Holy Week (Catholic Church) — Holy Week in the Catholic liturgical calendar is the week from Palm Sunday (also called Passion Sunday) through Holy Saturday. What occurs during Holy Week Each of the days of Holy Week has its own traditions of services in the West. Believers… … Wikipedia
Holy Communion — • By Communion is meant the actual reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Communion Holy Communion … Catholic encyclopedia
Eucharist — For Eucharistic liturgies, see Christian liturgy. Most Precious Blood redirects here. For other uses, see Most Precious Blood (disambiguation). For other uses, see Eucharist (disambiguation). The institution of the Eucharist has been a key theme… … Wikipedia
Eucharist in the Catholic Church — The institution of the Eucharist has been a key theme in the depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art, as in this 16th century Juan de Juanes painting. At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic… … Wikipedia
Holy kiss — The holy kiss is a traditional Christian greeting. The term comes from the New Testament, where it appears five times.It is mentioned in: * Romans 16.16a Greet one another with a holy kiss (Greek: polytonic|ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ). * … Wikipedia
Holy Communion — noun the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation • Syn: ↑Communion, ↑sacramental manduction, ↑manduction • Derivationally related forms: ↑commune (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Holy Sacrament — noun a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Holy Eucharist, ↑Eucharist, ↑sacrament of the Eucharist, ↑Liturgy, ↑Eucharistic liturgy, ↑Lord s Supper … Useful english dictionary
Holy Land — The Holy Land (Arabic: الأرض المقدسة, al Arḍ ul Muqaddasah ;Ancient Aramaic: ארעא קדישא Ar a Qaddisha ; Hebrew: ארץ הקודש Arets HaQodesh ), generally refers to the geographical region of the Levant called Land of Canaan or Land of Israel in the… … Wikipedia
Holy Angels — The service and Ministry of the Holy Angels and their guardianship over the sons of men is a doctrine set forth by the Church in her beautiful service for St. Michael and All Angels Day, (which see Michael, St. and All Angels). Elsewhere in… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Holy Communion — One of the two great Sacraments ordained by Christ and generally (i.e., always) necessary to salvation; this being the Sacrament of the Lord s Body and Blood. The following explanation has been given by the Rev. Morgan Dix, D.D.: Three names… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia