Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Sacred Heart Badge An oval of red woolen material bearing a picture of the Sacred Heart of Our Lord. It is the badge of the League of the Sacred Heart (the Apostleship of Prayer), a world-wide society fostered by the Society of Jesus. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Sacred Heart (Of Mary), Order Of The a society of nuns established at Bange, in France, by the abbe Brault in 1755, and devoted to the care of the infirm and neglected, especially during the French Revolution. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sacred Heart (Of Jesuts), Ladies Of The a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in Paris Nov. 21, 1800, and devoted to education. In that year Joseph Desird Varin, superior of the Fathers of the Faith, desirous of establishing a society of women who would devote themselves to the education of young ladies … Continue reading “Sacred Heart (Of Jesuts), Ladies Of The”

Sacred Heart (Of Jesus), Feast Of The a festival of comparatively modern institution in the Roman Catholic Church, and for a time the subject of much controversy among Roman Catholics themselves. Its origin is traced to a vision recorded of a French nun of the Order of the Visitation, named Mary Margaret Alacoque, who lived … Continue reading “Sacred Heart (Of Jesus), Feast Of The”

Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Fai Founded as the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide (for the Propagation of the Faith) was founded by Pope Gregory XV on 22 June 1622 to regulate ecclesiastical affairs in the so-called “missionary countries,” i.e., countries in which the hierarchy is not yet, or only imperfectly, established. For … Continue reading “Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Fai”

Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide Founded as the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide (for the Propagation of the Faith) was founded by Pope Gregory XV on 22 June 1622 to regulate ecclesiastical affairs in the so-called “missionary countries,” i.e., countries in which the hierarchy is not yet, or only imperfectly, established. For most of its … Continue reading “Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide”

Sacred College of Cardinals A corporation known since 1150 as a collegium, formed of the cardinal-bishops, cardinal-priests, and cardinal-deacons, who felt that they had this right since they alone elected the pope, were his immediate assistants at Mass, and his only counselors in all important matters. The dean or head is the Bishop of Ostia, … Continue reading “Sacred College of Cardinals”

Sacred College, Dean of the Successor of the archpriest, and to some extent the archdeacon. This position belongs to the Bishop of Ostia because of his immemorial right to bear the pallium at the consecration of a pope, to anoint the Roman Emperor, and to take first place after the pope at general councils. As … Continue reading “Sacred College, Dean of the”

Sacred hieros (G2413) Sacred hosios (G3741) Holy hagios (G40) Pure hagnos (G53) Chaste Hieros never implies moral excellence in the New Testament and seldom does elsewhere. Hieros is used twice in the New Testament (1Co 9:13; 2Ti 3:15), once in the Septuagint (Jos 6:8 : “holy trumpets”), and four times in the Apocrypha (all in … Continue reading “Sacred”

sacrarium (Latin: fish-pond or basin) Also called a sacrarium, thalassicon, or fenestbella, the baptismal font, or the cistern into which the water flows after baptism. Also an excavation about two or three feet deep and one foot wide, covered with a stone slab, to receive the water from the washing of the priest’s hands and … Continue reading “Sacrarium”