sacrificati (Latin: labi, lapsus, to slip) Term applied in the third century to Christians who relapsed into heathenism by sacrificing to the heathen gods or by other external acts of apostasy. The lapsi were divided into three classes: sacrificati, those who had actually offered a sacrifice to idols thurificati, those who had burnt incense on … Continue reading “Sacrificati”
sacred vessels
sacred vessels The chalice with its paten ciborium pyx , and luna of the ostensorium A sacred vessel, if it contains the Blessed Sacrament, must not be touched by anyone except a priest or a deacon, unless in grave necessity. If the vessel be empty it may be handled by clerics not in Sacred Orders, … Continue reading “sacred vessels”
sacred species
sacred species (Latin: species, appearance) The bread and wine after the consecration by which they are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ, retaining only the appearances of what they were formerly. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
sacred scripture
sacred scripture The term which the Christian Church has generally employed from earliest times to denote the collected writings of the Old and New Testaments. The word Scripture, which means writing, is derived from the Latin scriptura, and has grapha and mikra for its Greek and Hebrew equivalents. In the Old Testament, Scripture is used … Continue reading “sacred scripture”
SACRED PLACES
SACRED PLACES Deu 12:5; Deu 12:11; Deu 14:23; Deu 15:20; Deu 16:2; Deu 17:8; Jos 9:27; Jos 18:1; 1Ch 22:1 2Ch 7:15; Psa 78:68 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Sacred Penitentiaria
Sacred Penitentiaria One of the three tribunals of the Roman Curia, is of very ancient but uncertain origin. The Cardinal Chief Penitentiary (pamitentiarius maior) generally exercises the complete jurisdiction of the tribunal. The other officials are the regent, who attends to minor business, the theologian (a Jesuit), the datary, the corrector, the sealer, the canonist, … Continue reading “Sacred Penitentiaria”
sacred host
sacred host (Latin: hostia, victim) The bread after the Act of Consecration, when it has been changed into the Body of Christ, Victim of the Sacrifice. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Congregation of t
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Congregation of t Better known as the Congregation of Picpus, was founded by Father Coudrin, b. at Coursay-les-Bois, in Poiton on 1 March, 1768. He was only deacon when the persecution, directed against the clergy, dispersed the students of the seminary of Poitiers, where he was being trained. Having … Continue reading “Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Congregation of t”
Sacred Hearts (Of Jesus And Mary), Congregation Of The
Sacred Hearts (Of Jesus And Mary), Congregation Of The a religious order in the Roman Catholic Church, founded at Poitiers in 1800 by M. Coudrin aln Madame Ayme de la Chevallerie, for the cultivation of personal piety (hence it is sometimes styled the Order of the Perpetual Adoration of the Holy Host), the education of … Continue reading “Sacred Hearts (Of Jesus And Mary), Congregation Of The”
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the (1)
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the (PACCANARISTS). This society was founded by two young seminarists of Saint-Sulpice who had emigrated to Belgium during the French Revolution, Francois-Eleonor de Tournély and Prince Charles de Broglie, a son of the marshal. Their object was to form a society similar in all respects to the order founded … Continue reading “Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the (1)”