{"id":2704,"date":"2025-09-20T16:26:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T14:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfxmedina.com\/parish\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2025-09-29T16:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:43:05","slug":"catholic-faith-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfxmedina.com\/parish\/catholic-faith-language\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s your Catholic Faith Language?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Did you know the Catholic Church is a communion of seven spirituality types or languages? 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