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- Mass, Parochial:
The parish is ...
- Altar of Repose:
(Sometimes called less properly sepulchre or tomb, more frequently repository). ...
- Altar Cards:
To assist the
- Jubilate Sunday:
The third
- Altar Bell:
A small bell placed on the
- Altar, Privileged:
An altar is said to be privileged when, in addition to the
- Agnetz:
(Latin, agnus , lamb), the Slavonic word for the square portion of bread cut ...
- Commemoration (in Liturgy):
The recital of a part of the Office or
- Chapter and Conventual Mass:
As a general rule, churches in which the Divine office is to be said publicly ...
- Celebret:
A letter which a
- Hodgson, Sydney:
A lawman and
- Vavasour, Thomas:
English
- Apolysis:
(Greek,
- Aix-en-Provence, Councils of:
Councils were held at Aix in 1112, 1374, 1409, 1585, 1612, 1838, and 1850. In ...
- Judica Sunday:
Name given to the fifth
- Manuterge:
The name given to the towel used by the
- O Salutaris Hostia:
(O Saving Host).
The first line of the penultimate
- Orate Fratres:
The exhortation (" Pray brethren that my
- Asperges:
(Latin, aspergere, to wash, sprinkle).
The rite of ...
- Altar, Double:
An altar having a double front constructed in such a manner that
- Canon:
(Greek kanon , rule, law, guide).
In music, the strictest ...
- Aër:
(Greek aer , "the air").
The largest and outer-most ...
- Stonnes, James:
English priest, b. 1513; d. after 1585. He was ordained at
- Adrian III, Pope Saint:
Pope St. Adrian ...
- Micrologus:
Either a "synopsis" or a "short explanation", and in the
- Redeemer, Feast of the Most Holy:
The feast is found only in the special calendar of some dioceses and ...
- Aubermont, Jean-Aontoine d':
Theologian of
- Altar Candles:
For mystical reasons the Church prescribes that the
- Alger of Liége: A learned French priest, b. at Liège, about 1055; d. at Cluny, 1132. He ...
- Arbuthnott, Missal of:
A manuscript Scottish
- Sergeant, Ven. Richard:
English martyr, executed at Tyburn, 20 April, 1586. He was probably a younger son ...
- Cantate Sunday:
A name given to the fourth
- Apostolici Ministerii:
A Bull issued 23 May, 1724, by Innocent XIII, for the revival of ecclesiastical ...
- Postcommunion:
The Communion act finishes the essential Eucharistic service. Justin
- Mass, Nuptial:
"Missa pro sponso et sponsa", the last among the votive Masses in the Missal. It ...
- Casali, Giovanni Battista:
Musician, b. at
- Votive Mass:
( Missa votiva )
A
- Adoro Te Devote:
("I adore Thee devoutly").
A
- Anaphora:
(Greek, ànaphorá, offering, sacrifice).
A ...
- Holland, Ven. Thomas:
An English martyr, b. 1600 at Sutton, Lancashire; martyred at Tyburn, 12 ...
- Agostini, Paolo:
Born at Vallerano in 1593; died 1629, famous composer and pupil of the celebrated ...
- Sixtus I, Pope Saint:
Pope St. Sixtus ...
- Mouchy, Antoine de:
(Called DEMOCHARES.)
Theologian and canonist, b. 1494, at ...
- Antiphon (in the Greek Church):
( antiphonon )
Socrates, the church historian (Hist. ...
- Schubert, Franz:
Composer, b. at Vienna, 31 January, 1797; d. there 19 November, 1829. He studied ...
- Massé, Enemond:
One of the first Jesuits sent to New
- Du Coudray, Philippe-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Tronson:
Soldier, b. at Reims, France, 8 September, 1738; d. at Philadelphia, U.S.A. 11 ...
- Patenson, Venerable William:
Venerable William Patenson, English
- Bination:
The offering up of the Holy
- Patronage of Our Lady, Feast of the:
It was first permitted by
- Corbie, Venerable Ralph:
(Called at times Corrington).
Brother of Ambrose Corbie ; ...
- Ita, Saint:
Saint Ita, called the "Brigid of Munster"; b. in the present County of Waterford, ...
- Rogation Days:
Days of prayer, and formerly also of fasting, instituted by the Church to ...
- Thomas Woodhouse, Blessed:
Martyr who suffered at Tyburn 19 June, 1573, being disembowelled alive. Ordained ...
- Altar Crucifix:
The crucifix is the principal ornament of the altar. It is placed on the altar ...
- Veni Sancte Spiritus Et Emitte Coelitus:
The sequence for
- O'Devany, Cornelius:
(Conchobhar O'Duibheannaigh)
Bishop of Down and Connor, ...
- Dolbeau, Jean:
Recollect friar, born in the Province of Anjou, France, 12 March, 1586; died at ...
- Priest, Assistant:
The assistant
- Gremiale:
A square or oblong cloth which the bishop, according to the "Cæremoniale" ...
- Gaudete Sunday:
The third
- Libera Me:
(Domine, de morte aeterna, etc.).
The responsory sung at ...
- Our Lady of Good Counsel, Feast of:
Records dating from the reign of
- Assistant at the Pontifical Throne:
(ASSISTENS THRONO PONTIFICIO.)
Bishops-assistant at the ...
- Antiphon, Communion:
The term Communion ( Communio ) is used, not only for the reception of the Holy ...
- Quinquagesima:
(Fiftieth.)
The period of fifty days before Easter. It begins ...
- Apolytikion:
A dismissal prayer or
- Annegarn, Joseph:
Catholic theologian and popular writer, b. 13 October, 1794, at Ostbevern in
- Tanner, Matthias:
Born at Pilsen in Bohemia, 28 Feb., 1630; died at Prague, 8 Feb., 1692. He ...
- Oratory:
(Latin oratorium , from orare , to pray )
As a ...
- Credence:
(Or Credence-Table).
A small table of wood, marble, or other ...
- Osbaldeston, Edward, Venerable:
English martyr, b. about 1560; hanged, drawn, and quartered at York, 16 November, ...
- Pax in the Liturgy:
Pax vobis (or ...
- Dymoke, Robert:
Confessor of the Faith, date of birth uncertain; d. at Lincoln, England, 11 ...
- Ailbe, Saint:
Bishop of Emly in Munster (
- Jamay, Denis:
Franciscan, missionary, date and place of birth unknown; died in France, 1625; an ...
- Sergius I, Pope Saint:
(Reigned 687-701), date of birth unknown; consecrated probably on 15 Dec., 687; ...
- Aliturgical Days:
This term, though not recognized by any English dictionary has lately come into ...
- Ardchatten, The Priory of:
An Argyllshire house, one of the three in
- Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista:
Born at Naples, 3 Jan., 1710; d. 16 March, 1736, at Pozzuoli, near Naples. This ...
- Pitoni, Joseph:
A musician, born at Rieti, Perugia, Italy, 18 March, 1657; died at Rome, 1 Feb., ...
- Lavabo:
The first word of that portion of Psalm 25 said by the celebrant at
- Cottam, Blessed Thomas:
Martyr, born 1549, in Lancashire; executed at Tyburn, 30 May, 1582. His parents, ...
- Antimensium:
Also ANTIMINSION (Greek antimension , from anti , instead of, and mensa , ...
- Kenraghty:
(KIMRACHA, KINRECHTIN, or MAKENRACHTUS; in Irish MACIONNRACHTAIGH, anglicized ...
- Lynch, John:
Historian, b. at Galway, Ireland, 1599; d. in France, 1673; was the son of ...
- Zengg-Modrus:
(SEGNIENSIS ET MOD-RUSIENSIS SEU CORBAVIENSIS).
Located in
- Trivet, Nicholas:
(Or "Trevet" as he himself wrote it)
B. about 1258; d. 1328. ...
- Low Sunday:
The first
- John Nelson, Blessed:
English Jesuit martyr, b. at Skelton, four miles from York, in 1534; d. at Tyburn, ...
- Buskins:
(Caligæ).
Ceremonial stockings of silk, sometimes ...
- Andlaw, Venerable William:
Martyred at York 4 July, 1597. He was born at Etton in Yorkshire of a well-known ...
- Deo Gratias:
("Thanks be to
- Anastasia, Saint:
This martyr ...
- Cheyenne:
DIOCESE OF CHEYENNE (CHEYENNENSIS)
The
- Burse:
( Bursa , "hide", "skin"; whence "bag" or "purse").
A ...
- Ite Missa Est:
This is the versicle chanted in the Roman Rite by the deacon at the end of ...
- Pontifical Mass:
Pontifical Mass is the ...
- Laetare Sunday:
The fourth, or middle,
- Secret:
The Secret ( ...
- Antidoron:
(Greek, anti , instead of; doron , a gift; i.e. a gift instead of)
- Introit:
The Introit ( ...
- Cincture:
( Latin Cingulum .)
The
- Eve of a Feast:
(Or VIGIL; Latin Vigilia ; Greek pannychis ).
In the ...
- Anne Line, Saint:
English martyr, d. 27 Feb., 1601. She was the daughter of William Heigham of ...
- Clark, William:
English priest, date of birth unknown, executed at Winchester, 29 Nov., 1603. He ...
- Dean, William, Venerable:
Born in Yorkshire, England, date uncertain, martyred 28 August, 1588. He ...
- Pontificale:
( Pontificale ...
- Wood, Thomas:
Priest and confessor, b. about 1499; d. in Wisbech Castle before 1588. After being ...
- Cæremoniale Episcoporum:
A book containing the
- Abercromby, Robert:
(Sometimes known as Sanders and as Robertson).
A Jesuit ...
- Devereux, John C.:
Born at his father's farm, The Leap, near Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland, 5 ...
- Crown of Thorns, Feast of the:
The first feast in
- Ashton, John:
An early Jesuit missionary in
- Balsam:
Balsam is an ...
- Eulogia:
(Greek
- Achilleus and Nereus, Domitilla and Pancratius, Saints:
The commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the Church on 12 May, ...
- Age of Reason:
The name given to that period of human
- Schongauer, Martin:
(Also known as SCHON).
German painter and engraver, b. at ...
- Castracane degli Antelminelli, Francesco:
Naturalist, b. at Fano, Italy, 19 July, 1817; d. at
- Hart, William:
Born at Wells, 1558; suffered at York, 15 March, 1583. Elected Trappes Scholar at ...
- Wells, Ven. Smithin:
English martyr, born at Brambridge, Hampshire, about 1536; hanged at Gray's Inn ...
- Furniss, John:
A well-known children's missioner, born near Sheffield, England, 19 June, 1809; at ...
- Wilhelm of Herle:
Painter, born at Herle in Dutch
- Floreffe, Abbey of:
Pleasantly situated on the
- Heroic Act of Charity:
A decree of ...
- Abstemii:
An abstemius is one who cannot take wine without risk of vomiting. As, ...
- Clare of Rimini, Blessed:
(Chiara Agolanti), of the order of Poor Clares, born at
- Septuagesima:
( Latin
- Dunbar, William:
Scottish poet, sometimes styled the " Chaucer of
- Bona, Giovanni:
A distinguished
- Massa Candida:
Under the date 24 August, the "Martyrologium Romanum" records this commemoration: ...
- Majorca and Iviza:
(MAJORICENSIS ET IBUSENSIS)
A suffragan of Valencia, with the ...
- Churching of Women:
A blessing ...
- Lectionary:
( Lectionarium or Legenda ).
- Spinola, Christopher Royas de:
Bishop of Wiener-Neustadt, born of a noble Spanish family, near
- O'Fihely, Maurice:
Archbishop of Tuam, born about 1460; died at Galway, 1513. He was, according to ...
- Juliana of Liège, Saint:
Nun, b. at Retinnes, near Liège, Belgium, 1193; d. at Fosses, 5 April, ...
- Caldas-Barbosa, Domingo:
A Brazilian poet, born of a white father and a negro mother at Rio Janeiro in ...
- Herbert of Derwentwater, Saint:
(Hereberht).
Date of birth unknown; d. 20 March, 687; an ...
- Basins, Ecclesiastical Use of:
Basins were extensively used in the
- Haydock, George Leo:
Priest and Biblical scholar; b. 11 April, 1774, at Cottam, near Wood Plumpton, ...
- Morris, John Brande:
Born at Brentford, Middlesex, 4 September, 1812; died at Hammersmith, London, 9 ...
- Rita of Cascia, Saint:
Born at Rocca Porena in the
- Priests' Communion League:
An association of priests established at
- Savaric:
Bishop of Bath and Glastonbury, and cousin of the Emperor Henry VI, date of ...
- John Rochester, Blessed:
Priest and martyr, born probably at Terling, Essex, England, about 1498; died at ...
- Confiteor:
The Confiteor.(so called from the first word,
- Stephen of Autun:
Bishop, liturgical writer, b. at Bangé (hence surnamed Blagiacus or de ...
- Wounds, The Five Sacred: Devotion
The revival of religious
- Montesino, Antonio:
A Spanish missionary, date of birth unknown; died in the West Indies, 1545. Of ...
- Altar, High:
(ALTARE SUMMUM or MAJUS.)
The
- John of Fermo, Blessed:
More often called JOHN OF LA VERNA, from his long sojourn on that holy mountain, ...
- Ambo (in the Russian and Greek Church):
Its use has now practically disappeared in the Roman Rite and the only reminder ...
- Sacristy:
(Latin sacrastia , vestry).
A room in the church or ...
- Kalands Brethren:
(Kalandbrüder, Fratres Calendarii.)
The name given to ...
- Alumnus:
(From Latin alo , "to nurse", or "feed").
- Slavonic Language and Liturgy:
Although the Latin holds the chief place among the liturgical languages in which ...
- Rollin, Charles:
Born in Paris, 1661; died there, 1741. The son of a cutler, intended to follow ...
- Holy Name, Feast of the:
This feast is celebrated on the second
- Bacchus and Sergius:
Martyrs, d. in the
- Shelley, Richard:
English
- Rock, Daniel:
Antiquarian and ecclesiologist, b. at Liverpool, 31 August, 1799; d. at ...
- Pileolus:
( zucca , head).
The small, round skullcap of the ...
- Sunday:
Sunday (Day of ...
- Sherwood, Blessed Thomas:
Martyr, born in London, 1551; died at Tyburn, London, 7 February, 1578. His
- Curley, James:
An astronomer, b. at Athleague, County Roscommon, Ireland, 26 October, 1796; d. ...
- Theodulf:
(Theodulfus, Theodulfe),
- Embolism:
(Greek: embolismos , from the verb, emballein , "to throw in")
- Basil, Liturgy of Saint:
Several Oriental liturgies, or at least several anaphoras, have been attributed ...
- Cella:
One of the names by which the small memorial chapels sometimes erected in the
- Elevation, The:
What we now know as par excellence the Elevation of the
- Cosmas and Damian, Saints:
Early
- Donnan, Saint:
There were apparently three or four saints of this name who flourished about the ...
- Egbert, Saint:
A Northumbrian monk, born of noble parentage c. 639; d. 729. In his youth he went ...
- Indult, Pontifical:
( Latin Indultum , found in Roman Law, bk. I, Cod. Theodos. 3, 10. and 4, 15: V, ...
- Breast, Striking of the:
Striking of the breast as a liturgical act is prescribed in the Holy
- Altar Frontal:
The frontal ( antipendium,
- Sacristan:
An officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their ...
- Abel, Blessed Thomas:
(Also ABLE, or ABELL.)
Priest and martyr, born about 1497; ...
- Necrologies:
Necrologies, or, as they are more frequently called in France, obituaires , are ...
- Pontificalia:
(PONTIFICALS).
The collective name given for convenience sake ...
- Quadragesima:
( Latin, the fortieth).
- Toustain, Charles-François:
French Benedictine, and member of the Congregation of St-Maur, born at Repas in the ...
- Amalarius of Metz:
A liturgical writer, b. at Metz, in the last quarter of the eighth century; d. ...
- Lamont, Johann von:
Astronomer and physicist, b. 13 Dec., 1805, at Braemar in Scotland, near ...
- Southerne, Venerable William:
English martyr, suffered at Newcastle-under-Lyme, 30 April, 1618. An
- Julian and Basilissa, Saints:
Husband and wife; died at
- Braga, Councils of:
Many councils were held in Braga, some of them important. The authenticity of the ...
- Transfiguration of Christ, Feast of the:
Observed on August 6 to commemorate the manifestation of the Divine
- Cohen, Hermann:
A Discalced ...
- Ruthenian Rite:
There is, properly speaking, no separate and distinct rite for the Ruthenians, ...
- Gardellini, Aloisio:
Born at Rome, 4 Aug., 1759; died there, 8 Oct., 1829. He is famous chiefly for ...
- Doctors of the Church:
( Latin Doctores Ecclesiae ) -- Certain ecclesiastical writers have received ...
- John of Avila, Blessed:
Apostolic preacher of
- William of Perth, Saint:
(Or ST. WILLIAM OF ROCHESTER).
Martyr, born at
- Blessed, The:
There are at present two ways in which the Church allows public worship to be ...
- Chant, Gregorian:
The name is often taken as synonymous with plain chant, comprising not only the ...
- Vicari, Hermann von:
Archbishop of
- Nazarius, John Paul:
Dominican theologian, b. in 1556 at Cremonia; d. in 1645 at Bologna. He entered the ...
- Litany:
(Latin litania , letania , from Greek lite ,
- Ceremony:
(Sanskrit, karman , action, work; from kar or ker , to make or create; ...
- Espence, Claude D':
(ESPENCÆUS)
A French theologian, born in 1511 at ...
- Bodey, Ven. John:
Martyr, b. at Wells, Somerset: 1549; d. at Andover, Wilts., 2 November, 1583. He ...
- Lacy, Blessed William:
Born at "Hanton", Yorkshire (probably Houghton or Tosside, West Riding); suffered ...
- Sagard, Théodat-Gabriel:
Recollect lay brother, missionary, and historian, b. in
- Isidore the Labourer, Saint:
A Spanish daylabourer; b. near Madrid, about the year 1070; d. 15 May, 1130, at ...
- Anne de Xainctonge, Venerable:
Foundress of the
- Gloves, Episcopal:
Liturgical gloves ( chirothecœ , called also at an earlier date ...
- Circumcision, Feast of the:
As Christ wished to fulfil the ...
- Reparation:
Reparation is a ...
- Graham, Patrick:
First
- Newfoundland:
A British colony of North
- Salt:
Salt, always used for the seasoning of food and for the preservation of things ...
- Antiphon:
(From the Greek antiphonon , sounding against, responsive sound, singing ...
- Supremi disciplinæ:
Motu Proprio of ...
- Eugenius II (the Younger):
Archbishop of Toledo from 647 to 13 Nov., 657, the date of his death. He was the ...
- São Salvador de Bahia de Todos os Santos:
(SANCTI SALVATORIS OMNIUM SANCTORUM).
A Brazilian see ...
- Durand Ursin:
A Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation, b. 20 May, 1682, at
- Davies, Venerable William:
Martyr, one of the most illustrious of the priests who suffered under Queen ...
- Praelatus Nullius:
(i.e. Dioceseos)
A
- Lector:
A lector ...
- Tallis, Thomas:
English composer, born about 1514; died 23 November, 1585. He was a chorister at ...
- Backx, Peter Hubert Evermode:
Born 10 December, 1805, at Tilburg, Holland ; died 28 October, 1868. Ordained
- Collect:
The name now used only for short
- Napper, Venerable George:
(Or Napier).
English martyr, born at
- Lesueur, Jean-François:
Composer, b. at Drucat-Plessiel, near Abbeville, 15 Feb., 1760; d. at Paris, 6 ...
- Altar Candlesticks:
An altar-candlestick consists of five parts: the foot, the stem, the knob about ...
- Peltrie, Madeleine de la:
née CHAUVIGNY
A French noblewoman, and foundress, ...
- Bassett, Joshua:
Convert and controversialist, Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, England, ...
- Babenstuber, Ludwig:
A German philosopher and theologian ; vice-chancellor of the University of
- Water, Liturgical Use of:
Besides the holy ...
- Attracta, Saint:
(Or ST. ARAGHT).
A contemporary of
- Cornelisz, Jacob:
Also called
- Wilhelm V:
Son of Duke Albrecht V. Born at Munich, 29 September, 1548; died at Schlessheim, ...
- Crescens:
Crescens, a companion of St. Paul during his second Roman captivity, appears but ...
- Marenzio, Luca:
Musical composer, born in 1550 at Coccaglia, near
- Apophthegmata Patrum:
( apo , from; phtheggomai , to cry out; pater , father)
- Orientation of Churches:
According to
- Dedication:
A term which, though sometimes used of persons who are consecrated to God's ...
- Humeral Veil:
This is the name given to a cloth of rectangular shape about 8 ft. long and 1 1/2 ...
- Petrobrusians:
Heretics of the ...
- Incense:
( Latin thus , Gr. thumiama ), an aromatic
- John III, Pope:
(561-574).
A Roman surnamed Catelinus, d. 13 July, 574. He ...
- Communion, Holy:
By Communion is meant the actual reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist. ...
- Joseph of Cupertino, Saint:
Mystic, born 17 June, 1603; died at
- Gozzolini, Saint Sylvester:
Founder of the Sylvestrines, b. of the noble
- Archpriest:
Just as among the
- Cherubini, Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore:
Composer, born in Florence, 14 September, 1760; died at Paris, 15 March, 1842. ...
- Taigi, Ven. Anna Maria:
( Maiden name Giannetti.)
Venerable Servant of God, born ...
- Clitherow, Saint Margaret:
Martyr, called the "Pearl of York", born about 1556; died 25 March 1586. She was a ...
- Guardian Angels, Feast of:
This feast, like many others, was local before it was placed in the Roman ...
- Altar Breads:
Bread is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the
- Canossa:
A former castle of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany, in the foothills of the ...
- Our Lady of the Snow:
("Dedicatio Sanctæ Mariæ ad Nives").
A feast ...
- Marian Priests:
This term is applied to those English priests who being ordained in or before ...
- Martin of Troppau:
A chronicler, date of birth unknown; died 1278. His
- John and Paul, Saints:
Martyred at
- Washing of Feet and Hands:
Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet ...
- Pallotti, Vincent Mary:
The founder of the Pious
- Kentigern, Saint:
(Or M UNGO )
Bishop, founder of the See of Glasgow, b. ...
- Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio:
Italian painter, b. at Pordenone, 1483; d. at Ferrara, January, 1539. He is ...
- Office of the Dead: I. COMPOSITION OF THE OFFICE
This office, as it now exists in the Roman ...
- Chasuble:
Called in Latin casula planeta or pænula , and in ...
- Glagolitic:
(Or G LAGOLITSA ; Slavonic glagol, a word; glagolati, to speak).
- Medal, Miraculous:
The devotion commonly known as that of the
- Bayer, Adèle:
( née Parmentier)
Eldest daughter of Andrew ...
- Rheinberger, Joseph Gabriel:
A composer and organist, born at Vaduz, in the Principality of Lichtenstein, ...
- William the Walloon:
Date of birth unknown; d. (probably) 22 Dec., 1089. He became
- Grace, William Russell:
Philanthropist and merchant, born at Cork, Ireland, 10 May, 1832; died at New ...
- Dominus Vobiscum:
An ancient form ...
- Auctorem Fidei:
A Bull issued by Pius VI, 28 August, 1794, in condemnation of the Gallican and ...
- Dardel, Jean: Friar Minor of the French ...
- Passaglia, Carlo:
Born at Lucca, 9 May, 1812; died at Turin, 12 March, 1887. He entered the
- Asses, Feast of:
The celebration of the "Festum Asinorum" in medieval and ecclesiastical circles ...
- Rorate Coeli:
(Vulgate, text), the opening words of
- Concelebration:
Concelebration ...
- Mariana Islands:
The Marianas Archipelago (also called the Ladrone Islands) is a chain of fifteen ...
- Bedini, Cajetan:
Italian Cardinal ...
- Altar Lamp:
In the Old Testament ...
- Schatzgeyer, Caspar:
A foremost opponent of the Protestant Reformers ; b. at Landshut in 1463 or 1464; ...
- Cruet:
A small vessel used for containing the wine and water required ...
- Vicar Apostolic:
(1) In the early ages of the Church, the
- Mone, Franz:
A historian and archeologist, born at Mingolsheim near Bruchsal, Baden, 12 May, ...
- Pardons of Brittany:
Pardon, from the Latin perdonare , — assimilated in
- Colours, Liturgical:
By a law of ...
- Wimpfeling, Jakob:
Humanist and theologian, b. at Schlettstadt, Alsace, 25 July 1450; d. there, 17 ...
- Feria:
( Latin for "free day").
A day on which the people, ...
- Hebrides, New:
Vicariate Apostolic in Oceania; comprises the New Hebrides, with Banks and ...
- Vigilius, Saint:
Bishop of Trent, martyr, patron of
- Dolores Mission:
(Or Mission San ...
- Julian of Speyer:
Often called J ULIANUS T EUTONICUS .
A famous composer, ...
- Montefiascone:
(MONTIS FALISCI)
Located in the province of Rome. The city ...
- Marquesas Islands:
(INSULARUM MARCHESI)
Located in Polynesia, includes all the ...
- Raphael, Saint:
The name of this archangel (
- Filial Church:
(Latin filialis , from filia , daughter), a church to which is annexed the ...
- Chantry:
(Middle English chaunterie ; Old French chanterie , French chanter , to ...
- Hosanna:
"And the multitudes that went before and that followed, cried, saying:
- Diario Romano:
( Italian for "Roman Daybook")
A booklet published annually ...
- Hartley, Ven. William:
Martyr ; b. at Wyn, in Derbyshire, England, of a yeoman
- Bernard, Claude:
A French ecclesiastic known as "the poor
- Hermon:
[From the Hebrew meaning "sacred (mountain)"; Septuagint, Aermon ]
- Plowden, Edmund:
Born 1517-8; died in London, 6 Feb., 1584-5. Son of Humphrey Plowden of Plowden ...
- Vitalian, Pope Saint:
(Reigned 657-72).
Date of birth unknown; d. 27 January, 672. ...
- Zita's Home for Friendless Women, Saint:
Founded at 158 East 24th Street, New York, by Ellen O'Keefe (Mother Zita) in 1890. ...
- Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the Seven:
There are two such days:
Friday before Palm Sunday, ...
- Canticle of Simeon:
(The Canticle ...
- Offertory:
(Offertorium.)
The rite by which the bread and wine are ...
- Beaton, James:
(Or Bethune)
Archbishop of Glasgow, b. 1517; d. 24 April, ...
- Provincial:
An officer acting under the
- Declaration, The Royal:
This is the name most commonly given to the solemn repudiation of Catholicity ...
- Libera Nos:
The first words of the
- Proprium:
The Proprium ...
- Regnault, Henri Victor:
Chemist and physicist, b. at Aachen, 21 July, 1810; d. in Paris, 19 Jan., 1878. ...
- McQuaid, Bernard John:
The first
- Ceremonial:
The book which contains in detail the order of religious
- Durham Rite:
The earliest document giving an account of liturgical services in the
- Gabriel Possenti, Blessed:
Passionist student; renowned for
- Winefride, Saint:
Born at Holywell, Wales, about 600; died at Gwytherin, Wales, 3 Nov., 660. Her ...
- Gertrude of Nivelles, Saint:
Virgin, and
- Divine Office:
("Liturgy of the Hours"
I. THE EXPRESSION "DIVINE OFFICE"
- Rochet:
An over-tunic usually made of fine white linen (cambric; fine cotton material is ...
- Fanon:
A shoulder-cape worn by the pope alone, consisting of two pieces of white silk ...
- Van den Broek, Theodore J.:
Priest and missionary, b. at Amsterdam, Holland, 5 Nov., 1783; d. at Little Chute, ...
- Societies, Catholic, American Federation of:
An organization of the
- Breviary, Reform of the Roman:
By the Apostolic Constitution "Divino Afflatu" of Pius X (1 November, 1911), a ...
- Assmayer, Ignaz:
An Austrian musician, born at Salzburg, 11 February, 1790; died in Vienna, 31 ...
- Altar Cloths:
The use of altar-cloths goes back to the early centuries of the Church. St. ...
- Communion of Children:
In order to get some insight into the historical aspect of this subject it
- Congregational Singing:
In his Instruction on sacred music , commonly referred to as the
- Montfort, Simon de:
An Earl of Leicester, date of birth unknown, died at Toulouse, 25 June, 1218. ...
- Maelruan, Saint:
(Maolruain, Melruan, Molruan). Founder and first
- Abraham (in Liturgy):
While of peculiar interest to the liturgiologist (especially in the classification ...
- Canticle:
Although the word is derived from canticulum , (diminutive of canticum , a ...
- Adelaide, Archdiocese of:
Centred in Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It comprises all the territory ...
- Michelozzo di Bartolommeo:
An architect and sculptor, born at
- Palou, Francisco:
A Friar Minor, ...
- Stransham, Venerable Edward:
English martyr, born at
- Blessed Sacrament, Exposition of the:
Exposition is a manner of honouring the Holy Eucharist, by exposing It, with ...
- Nicomedes, Saint:
Martyr of unknown era, whose feast is observed 15 September. The Roman ...
- Moore, Arthur:
Count, b. at Liverpool, 1849; d. at Mooresfort, Tipperary, Ireland, 1904, was ...
- Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of:
This is an Oriental liturgy, sometimes assigned to the Syrian group because it ...
- Creed, Liturgical Use of:
The public use of creeds began in connection with baptism, in the Traditio ...
- Collectarium:
(Sometimes COLLECTARIUS, COLLECTANEUM, ORATIONALE, CAPITULARE), the book which ...
- Responsorium:
Responsory, or Respond, a series of verses and responses, usually taken from Holy ...
- Cahier, Charles:
Antiquarian, born at Paris, 26 February, 1807; died there 26 February, 1882. He ...
- Buckfast Abbey:
The date of the
- Sandals, Episcopal: FORM AND PRESENT USE
Unlike the ancient sandals, which consisted merely of ...
- New Year's Day:
The word year is etymologically the same as hour (Skeat), and signifies a ...
- Thundering Legion:
( Legio ...
- Altar Curtain:
Formerly, in most basilicas, cathedrals, and large churches a large structure in ...
- Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy):
The Greek
- Forty Hours' Devotion:
Also called Quarant' Ore or written in one word Quarantore , is a devotion in ...
- Franzelin, Johann Baptist:
Cardinal and theologian ; b. at Aldein, in the Tyrol, 15 April, 1816; d. at ...
- Phillip, Robert:
Priest, d. at Paris, 4 Jan., 1647. He was descended from the Scottish
- Damão:
DIOCESE OF DAMÃO (DAMAU, DAMAUN)
Suffragan to Goa, ...
- Thomas of Villanova, Saint:
Educator, philanthropist, born at Fuentellana, Spain, 1488; died at Valencia, 8 ...
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help:
( Or OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP.)
The picture of
- Edward the Confessor, Saint:
King of England, born in 1003; died 5 January, 1066. He was the son of Ethelred ...
- Hugh of Flavigny:
Benedictine monk ...
- Commandments of the Church:
We shall consider:
I. The
- Brugière, Pierre:
A French priest, Jansenist, and Juror, born at Thiers, 3 October, 1730; died at ...
- Candles:
The word candle ( candela , from candeo , to burn) was introduced into the ...
- Anerio, Giovanni Francesco:
Born in Rome ...
- Mont-St-Michel:
A Benedictine Abbey, in the
- Congrua:
Congrua (i.e. ...
- Bede:
(Or B EAD , whence Bedehouse, Bedesman, Bederoll).
The old ...
- Pelargus, Ambrose:
Theologian, born at Nidda, Hesse, about 1488; died at Trier, 1557. Stork (Greek ...
- Lataste, Marie:
Born at Mimbaste near Dax, France, 21 February, 1822; died at Rennes, 10 May, ...
- Blathmac, Saint:
A distinguished Irish monk, b. in
- Talbot, John:
English
- Obedientiaries:
A name commonly used in medieval times for the lesser officials of a monastery ...
- Mellitus, Saint:
Bishop of London and third
- Albert of Saxony:
(Albert of Helmstädt)
Fourteenth-century philosopher ; ...
- Agony, Archconfraternity of Holy:
An association for giving special
- Enthronization:
(From Greek ’enthronízein , to place on a throne).
- Cope:
(Known in Latin as pluviale or cappa ), a vestment ...
- Rationale:
Rational, an episcopal humeral, a counterpart of the pallium, and like it worn ...
- Bread, Liturgical Use of:
In the
- Suspension (in Canon Law):
Suspension, in
- Veronica, Saint:
In several regions of
- Diocaesarea:
(SEPPHORIS)
(1) A titular see in Palestina Secunda.
- Alexander I, Pope Saint:
St. Irenaeus of Lyons, writing in the latter quarter of the second century, reckons ...
- Biretta:
A square cap with three ridges or peaks on its upper surface, worn by clerics of ...
- Nicaragua:
(REPUBLIC AND DIOCESE OF NICARAGUA; DE NICARAGUA)
The ...
- Gloria in Excelsis Deo:
The great
- Gamans, Jean:
Born 8 July, 1606, at Ahrweiler (according to other sources at Neuenahr, about two ...
- Tunic:
By tunic is ...
- Faber, Johann:
Theologian, b. at Leutkirch, in Swabia, 1478; d. in Vienna, 21 May, 1541. ...
- Haydn, Johann Michael:
A younger brother of Franz
- Wandelbert:
Benedictine monk ...
- Altar (in Liturgy):
In the New Law ...
- Extension:
(From Latin ex-tendere , to spread out.)
That material ...
- Precentor:
(Latin Præcentor , from præ , before-
- Devereux, Nicholas:
Born near Enniscorthy, Ireland, 7 June, 1791; died at Utica, New York, 29 Dec., ...
- Roman Rite, The:
( Ritus romanus ).
The Roman Rite is the manner of ...
- John of Montecorvino:
A Franciscan and founder of the
- Kyrie Eleison:
Kyrie Eleison ...
- Motolinia, Toribio de Benavente:
Franciscan missionary, b. at Benavente, Spain, at the end of the fifteenth ...
- Column:
In architecture a round pillar, a cylindrical solid body, or a many-sided prism, ...
- Caulet, François-Etienne:
(Also called M. DE FOIX from an
- Keating, Geoffrey:
Irish theologian, historian, and poet, b. at Burgess in the
- Buckley, Venerable John:
( Alias John Jones; ...
- Garland:
A wreath of flowers or evergreens formerly used in connection with baptismal, ...
- Fleury, Abbey of:
( More completely FLEURY-SAINT-BENOÎT)
One of the ...
- Innocent VIII, Pope:
(Giovanni Battista Cibò)
Born at Genoa, 1432; elected ...
- Winona, Diocese of:
(WINONENSIS).
Established in 1889, suffragan of St. Paul, ...
- Cyril and Methodius, Saints:
(Or CONSTANTINE and METHODIUS).
These brothers, the
- Yucatán, Archdiocese of:
(YUCATANENSIS).
Located in the Republic of
- Ambo:
(Pl. Ambos, or Ambones.)
A word of Greek origin, supposed to ...
- Holy Water:
The use of holy water in the earliest days of the
- Passion Sunday:
The fifth
- Stephen I, Pope Saint:
Although there is some
- Gaeta:
ARCHDIOCESE OF GAETA (CAIETANA).
Archdiocese in the province ...
- Altar Carpets:
The sanctuary ...
- Accomplice:
A term generally employed to designate a partner in some
- Holy Oils:
(OLEA SACRA).
Liturgical Benediction
Oil is a product ...
- Ascension, Feast of the:
See also The Fact of the
- Mayne, Blessed Cuthbert:
Martyr, b. at Yorkston, near Barnstaple, Devonshire ( baptized 20 March, 1543-4); ...
- Celsus and Nazarius, Saints:
In the Roman
- Zingarelli, Niccolò Antonio:
Composer, born at Naples, 4 April, 1752; died at Torre del Greco, 5 May, 1837. ...
- Collections:
The offerings ...
- Hymn:
A derivative of the Latin hymnus , which comes from the Greek hymnos , ...
- Nicholas of Flüe, Blessed:
(D E R UPE ).
Born 21 March, 1417, on the Flüeli, a ...
- Processions:
Processions, an element in all ceremonial, are to be found, as we should expect, ...
- Guadalupe, Shrine of:
Guadalupe is strictly the name of a picture, but was extended to the church ...
- Gilmore, Patrick Sarsfield:
A musician, born at Ballygar Galway, Ireland, 25 Dec., 1829; died at St. Louis, ...
- Missal:
(Latin Missale from Missa , Mass), the book which contains the
- Digby, Kenelm Henry:
Miscellaneous writer, b. in Ireland, 1800; d. at Kensington, Middlesex, England, ...
- Emiliani, Saint Jerome:
Founder of the Order of Somascha; b. at Venice, 1481; d. at Somascha, 8 Feb., ...
- Abortion, Physical Effects of: Definition
The expulsion of the human ovum occurring during the first ...
- Crétineau-Joly, Jacques:
Journalist and historian; b. at Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendee, France, 23 Sept., 1803; ...
- Thomas, Charles L.A.:
French composer, born at Metz, 5 August, 1811; died at Paris, 12 February, 1896. He ...
- Rubrics: I. IDEA
Among the ancients, according to Columella, Vitruvius, and Pliny, ...
- Montaigne, Michel-Eyquen de:
Writer, b. at the château of Montaigne, in Périgord, France, on 28 ...
- White, Eustace, Venerable:
Martyr, born at Louth, Lincolnshire, in 1560; suffered at the London Tyburn, 10 ...
- Diptych:
(Or diptychon , Greek diptychon from dis , twice and ptyssein , to ...
- Ostrogoths:
One of the two chief tribes of the Goths, a Germanic people. Their traditions ...
- Flabellum:
The flabellum, in liturgical use, is a fan made of leather, silk, parchment, or ...
- Gildas, Saint:
Surnamed the Wise; b. about 516; d. at Houat, Brittany, 570. Sometimes he is ...
- Eudes, Blessed Jean:
French missionary and founder of the
- Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
(DESPONSATIO BEATÆ MARIÆ VIRGINIS)
A feast of ...
- Polding, John Bede:
Archbishop of Sydney, born at Liverpool, 18 Oct., 1794; died at Sydney, 16 ...
- Advent:
(Latin ad-venio , to come to).
According to present [1907] ...
- Good Friday: Definition and etymology
- Le Mercier, François:
One of the early missionaries of New
- Van De Vyver, Augustine:
Sixth Bishop ...
- Charleston:
The Diocese of ...
- Mance, Jeanne:
Foundress of the Montreal Hôtel-Dieu, and one of the first women settlers ...
- Amice:
A short linen cloth, square or oblong in shape and, like the other sacerdotal ...
- Druillettes, Gabriel:
(Or DREUILLETS)
Missionary, b. in France, 29 September, ...
- Porter, George:
Archbishop of Bombay, b. 1825 at Exeter, England ; d. at Bombay, 28 September, ...
- Perez, Juan:
Died before 1513. At one
- Gall, Saint:
(GALLUS; in the most ancient manuscript he is called GALLO, GALLONUS, GALLUNUS, ...
- Dubois, John:
Third Bishop ...
- Prelate:
Real Prelate, the incumbent of a prelature, i.e., of an ecclesiastical office ...
- Elizabeth of Schönau, Saint:
Born about 1129; d. 18 June, 1165.-Feast 18 June. She was born of an obscure ...
- Homily:
The word
- John XIX (XX), Pope:
Enthroned in 1024; d. 1032. After the death of the last patricius of the House of ...
- Oremus:
Invitation to pray, said before collects and other short
- Pentecost:
A feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the
- Andrew Avellino, Saint:
Born 1521 at Castronuovo, a small town in
- Hunolt, Franz:
The most popular German preacher of the early part of the eighteenth century, b. ...
- Catechumen:
"Catechumen," in the early Church, was the name applied to one who had not yet ...
- George Hamartolus:
A monk at
- Scarlatti, Alessandro:
Born in Sicily, either at
- Lorsch Abbey:
( Laureshamense Monasterium , called also Laurissa and Lauresham ). ...
- Dechamps, Victor Augustin Isidore:
Cardinal,
- Cyril of Constantinople, Saint:
General of the Carmelites, d. about 1235. All that is known is that he was
- Badin, Stephen Theodore:
The first
- John of Sahagun, Saint:
Hermit, b. 1419, at Sahagún (or San Fagondez) in the Kingdom of Leon, in ...
- Censer:
A vessel suspended by chains, and used for burning
- Trope: Definition and Description
Trope, in the liturgico-hymnological sense, is ...
- Edmund Rich, Saint:
Archbishop of Canterbury, England, born 20 November, c. 1180, at Abingdon, six ...
- Gansfort, John Wessel:
(GANSFORT).
A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at ...
- Assumption of Mary:
The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August; also called in ...
- Rood:
(Anglo-Saxon Rod, or Rode, "cross"), a term, often used to signify the True Cross ...
- Craven, Augustus, Mrs.:
(PAULINE-MARIE-ARMANDE-AGLAE-FERRON DE LA FERRONNAYS).
Born 12 ...
- Santa Fe (New Mexico):
(SANCTAE FIDEI IN AMERICA).
Archdiocese in New Mexico, ...
- Œcolampadius, John:
Protestant theologian, organizer of
- Dalmatic: PRESENT USAGE
The
- Alleluia:
The liturgical mystic expression is found
in the Book ...
- Farinato, Paolo:
An Italian painter, b. at
- Talbot, James:
Fourth son of George Talbot and brother of the fourteenth Earl of
- Songish Indians:
A tribe of some importance formerly holding the south coast of
- Klaczko, Julian:
Polish author, b. at Vilna, 6 November, 1825, of
- Lapuente, Venerable Luis de:
(Also, D'Aponte, de Ponte, Dupont).
Born at Valladolid, 11 ...
- Devil Worship:
The meaning of this compound term is sufficiently obvious, for all must be ...
- Sedilia:
(Plural of Latin sedile , a seat.)
The name given to ...
- Eucharist, Introduction to the:
See also EUCHARIST AS SACRIFICE , EUCHARIST AS SACRAMENT , and REAL PRESENCE . ...
- Rolle de Hampole, Richard:
Solitary and writer, b. at Thornton, Yorkshire, about 1300; d. at Hampole, 29 ...
- Suburbicarian Dioceses:
A name applied to the dioceses nearest Rome, viz. Albano,
- Lambert Le Bègue:
Priest and reformer, lived at Liège, Belgium, about the middle of the ...
- Ampullæ:
Among the smaller objects discovered in the catacombs are a number of fragments ...
- Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament:
One of the most generally popular of
- Bachelot, Alexis John Augustine:
Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands, b. at Grand Beauchet, commune of ...
- Sanctus: I. HISTORY
The
- Maniple: Form, Material, and Use
The
- Simony:
(From Simon ...
- Hersfeld:
An ancient imperial
- Feasts, Ecclesiastical:
( Latin Festum ; Greek heorte ).
Feast Days, or Holy ...
- Gounod, Charles-François:
One of the most distinguished French musicians and composers of the nineteenth ...
- Candle, Paschal:
The blessing ...
- Bell, Arthur, Venerable:
( alias F RANCIS )
- Camisards:
(Probably from camise , a black blouse worn as a uniform).
...
- Communion of the Sick:
This differs from
- Acolyte:
(Greek akolouthos ; Latin sequens, comes , a follower, an attendant). ...
- Savannah:
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH (SAVANENSIS)
The
- Stole:
A liturgical vestment composed of a strip of material from two to four inches ...
- Lauda Sion:
The opening words (used as a title of the sequence composed by
- Agatha, Saint:
One of the most highly venerated virgin martyrs of
- Doxology:
In general this word means a short verse praising
- Kernan, Francis:
Lawyer, statesman; born in Steuben County, New York, 14 January, 1816; d. at ...
- Atomism:
Atomism [ a ...
- Januarius, Saint:
Martyr, Bishop ...
- John Talaia:
Orthodox
- Taverner, John:
Composer, b. in the County of Norfolk, England, about 1475; d. at Boston, ...
- McCloskey, William George:
Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky, b. at Brooklyn, N.Y., 10 Nov., 1823; d. 17 ...
- Plenarium:
A book of formulae and texts.
- Haymo of Faversham:
English Franciscan and schoolman, b. at Faversham, Kent; d. at Anagni, Itlay, in ...
- Camerlengo:
(Latin camerarius ).
The title of certain papal ...
- Desertion:
The culpable
- Monsabré, Jacques-Marie-Louis:
A celebrated
- Monteverde, Claudio:
A distinguished musician, born at Cremona, May, 1567; died at Venice, 29 Nov., ...
- Doré, Pierre:
(AURATUS)
Controversialist, b. at
- Eulogius of Cordova, Saint:
Spanish martyr ...
- Altar Cavity:
This is a small square or oblong chamber in the body of the altar, in which are ...
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Feast of the:
The Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
- Calvert, George:
First Lord ...
- Palm Sunday:
The sixth and last
- Perpignan, Diocese of:
(Perpinianum.)
Comprises the Department of ...
- Rockhampton:
Diocese in Queensland, Australia. In 1862 Father Duhig visited the infant ...
- Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende:
"Deus in adjutorium meum intende," with the response: "Domine ad adjuvandum me ...
- Good Hope, Cape of (Western):
The Western vicariate and the Central prefecture, although different in name, are ...
- Mechanism:
There is no constant meaning in the history of
- Most Precious Blood, Archconfraternity of the:
Confraternities which made it their special object to venerate the Blood of
- Odescalchi, Carlo:
Cardinal, prince, archbishop, and Jesuit, b. at Rome, 5 March, 1786; d. at ...
- Scribes:
(Greek grammateis, nomodidaschaloi , teachers of the law).
...
- Cletus, Pope Saint:
This name is only another
- Baillet, Adrien:
French author, b. 1649 at Neuville en Hez, near Beauvais,
- Miltiades, Pope Saint:
The year of his birth is not known; he was elected pope in either 310 or 311; ...
- Preface:
( Latin Præfatio ).
The first part of the Eucharistic ...
- Hyacinth, Saint:
Dominican, called the
- Four Masters, Annals of the:
The most extensive of all the compilations of the ancient annals of Ireland. They ...
- Agios O Theos:
(O Holy God).
The opening words in Greek of an invocation, or ...
- Fire, Liturgical Use of:
Fire is one of the most expressive and most ancient of liturgical symbols. All ...
- Agnus Dei (in Liturgy):
A name given to the formula recited thrice by the
- Mary, Tomb of the Blessed Virgin:
The
- Sinai:
The mountain on which the Mosaic
- Ludger, Saint:
(Lüdiger or Liudger)
Missionary among the Frisians and ...
- Barzynski, Vincent:
Born at Sulislawice, Sandomir, Russian Poland, 1838; d. at Chicago, 2 May, 1899. ...
- Corpus Christi, Feast of:
(Feast of the Body of Christ)
This feast is celebrated in ...
- Natal Day:
Both the form ...
- Rimouski:
DIOCESE OF RIMOUSKI (SANCTI GERMANI DE RIMOUSKI)
Suffragan of ...
- Cross, Sign of the:
A term applied to various manual acts, liturgical or devotional in character, ...
- All Souls' Day:
The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on 2 ...
- Marcellus II, Pope:
(MARCELLO CERVINI DEGLI SPANNOCHI)
Born 6 May, 1501, at
- Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da:
The greatest composer of liturgical music of all time, born at
- Alexandrine Liturgy, The:
The tradition of the Church of
- Chaplain:
(Latin capellanus , from capella ,
- Holy Innocents:
The children mentioned ...
- Masses, Bequests for (England):
Before the Reformation dispositions of property, whether real or personal, for ...
- Honoratus a Sancta Maria:
A Discalced ...
- Smith, Richard:
Born in Worcestershire, 1500; died at Douai, 9 July, 1563. He was educated at ...
- Ailleboust, Family of d': (1) Louis d'Ailleboust
Sieur de Coulanges, third Governor of Canada, ...
- Floyd, John:
English missionary, wrote under the names Flud,
- Escorial, The:
A remarkable building in
- Pakawá Indians:
(Also written Pacoá)
One of a group of cognate tribes, ...
- Dies Irae:
This name by which the sequence in requiem Masses is commonly known. They are the ...
- Portland:
Diocese in the State of
- Jackson, Henry Moore:
Knight, born in Grenada, 1849; died in London, 29 August, 1908. The youngest son ...
- Croagh Patrick:
A mountain looking out on the Atlantic ocean from the southern shore of Clew Bay, ...
- Maillard, Antoine-Simon:
Missionary b. in
- Marie de l'Incarnation, Blessed:
Known also as Madame Acarie, foundress of the French Carmel, born in Paris, 1 ...
- Priest:
This word (etymologically "elder", from presbyteros , presbyter ) has taken ...
- Dynamism:
Dynamism is a ...
- Gennings, Edmund and John:
The first, a
- Syracuse:
(Syracusensis)
The
- Solomon Islands, Southern:
PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF THE SOUTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS (INSULARUM SOLOMONIARUM). ...
- Dean:
(Gk. déka , ten; Latin decanus ).
One of the ...
- Middlesbrough:
(MEDIOBURGENSIS)
In medieval history it was known as ...
- Sheridan, Philip Henry:
Born at Albany, N.Y., U.S.A. 6 March, 1831; died at Nonquitt, Mass, 5 August, ...
- Taxa Innocentiana:
A Decree ...
- Sacrilege:
(Latin sacrilegium , robbing a temple, from sacer , sacred, and legere , ...
- Saint Joseph, Diocese of:
(S ANCTI J OSEPHI )
The City of St. Joseph, Missouri, was ...
- Atom:
(Gr. a privative, and temno , cut; indivisible). Primarily, the smallest ...
- Amen:
The word Amen ...
- Holy Week:
Holy Week is the week ...
- Kiss:
Four times in the Epistles of
- Newark:
(NOVARCENSIS)
Diocese created in 1853, suffragan of New York ...
- Biel, Gabriel:
Called "the last of the Scholastics ", b. at Speyer, Germany, c. 1425; d. at ...
- Eucharistic Congresses:
Eucharistic ...
- Tanner, Adam:
Controversialist, born at Innsbruck in 1571; died at Unken, 25 May, 1632. He ...
- Eugene II, Pope:
Elected 6 June, 824; died 27 Aug., 827. On the death of Pascal I (Feb.-May, 824) ...
- Smith, Thomas Kilby:
Born at Boston, Mass., 23 Sept., 1820; died at New York, 14 Dec., 1887; eldest ...
- Months, Special Devotions for:
During the Middle ...
- Catalani, Giuseppe:
(CATALANO, CATALANUS).
A Roman liturgist of the eighteenth ...
- Requiem, Masses of:
Masses of Requiem
- Holy Coat:
(OF TRIER AND ARGENTEUIL).
The possession of the seamless ...
- Chrism:
A mixture of oil of olives and balsam, blessed by a
- Worcester, Ancient Diocese of:
(WIGORNIENSIS.)
Located in England, created in 680 when, at ...
- Cuncolim, Martyrs of:
On Monday, 25 July, 1583 (N.S.), the village of Cuncolim in the district of ...
- Sioux Falls:
DIOCESE OF SIOUX FALLS (SIOUXORMENSIS).
Suffragan of St. ...
- Sozomen, Salaminius Hermias:
One of the famous historians of the early Church, born at Bethelia, a small town ...
- Surplice:
A large-sleeved
- Lyons, Second Council of:
The Second Council of Lyons was one of the most largely attended of conciliar ...
- Masses, Devises and Bequests for (United States):
Prior to the ...
- Northampton:
(NORTANTONIENSIS)
Diocese in England, comprises the Counties ...
- Cades:
The name, according to the Vulgate and the Septuagint, of three, or probably ...
- Mensing, John:
(MENSINGK)
A theologian and celebrated opponent of ...
- Dome:
( Latin domus , a house).
An architectural term often used ...
- Great Falls:
DIOCESE OF GREAT FALLS (GREATORMENSIS).
Created by Pope Pius ...
- Radulph of Rivo:
(or OF TONGRES; RADULPH VAN DER BEEKE)
An historian and ...
- Mary Tudor:
Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; born 18 February, 1516; died 17 November, ...
- Dietenberger, Johann:
Theologian, b. about 1475 at Frankfort-on-the-Main, d. 4 Sept., 1537, at Mainz. He ...
- Terce:
The origin of Terce, like that of
- Elvira, Council of:
Held early in the fourth century at Elliberis, or Illiberis, in Spain, a city now ...
- Glosses, Glossaries, Glossarists:
(IN CANON LAW)
A gloss (Gk. glossa , Lat. glossa , ...
- Constantine, Pope:
Consecrated 25 March, 708; d. 9 April, 715; a Syrian, the son of John, and "a ...
- Peoria:
(PEORIENSIS).
Diocese comprising that part of Central
- Altar Vessels:
The chalice ...
- Triduum:
(Three days).
A
- Sully, Maurice de:
Bishop of Paris, born of humble
- Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca:
Clerks Regular ...
- England, John:
First Bishop ...
- Whithorn Priory:
Located in Wigtownshire, Scotland, founded about the middle of the twelfth ...
- Funeral Dues:
The canonical perquisites of a
- Totonac Indians:
One of the smaller cultured nations of ancient Mexico, occupying at the
- Leopoldine Society, The:
Established at
- Berlioz, Hector:
French composer, b. at La Côte Saint-André, near Grenoble, 11 ...
- Fractio Panis:
(BREAKING OF BREAD.)
The name given to a fresco in the ...
- Cimabue, Cenni di Pepo:
Florentine painter, born 1240; died after 1301; the legendary founder of Italian ...
- Blessed Sacrament, Reservation of the:
The practice of preserving after the celebration of the
- Interdict:
(Latin interdictum , from inter and dicere ).
...
- Abel:
(From the Hebrew word for Vanity , "probably so called from the shortness of ...
- Miserere:
The first word of the Vulgate text of Psalm 1 (Hebrew, li). Two other
- Judde, Claude:
French preacher and spiritual father; born at Rouen, about 20 December, 1661; ...
- Perrault, Claude:
Born at Paris, 1613; died there, 1688. He built the main eastern
- Fargo:
(FARGUS; FARGENSIS)
Diocese ; suffragan of St. Paul, U.S.A., ...
- Pretorium:
This name is derived from the Latin prætorium, in later Greek tò ...
- Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Saint:
Born in 1577, at Sigmaringen, Prussia, of which town his father Johannes Rey was ...
- Thayer, John:
Missionary, convert, first native of New England ordained to the priesthood, ...
- Guaicuri Indians:
(Pronounced Waikuri .)
A group of small tribes, speaking ...
- Springfield:
Diocese of
- Chronicon Paschale:
(P ASCHAL C HRONICLE ).
The name ordinarily given to a ...
- Migazzi, Christoph Anton:
Cardinal, Prince
- Bosco, Saint Giovanni (John):
( Or St. ...
- Lord's Prayer:
Although the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase "Lord's ...
- Masses, Bequests for:
"The efficacy of prayers for the ...
- Ash Wednesday:
The Wednesday after
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