An altar crucifix or altar cross is a cross placed upon an altar, and is often the principal ornament of the altar. Early Christians were wary of publicly...
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An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines...
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Crucifix (redirect from Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy)
altar on the wall; for the celebration of Mass, the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church requires that "on or close to the altar there is to be a cross with...
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The Christian cross, with or without a figure of Christ included, is the main religious symbol of Christianity. A cross with a figure of Christ affixed...
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a Christian cross in their homes, often on the east wall. Crosses or crucifixes are often the centre of a Christian family's home altar as well. Catholics...
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became detachable from their staffs, so that the earliest altar crosses were processional crosses placed on a stand at the end of the procession. In large...
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An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such...
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of the Cross, other images (such as the altar cross) continue the Lenten habitude of being veiled. In addition to the stripping of the altar at the conclusion...
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incense the cross and the altar; at the Gospel procession and proclamation; after the bread and the chalice have been placed upon the altar, to incense...
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home altar or family altar is a shrine kept in the home of a Western Christian family used for Christian prayer and family worship. Home altars often...
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