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:::''This is an article about liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church. For liturgical practices in other churches, see Liturgy.'' The Catholic Church is fundamentally liturgical and sacramental in its public life of worship. More »
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Chasuble
The chasuble is the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for the celebration of the Eucharist in Western-tradition Christian Churches that use full vestments, primarily in the Roman Catholic Church, in "high church" and "broad church" Anglican congregations and in some parts of the United Methodist Church. It is also used as the primary vestment in some Lutheran denominations, especially the Nordic state Lutheran Churches, and it is the principal outer vestment worn by bishops and... More »
Calendar of saints
The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saint's feast day. The system arose from the very early Christian custom of annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths . As the number of recognized saints increased during Late Antiquity and roughly the first half of the Middle Ages, eventually every day of the year had at least one... More »
Canonization
thumb Canonization is the act by which a Christian Church declares some deceased person to be a saint, inscribing that person in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. In the Catholic Church, the act of canonization is now reserved to the Holy See and occurs at the conclusion of a long process requiring extensive proof that the person proposed for canonization lived, and died, in such a way that he or she is worthy to be recognized as a saint. More »
Bright Week
thumb Bright Week or Renewal Week is the name given within the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches to the period of seven days beginning on Pascha and continuing up to the following Sunday, which is known as Thomas Sunday. Latin rite and other Christian groups such as Anglicans refer to this period as Easter Week. The entire week is considered to be one continuous day, and the name of each day of the week is called "Bright" . Every service during the week is completely different... More »
Eucharist (Catholic Church)
Eucharist in the Catholic Church refers to both the celebration of the Mass, that is the Eucharistic Liturgy, and the consecrated bread and wine which according to the faith become the body and blood of Christ. ''Blessed Sacrament'' is a devotional term used in the Roman Catholic Church to refer to the Eucharistic species . More »
Octoechos (liturgy)
The Octoechos —literally, the book "of the Eight Tones"—contains an eight-week cycle, providing texts to be chanted for every day at Vespers, Matins, the Divine Liturgy, Compline and the Midnight Office. Each week begins a new mode or tone , and within that mode texts are provided for each day of the week. The new mode begins with Saturday night Vespers. Sometimes the word "Octoechos" will be used to describe a briefer volume that contains only the texts for the Sunday... More »
Octave (liturgical)
Octave in liturgical usage has two senses. In the first sense, it is the eighth day following a major feast, particularly in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Anglican liturgical calendars. In the late Middle Ages the second sense of octave developed as an eight-day festival with a specific liturgy. More »
Apostles' Fast
The Apostles' Fast, also called the Fast of the Holy Apostles, is a fast that was undertaken by the disciples of Jesus Christ following the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Having rejoiced for fifty days following Pascha , the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the apostles began to prepare for their departure from Jerusalem to spread Christ's message. As part of their preparation, they began a fast with prayer to ask God to strengthen their resolve and to be with them in their missionary... More »
Moveable feast
In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day — a feast or a fast — whose date is not fixed to a particular day of the calendar year but moves in response to the date of Easter, the date of which varies according to a complex formula. By extension, other religions' feasts are occasionally described by the same term. In addition many countries have secular holidays that are moveable, for instance to make holidays more consecutive; the term "moveable feast" is... More »
Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is the ritual anointing, practised in many Christian Churches, of a sick person. It is also described, using the more archaic synonym "unction" in place of "anointing", as unction of the sick. Administration to the sick is used by some Churches. The chief Biblical text concerning anointing of the sick is : "Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith... More »
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