Liturgy
121Commemoration (in Liturgy) — • The recital of a part of the Office or Mass assigned to a certain feast or day when the whole cannot be said Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Commemoration (in Liturgy) Commemoration (in …
122The Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy — The Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy (1) Material Objects in Liturgical Use; (2) Liturgical Forms connected with Them; (3) Festivals Commemorative of the Holy Cross;… …
123Common (liturgy) — The Common or common of saints (Latin: commune sanctorum) is a part of the Christian liturgy that consists of texts common to an entire category of saints, such as Apostles or Martyrs. The term is used in contrast to the ordinary, which is that… …
124Spoon (liturgy) — Gold communion spoon, Ukraine, late 17th early 18th c. (State Historical Museum, Moscow). The Spoon (Greek: Κοχλιάριον, Kochliárion; Slavonic: Лжица, Lzhítza) is a liturgical implement used to distribute Holy Communion to the laity during the… …
125Preface (liturgy) — In liturgical use the term Preface is applied to that portion of the Eucharistic Prayer that immediately precedes the Canon or central portion of the Eucharist (Mass or Divine Liturgy). [CathEncy|wstitle=Preface] The Preface, which begins at the… …
126Basil, Liturgy of Saint — ▪ Christianity a eucharistic service used by Eastern (Eastern rite church) Orthodox and Eastern rite Catholic churches 10 times during the year: January 1 (the feast of St. Basil), the first five Sundays in Lent, Holy Thursday, Holy… …
127Divine Liturgy — Name of the Byzantine Eucharistic rite analogous to the Roman Catholic mass. There are three: the Liturgy of St. Basil and the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, nearly identical except for the chants of the anaphora (consecration), and the… …
128Eucharistic liturgy — noun a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine • Syn: ↑Holy Eucharist, ↑Eucharist, ↑sacrament of the Eucharist, ↑Holy Sacrament, ↑Liturgy, ↑Lord s Supper • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
