemption, faithful, father, ordinary, religious, sister, venerable, and vow.
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Apr 24, 2013 · I am regularly cataloguing publications written by (or about) sisters and priests. I am unfamiliar with all of the different Catholic orders. Is there an online list or reference that identifies what the initials after their names stand for? For example: S.J. = Society of Jesus O.S.U = Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union