communion of saints
Americannoun
noun
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“We need the communion of saints to fill in the spaces of our disbelief and doubt… to weave a fragmented people together and help us to see God’s new way,” she preached.
From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2022
Across the world, in different churches and cultures, the eucharist and its ritual practices can look and sound similar, signaling the shared communion of saints.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2021
By promoting a member of the communion of saints as patron of the internet, young adult Catholics are able to see sainthood as possible in all aspects of daily life, including online.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2020
Of course, my Catholic faith believes in the communion of saints.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2015
No wonder, then, that he can later treat the papal bull with so much indifference; it cannot exclude him from the communion of saints.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin
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