SERVITES A religious order in the church of Rome, founded about the year 1233 by seven Florentine merchants, who, with the approbation of the bishop of Florence, renounced the world, and lived together in a religious community on Mount Senar, two leagues from that city. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Servites Named the fifth mendicant order by … Continue reading “Servites”
Serving Two Masters
Serving Two Masters A title referring to a saying of Christ in the famous Sermon on the Mount. This pronouncement of Jesus consisting of a single verse is found both in Matthew 6, and in Luke 16. In full the verse reads: “No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one … Continue reading “Serving Two Masters”
Serving Tables
Serving Tables one of the parts of the Presbyterian sacramental service. Where the Presbyterians have not adopted the Congregational mode of partaking of the sacrament, the following is the order: The table on which the elements are placed, being decently covered, the bread in convenient dishes, and the wine in cups, and the communicants orderly … Continue reading “Serving Tables”
Serving Dress or Robe
Serving Dress or Robe SEE SURPLICE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
servile work
servile work A canonical expression defining work forbidden on Sundays and holy days. Protestantism, denying the authoritative visible Church, accepts necessarily, without observing it, the Jewish law. The Church distinguishes between the Divine law of worship, and the mode of observance determinable by legitimate authority, and forbids in general works characteristic of servile condition, to … Continue reading “servile work”
Services, Domestic
Services, Domestic The domestic officers (servitia) of a monastery were the cook, baker, brewer, laundryman, and tailor. At Rochester these were appointed by the bishop. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Services
Services an ecclesiastical name for arrangements of the Canticles, Te Deum, Benedictus, Benedicite, Magnificat, and Nunc Dimittis, and the psalms sung by substitution for them, consisting of a succession of varied airs, partly verse and partly chorus, sung in regular choirs, of which, probably, the germ is to be found in the Ambrosian Te Deum, … Continue reading “Services”
Service, The
Service, The SEE LORDS SUPPER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Service, Serving
Service, Serving is rendered “service” in Rom 15:31, AV; “serving” in Luk 10:40. See MINISTRY, A, No. 1. is rendered “service” in 2Co 9:12; Phi 2:17, Phi 2:30. See MINISTRY, A, No. 2. akin to latreuo (see No. 3, above), primarily “hired service,” is used (a) of the “service” of God in connection with the … Continue reading “Service, Serving”
Service Of The Church
Service Of The Church It appears that there was a daily celebration of divine worship in the time of Cyprian; and it has been supposed that the practice of offering public prayer every morning and evening was established during the 3d century. The order of the daily morning and evening services, as they undoubtedly obtained … Continue reading “Service Of The Church”