PREACHING The public and oral inculcation of the truths of religion, especially of the gospel of Christ, Isa 61:1 Mal 8:4 2Co 5:20 Zep 3:8 . Public instruction in religion was no doubt given in the earliest ages. Enoch prophesied, Jdg 1:14-15 ; and Noah was a preacher of righteousness, 2Pe 2:5 . Frequent instances … Continue reading “Preaching”
Preachers, Order of
Preachers, Order of As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we shall include under this title the two other parts of the order: the Dominican Sisters (Second Order) and the Brothers of Penitence of St. Dominic (Third Order). First, we shall study the legislation … Continue reading “Preachers, Order of”
Preachers, Local
Preachers, Local SEE LOCAL PREACHERS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Preacher, Preaching
Preacher, Preaching precher, preching (, koheleth, preacher (Ecc 1:1), , basar, to bring or tell good tidings (Psa 40:9; Isa 61:1), , kara’, to call, proclaim (Neh 6:7; Jon 3:2), , ker’ah, cry, preaching (Jon 3:2); , kerux, crier, herald (1Ti 2:7), , kerusso, to cry or proclaim as a herald (Mat 3:1; Rom 10:14), … Continue reading “Preacher, Preaching”
Preacher Apostolic
preacher apostolic A dignitary of the pontifical household whose duty it is to preach to the assembled papal court four times during Advent, and weekly during Lent. It was established as a permanent office by Pope Paul IV in 1555, and conferred on the Capuchin Order by Pope Benedict XIV in 1753. Fuente: New Catholic … Continue reading “Preacher Apostolic”
Preacher
PREACHER One who discourses publicly on religious subjects. See articles DECLAMATION, ELOQUENCE, MINISTER, and SERMON. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Preacher (Hebrew: Q(k)oheleth; Greek: ekklesiastes) Translated in the Vulgate as Ecclesiastes. As a personal title it refers to Solomon, the Son of David, King of Jerusalem, regarded as a herald of Divine wisdom proclaiming truths on the … Continue reading “Preacher”
Preach, Preaching
Preach, Preaching is almost always used of “the good news” concerning the Son of God as proclaimed in the Gospel [exceptions are e.g., Luk 1:19; 1Th 3:6, in which the phrase “to bring (or show) good (or glad) tidings” does not refer to the Gospel]; Gal 1:8 (2nd part). With reference to the Gospel the … Continue reading “Preach, Preaching”
Pre-sanctified, Mass of the
Pre-sanctified, Mass of the The Mass celebrated on Good Friday in which the celebrant receives in Communion a Host previously consecrated or sanctified. Strictly it is not a Mass, but a Communion for the priest. The form of the Mass is gone through to a certain extent but the important words of consecration are entirely … Continue reading “Pre-sanctified, Mass of the”
Pre-existents
Pre-existents (or Preexistiani) is the name given to those who hold the hypothesis of the preexistence of souls, or the doctrine that, at the beginning of creation, not that of this world simply, but of all worlds, God created the souls of all men, which, however, are not united to the body till the individuals … Continue reading “Pre-existents”
Pre-Existence Of Souls
Pre-Existence Of Souls PRE-EXISTENCE OF SOULS. Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting: The soul that rises with us, our lifes star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar. Wordsworth, Intimations of Immortality The idea expressed in these lines has been prominent in many religionscultured and crude alike. That it had … Continue reading “Pre-Existence Of Souls”