altar boy
Example Sentences
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Scorsese grew up in New York’s Little Italy as a Catholic altar boy and aspiring priest who was also fascinated by the mafiosos that loomed large in his community.
His fall began in 2017, when a former altar boy came forward to report the priest had groped him in New York when he was a teenager.
From Seattle Times
While he served as an altar boy at his hometown Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Rother seemed destined for farm life.
From Seattle Times
I know the Latin Mass. I memorized the Latin Mass as an altar boy.
From Washington Post
During the time of the abuse, he worked as an altar boy and spent long hours at the parish, including Saturday nights and Sunday mornings.
From Washington Times
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