Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Passion offices Seven offices in honor of events and instruments of Christ’s Passion, prescribed for Tuesdays after Septuagesima and Sexagesima, and for Fridays in Lent. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Passion Offices The recitation of these offices, called also Of the Instruments of the Passion, was first granted collectively to the Congregatio Clericorum Passionis D.N.J.C., or … Continue reading “Passion Offices”

Passion of Jesus Christ in the Four Gospels See also DEVOTION TO THE PASSION OF CHRIST. We have in the Gospels four separate accounts of the Passion of Our Lord, each of which supplements the others, so that only from a careful examination and comparison of all can we arrive at a full and clear … Continue reading “Passion of Jesus Christ in the Four Gospels”

Passion of Jesus Christ (1) A devotion paid to Christ in memory of His Passion through pious exercises commemorating His sufferings, such as the Way of the Cross; in several Masses of the Passion, in countless prayers; also through art, pictures and statues depicting various phases of the Passion; and through a vast literature, mostly … Continue reading “Passion of Jesus Christ”

Passion of Christ in art Among the many masters who have represented this subject are: Correggio, Domenichino, Durer, El Greco, Mantegna, Memling, Holbein the Elder, Luini, Perugino, Titian and Veronese. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Passion of Christ, Commemoration of the A feast kept on the Tuesday after Sexagesima. Its object is the devout remembrance and honour of Christ’s sufferings for the redemption of mankind. Whilst the feast in honour of the instruments of Christ’s Passion — the Holy Cross, Lance, Nails, and Crown of Thorns — called “Arma Christi”, … Continue reading “Passion of Christ, Commemoration of the”

Passion music Originated in the declamation of the Passion of Our Lord in front of the altar by the deacon and later by different persons, as the words of Our Lord by the priest, of the Evangelist by the deacon, and of the crowd (turba) and others by the sub-deacon. The interrelation of the alternating … Continue reading “Passion Music”

Passion, instruments of the These are sometimes grouped in one picture – the cross, nails, hammer, scourge, crown of thorns, and lance. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Passion, Gospel of the. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Passion Day SEE GOOD FRIDAY. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Passion Cross a cross of the form of that on which our Savior suffered, with a long stem and a short traverse near the top. It is of occasional occurrence as a heraldic charge, though less frequent than many other varieties of cross. A passion’ cross, when elevated’ on three steps or degrees (which have … Continue reading “Passion Cross”