Ordinal is the name of the book which contains the forms observed in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church for the ordination and consecration of bishops, priests, and deacons. It was prepared by a commission appointed in the third year of Edward VI (1550), and was added to the Book of Common … Continue reading “Ordinal”
Ordibarii
Ordibarii a sect of the Catharists, who held that a Trinity only began to be when Jesus Christ was born that is, Jesus became Son of God by his reception of the Word; and when this preaching attracted others the Holy Ghost began to exist. In their patois, that of the south of France, their … Continue reading “Ordibarii”
Ord.Fratr.Praed.
Ord.Fratr.Praed. = Ordo Praediqatorum ; Order of Friars Preachers ; Dominicans Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Orders, The Military
Orders, The Military Including under this term every kind of brotherhood of knights, secular as well as religious, historians of the military orders have enumerated as many as a hundred, even after eliminating the apocryphal and stillborn. This great number is explained by the eagerness with which the Middle Ages welcomed an institution so thoroughly … Continue reading “Orders, The Military”
Orders, Religious
ORDERS, RELIGIOUS Are congregations or societies of monasteries living under the same superior, in the same manner, and wearing the same habit. Religious orders may be reduced to five kinds, viz. monks, canons, knights, mendicants, and regular clerks. White order denotes the order of regular canons, of St. Augustine. Black order denotes the order of … Continue reading “Orders, Religious”
orders of oblates
orders of oblates (Latin: oblatus, past participle of offerre, to offer) Communities of men or women, not professed monks or nuns, who have been offered to God, or have dedicated themselves to His service in holy religion. In houses under the Rule of Saint Benedict children vowed and given .by their parents to the monastic … Continue reading “orders of oblates”
orders of knighthood
orders of knighthood Certain regular and secular confraternities which arose during the Middle Ages. Regular orders of knighthood were brotherhoods combining the insignia of knighthood with the privileges of the followers of monastic life, and receiving the recognition of both Church and State. The greater regular orders were of three classes: purely military, including the … Continue reading “orders of knighthood”
Orders, Minor
Orders, Minor Orders of ecclesiastical institution by which advance is made to the priesthood. In the Latin Church they are four: porter, reader , exorcist , acolyte . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Orders, impediment of
Orders, impediment of If, in the Latin rite, subdeaconship has been received, there is a diriment impediment to matrimony, for the reception of this, the first of the major orders, imposes a solemn vow and obligation of lifelong chastity. In some Oriental rites the first major order is deaconship. This impediment is of ecclesiastical origin, … Continue reading “Orders, impediment of”
Orders, Holy
Orders, Holy (Latin: ordo, rank) A sacrament of the New Law, instituted by Christ, by which spiritual power is given and grace is conferred for the performance of sacred duties. There are seven orders in the Latin Church: four minor, acolyte, exorcist, reader, and porter; and three major, or sacred orders, subdeacon, deacon, and priest. … Continue reading “Orders, Holy”