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Acolouthia (Ἀκολουθία) (ACOLUTIA (ἈΚΟΛΟΥΘΊΑ))
ACOLOUTHIA (Ἀκολουθία). - Ordering, arrangement of prayers and ceremonies. Corresponding to the Latin ordo, ritus. In this way we find in… -
Adoration (ADORAZIONE)
ADORATION. - Etymologically a. (from Lat. ad os) is the gesture of bringing the hands to the lips and then turning them toward a simulacrum… -
Ampulla (AMPOLLA)
AMPULLA. - A small vessel with a narrow neck and a body of varying shape, intended to hold the wine and water for Holy Mass, the holy oils,… -
Anima Christi, Sanctify Me (ANIMA CHRISTI, SANCTIFICA ME)
« ANIMA CHRISTI, SANCTIFICA ME ». — A Eucharistic prayer, in the Roman Missal appended to the florilegium of prayers for thanksgiving after… -
Annunciation of the Lord (FESTE, ANNUNZIO DELLE)
ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD. - On the day of the Epiphany, after the Gospel, the deacon announces the movable feasts of the new year. The… -
Aperi Domine
«APERI DOMINE». - Prayer with which the divine office begins. According to the admonition of Ecclus. (18:23), the soul must prepare itself… -
Apertio Aurium (APERITIO AURIUM)
APERTIO AURIUM. - In the Western liturgies the priest, before Baptism, following the example of Our Lord (Mk. 7:34), moistens the ears and… -
Artophorion (Ἀρτοφόριον) (ARTOFORIO (ἈΡΤΟΦΌΡΙΟΝ))
ARTOPHORION (Ἀρτοφόριον). - In the Eastern Church it denotes the receptacle of the Most Holy Eucharist, which is for the most part kept in… -
Asperges Me
« ASPERGES ME ». - Formula with which the ritual sprinklings of holy water are performed (v. ASPERSIONE). It is not easy to decide whether… -
Balsamo
BALSAM. - An ointment much used by the pagans and therefore rejected by Christians. Nevertheless, from the 4th century there is evidence of… -
Banner, Liturgical Use Of The (BANDIERA, USO LITURGICO DELLA)
BANNER, Liturgical Use Of The. - From the 10th century banners are admitted as an ornament in sacred processions, where they precede the… -
Beatification (BEATIFICAZIONE)
BEATIFICATION. - Beatification is an act by which the Supreme Pontiff permits that a servant of God in some region, city, diocese, or… -
Benedicamus Domino
BENEDICAMUS DOMINO. - Formula adopted at the end of Mass in place of the Ite missa est on Sundays and ferias of Lent and Advent, on vigils… -
Blessing Of Fire (FUOCO, BENEDIZIONE DEL)
BLESSING OF FIRE. - The blessing of fire could have its origins in the early Christian era as a Hebrew custom of offering to God the… -
Blessing of Lambs (AGNELLI, BENEDIZIONE DEGLI)
BLESSING OF LAMBS. - On the feast of St. Agnes, the celebrant, as the conclusion of the pontifical Mass, blesses on the altar of the Saint… -
Blessing of the Lambs (BENEDIZIONE DEGLI AGNELLI)
BLESSING OF THE LAMBS: v. AGNELLI, benedizione degli. BIBL.: For the hagiographic texts, cf. BIIG, 45-46; BHL, 136-67; BHO, 34; D.… -
Blessing of the Mensa (MENSA, BENEDIZIONE DELLA)
BLESSING OF THE MENSA. - It is a prayer added to the Breviary that is used in religious houses before and after lunch and dinner. It begins… -
Carteglo(r)ia (CARTEGLORIA)
CARTEGLO(R)IA. - To aid the celebrant's memory, from as early as the 16th century a tablet was customarily placed in the middle of the… -
Chasuble (VELO OMERALE)
CHASUBLE. - A long strip of silk or linen that rests on the shoulders with its two ends hanging down over the chest and that serves to… -
Chasuble (Pluviale, Cappa, Mantus) (PIVIALE (PLUVIALE, CAPPA, MANTUS))
CHASUBLE (Pluviale, Cappa, Mantus). - A liturgical mantle of semicircular shape, long enough to reach almost to the feet, open at the front… -
Communio
COMMUNIO. - It is the antiphon that in the solemn Mass is sung by the choir after the Communion of the celebrant; in all Masses it is… -
Confiteor
« CONFITEOR ». - Formula of the general confession of sins in the Latin liturgy, whose origin goes back to the custom of priests of… -
Cult (Latin Cultus, from colere = to cultivate, honor) (CULTO (LAT. CULTUS, DA COLERE = COLTIVARE, ONORARE))
CULT (lat. Cultus, from colere = to cultivate, to honor). SUMMARY: I. General notions. - II. The various kinds of c. - III. Origin and… -
Dedication, Rite of (DEDICAZIONE, RITO DELLA)
DEDICATION, Rite of. - It is the consecration of a church to withdraw it from profane use and to make it a sacred place. The first… -
Deo Gratias
DEO GRATIAS. - A formula of greeting and thanksgiving already used by St. Paul (I Cor., 15, 52; II Cor., 2, 14). St. Augustine speaks of it… -
Desecration (DISSACRAZIONE)
DESECRATION. - It is the act by which the quality of sacredness, obtained through consecration or ordination, is taken away from an object,… -
Deus in Adiutorium
« DEUS IN ADIUTORIUM ». - Second verse of Ps. 69, much valued by the ancient Christians. John Cassian (Collationes, 10, 10: PL 49, 842)… -
Dionigi Bar Ṣalībī (DIONIGI BAR ŞALİBİ)
DIONIGI BAR ṢALĪBĪ. - Syriac Monophysite writer, d. 2 November 1171. Ordained deacon at Melitene in 1154, he was made bishop of Mar'ash and… -
Exultet
«EXULTET». - It is the Easter praeconium, the solemn Lucernarium proper to the night of Easter; in substance it is the solemn offering of… -
Fraction of the Host (FRAZIONE DELL'OSTIA)
FRACTION OF THE HOST. - The rite of breaking the eucharistic Bread in the early Church was a purely ministerial function, an action born of… -
Gloria Patri
« GLORIA PATRI ». - A formula of praise and glorification of all three Divine Persons, it is a simple development of the Trinitarian… -
God Be Blessed (DIO SIA BENEDETTO)
«DIO SIA BENEDETTO». - Formula of praise to God, to Jesus Christ, to the Virgin and to St. Joseph, customarily recited or sung after the… -
Hail Mary (AVE MARIA)
«AVE MARIA». - A prayer to the Virgin, also called, since the Middle Ages, the angelic salutation. It is composed today of two distinct… -
Holy Oil (OLIO SACRO)
SACRED OIL. - The term, also in canon law (can. 1271), is applied to vegetable, animal or adulterated products resembling oil; but in the… -
Ite, Missa Est («Go, the dismissal is given») (ITE, MISSA EST («ANDATEVENE, C'È IL CONGEDO»))
ITE, Missa Est («Go, the dismissal is given»). - The dismissal in the Roman Mass, pronounced by the celebrant (in the solemn Mass by the… -
Kyrie Eleison
KYRIE ELEISON. - "Lord, have mercy!" is a Greek invocation in language and origin, in sacred and profane use already in the ancient East,… -
Laus Perennis (Ἔπαυστος Λειτουργία [or Δοξολογία]) (LAUS PERENNIS (ἜΠΑΥΣΤΟΣ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΊΑ [OPPURE ΔΟΞΟΛΟΓΊΑ]))
LAUS PERENNIS (Ἔπαυστος Λειτουργία [or Δοξολογία]). - Historians of ancient monasticism understand by l. p. perpetual psalmody, that is,… -
Litanies (LITANIE)
LITANIES. - I. GENERAL. - The term (from λιτανεία "prayer") has the general sense of prayer and even more that of supplication or prayer of… -
May, Month of (MAGGIO, MESE DI)
MAY, Month of. - Practice of particular devotions in honor of the B. V. Mary on every day of the month of May consecrated to her. Already… -
Merz, Philipp Paul
MERZ, PHILIPP PAUL. - Biblical homiletic-catechetical author, born at Augsburg. A Protestant, he was a Lutheran theologian and preacher at… -
Micrologus De Ecclesiasticis Observationibus
MICROLOGUS DE ECCLESIASTICIS OBSERVATIONIBUS. - It is a sober and accurate description of the liturgy of the Mass and of the liturgical… -
Mozzetta
MOZZETTA. - An outer garment worn by ecclesiastical dignitaries outside of liturgical functions; it is a small mantle that covers the… -
Muratori, Ludovico Antonio
MURATORI, LUDOVICO ANTONIO - Autograph reply to the letter of the anonymous Florentine on the edition of Villani's Cronache, published by… -
Nunc Dimittis
"NUNC DIMITTIS." - Canticle uttered by the old Simeon (v.) on the occasion of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Lk. 2:29-32). The… -
Osanna
OSANNA. - A Hebrew acclamation that entered the liturgy following its use in the New Testament (Mt. 21, 9. 15; Mk. 11, 9; Jn. 12, 13). In… -
Ostiariate (OSTIARIATO)
OSTIARIATE. - The last in dignity of the minor orders, the first in conferral. It confers on the cleric the office of doorkeeper… -
Pastophorion (PASTOFORIO)
PASTOPHORION. - Hellenistic taste led the builders of Christian basilicas to conceal the apse's rotunda behind a straight wall; hence the… -
Pater Noster
PATER NOSTER. - The prayer taught by Jesus to the Apostles, and for that reason called Oratio dominicalis. It is the prayer par excellence… -
Peace, Instrument of (PACE, STRUMENTO DI)
PEACE, INSTRUMENT OF. - A liturgical instrument, mentioned by the Missale romanum (Ritus servandus in celebr. Missa, tit. X, n. 3, n. 8);… -
Piviale
PIVIALE - P. of St. Albuin of Bressanone parishes, 23 diocesan priests and 27 religious; 3 institutes of education for boys and 3 for girls… -
Qedhūšāh
QEDHŪŠĀH. - Trisagion, a liturgical composition that is inserted into the morning prayer, at the moment of the repetition of the Šēmōneh… -
Quiñones, Francisco de
QUIÑONES, FRANCISCO de. - Cardinal, b. in 1475 at León, d. on 27 Oct. 1540 at Veroli. He studied at the University of Salamanca. At the age… -
Relics (RELIQUIE)
RELICS. - In Greek λαίφανα. Etymologically it is what remains, and it is understood as the human body or a part of it; in a broader sense,… -
Rodotà, Pietro Pompilio
RODOTÀ, PIETRO POMPILIO. - Of an Italo-Albanian family, born in 1707 in S. Benedetto Ullano (Cosenza, now in the eparchy of Lungro), died… -
Sanctification Of The Senses (SANTIFICAZIONE DEI SENSI)
SANCTIFICATION OF THE SENSES. - An ancient Eucharistic rite, consisting in bringing the Eucharistic species close to the forehead and the… -
Sicardo, Bishop Of Cremona (SICARDO, VESCOVO DI CREMONA)
SICARDO, Bishop Of Cremona. - From a Cremonese family (Casellanus or Casalenus, or rather de Casalaschitz [cf. A. Cavalcabò, La famiglia… -
Soul, Recommendation Of The (ANIMA, RACCOMANDAZIONE DELL')
SOUL, RECOMMENDATION OF THE. - The Roman Ritual, tit. V, ch. VII, contains certain liturgical prayers with which the Church accompanies the… -
Standard (Signum, Vexillum; vessillo, gonfalone) (STENDARDO (SIGNUM, VEXILLUM; VESSILLO, GONFALONE))
STANDARD (Signum, Vexillum; vessillo, gonfalone). - In ecclesiastical usage, mentioned in the Roman Ritual (tit. X, ch. 1, no. 5), they are… -
Sub Tuum Praesidium
« SUB TUUM PRAESIDIUM ». - It is the oldest prayer to the Most Holy Virgin that is known. I. THE ORIGINAL TEXT. - It is preserved on a… -
Tiara
TIARA. - From the Greek τάρα, synonym of φάγιον (= turban), a head covering proper to the pope, of conical shape adorned with three crowns… -
Troparion
TROPARION. - A brief rhythmic prayer of the Byzantine liturgy composed of one or a few sentences; it expresses an idea, a sentiment, or a… -
Tunicella (Tunica, Tunica Linea, Tunica Striscia; Subtile; Dalmatica Minor, Dalmatica Subdiaconale) (TUNICELLA (TUNICA, TUNICA LINEA, TUNICA STRISCIA; SUBTILE; DALMATICA MINOR, DALMATICA SUBDIACONALIS))
TUNICELLA (tunica, tunica linea, tunica striscia; subtile; dalmatica minor, dalmatica subdiaconalis). - Liturgical outer vestment of the… -
Turibulum (TURIBOLO)
TURIBULUM. - From Lat. thus, thuris "incense", it is a metal vessel for burning perfumes, whose religious use is attested, in the West as… -
Umberto of Romans (UMBERTO DI ROMANS)
UMBERTO OF ROMANS. - Fifth Master General of the Dominicans (from 1254 to 1263), b. at Romans near Valence (Dauphiné) ca. 1200, d. in the…