A shrine or altar found in Catholic churches and used exclusively for the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament. Tabernacles are made of various materials and are often beautifully decorated. They are found either in the sanctuary area beside or behind the altar or, more frequently today, in a separate chapel off the main body of the church. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the tabernacle primarily and originally for viaticum and communion to the sick, as well as for adoration.

(noun) spiritual side, spiritual realm.

(noun) the Māori people, the original people of Aotearoa New Zealand.

(noun) treasure, anything prized - applied to anything considered to be of value including socially or culturally valuable objects, resources, phenomenon, ideas and techniques.

(noun) used in three senses: 1. restrictions or prohibitions which safeguard the dignity and survival of people and things; 2. the value, dignity, or worth of someone or something, e.g. the holiness of God, human dignity, the value of the environment; 3. the intrinsic being or essence of someone or something, e.g. tapu i Te Atua is the intrinsic being of God, the divine nature.

(pronoun) we, us, you (two or more) and I.

(noun) the Māori world; understanding the world from the perspective of Māori cultural wisdom.

God the Father, the Creator; 1st person of the Trinity.

(noun) significant grouping of Catholic understanding similar to strands of theology, Scripture, history and pastoral theology to support learning in Tō Tātou Whakapono Our Faith.

(noun) truth, correctness, justice, fairness, righteousness.

(noun) custom or protocol; a particular way of doing things.

(noun) ancestors, grandparents.